Intern - Bachelor's Candidate

We’re looking for a per diem Intern - Bachelor's Candidate, someone who’s ready to be part of the best ranked children’s hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will function in a learning and support position under departmental leadership of the hospital.

The Immunization Project is the department focused on research activities for acute respiratory illness and gastroenteritis for our hospital staff and patients. Our team of over 20 individuals approach and enroll patients in our studies throughout our hospital in the Texas Medical Center and Texas Children’s Pediatrics clinics across the Houston area. Our team has the unique opportunity of enrolling patients across multiple levels of care, from the outpatient to EC to inpatient settings.

We nurture the professional growth of our team members by improving their:

(1) communication skills with children and families,

(2) medical English and Spanish terminology through screening and chart review, and

(3) vaccine and prevention product literacy through the product verification process.

Our research within our CDC network is essential to providing up-to-date information and guidance about current pathogens circulating regionally and nationally and the effectiveness of current prevention products, such as the flu and rotavirus vaccines and RSV prevention products.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Prepares and assists with special projects for the department leadership and/or project sponsor by agreed-upon deadlines.

Meets with families and children to explain Immunization Research Projects and gain buy in to participation.

Collect patient history and survey information.

Collects lab specimen samples as required.

Willing to travel to different Texas Children's Pediatric Clinics and work on Main Medical Campus in locations as assigned.

Completes comprehensive analysis as assigned.

Attends other regularly scheduled and required meetings as appropriate (e.g., standing committees, ad hoc committees, meetings specific to current internship, project meetings).

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Skills & Requirements

Required enrollment in a bachelor's program

Preferred healthcare experience

Bilingual in Spanish strongly preferred

*Must be able to commit to position for a minimum of 1 year

About Texas Children’s

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years. 

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation. 

 To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

 Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.