Internship Report - Union Hospital

Introduction

The road to the labor market is becoming more complex because of the economic and the competitiveness of enterprises, the transformation of professional profiles and constant adaptation to do versus the market organizations and the industry itself which they belong. On the one hand, organizations are qualified (university students) and thus make social agents for the promotion and professional development at the same time may cause a future job placement in the same organization or another. On the other hand, the students according to their abilities and skills acquired in practice, can be transformed into young professionals and at the same time grow their curriculum (Warren, 117-123).

Internships provide great opportunities for students to enhance their educational experience by combining the theoretical aspect of knowledge with the practical one, to gain experience in order to land their first job and to assist them to find employment upon graduation. In general, students pursue internships not for stipend but for learning. Not only do they gain “real world experience” to supplement the classroom experience yet they become more marketable as a result of experience and the training received during the internship period. In many cases, the internship confirms their choice of majors and career (Koehler, 382-384)

(Koehler, 382-384). The internship often expands their network, and, in many cases, the internship upon graduation becomes their first job.

Internships benefit not only the student but also benefit the university and the firms that hire students. For the university, internships enrich the educational experience and provide practical learning experiences for students. Often when the student returns from an internship, they see the importance of school and are more engaged in the classroom environment. Often they will enrich classroom discussions with practical insights gained during their internships and help others make connections between the classroom and the workplace.

Internship Institution

Union Hospital exists to serve our patients with compassionate healthcare of the highest quality. Union Hospital, Union Hospital Clinton is a non-profit institution which operates two hospitals and 14 primary care physicians. They are we committed to provide advanced, quality health care to the communities (About Us, 1-2). Since beginnings in 1892, it has continued to improve and expand its services, facilities and the skills of its employees to provide care to all residents of the Wabash Valley, regardless of their ability to pay.

I was on rotation during my internship tenure which included two days at the purchasing department and moved on to the finance department where I was rotated into different subsections of the department; payments department, reconciliation department and tax department.

Work Assignments

At the hospital, I was assigned certain assignment and roles during my tenure, described below:

Understand the core functions of each department, hierarchy, chain of work and authorities.

Attending meetings

To monitor and the products received, and the prices charged.

To prepare drafts of costs and look after the transactions incurred.

Make paycheck of each of the employees.

Learn about taxation, how they are calculated and charged.

Reconciling the transactions.

Purchasing department

I was assigned to the purchasing department in the ...