Intern - Clinical Services

Delaware Public Health District; Delaware (OH); On-site; USD 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

The Delaware Public Health District seeks an Intern to assist in the Clinical Services Unit of the Preventative Health Division. You will aid in outreach activities, help operate clinics with public health nurses, review documents, perform data entry and research, and transport samples to laboratories.

You will shadow nurses, epidemiologists, and dietitians to learn daily public health activities. Preferred but not required are students pursuing Nursing or Public Health.

Qualifications

• Interest in Nursing or Public Health degree preferred.
• Ohio driver license required for use in Agency vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Attend outreach clinics to assist nurses and register patients for services.
• Support public health nurses through chart reviews and chart documentation.
• Engage with clients and assist trainings on prevention activities (handwashing, CPR).
• Assist with transporting samples and kits to laboratories or the public.
• Shadow nurses, epidemiologists, and dietitians to learn day-to-day public health activities.

Skills

Outreach assistance

Data entry

Public health support

Clinical assistance

Education

Nursing or Public Health degree

Job description

The Delaware Public Health District seeks an Intern to work primarily within the Clinical Services Unit of the Preventative Health Division. This position will aid in outreach activities, work with public health nurses to efficiently operate clinics, assist with document reviews, data entry, and research, transport samples and kits to laboratories or the public, and assist in general duties in the Preventative Health Division.

• Attending outreach clinics to help nurses deliver services and patients to register and receive services
• Supporting public health nurses through chart reviews and chart documentation
• Engage with clients and assist with trainings to discuss prevention activities such as handwashing and CPR classes
• Work with disease investigators collecting samples and transporting them to appropriate laboratories
• Assist staff during outreach visits educating clinics and facilities about disease prevention practices and maternal and child health services.
• Shadow public health nurses, epidemiologists, and dietitians learning about day-to-day public health activities and interventions

Those interested in or seeking a degree in Nursing or Public Health are preferred but not required.

Ohio driver license and auto insurance required for use in Agency vehicles.

Pay rate is $16.55 per hour

Position will be active through the end of December 2026 (maximum 1,000 hours). Hours per week are flexible with evening and weekend opportunities during clinics (range of 10-40 hours/week dependent upon the candidate’s availability).