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IT - Intern

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation
United States, Michigan, Grand Rapids
235 Wealthy Street Southeast (Show on map)
Aug 13, 2025
IT - Intern

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital

We have the great privilege of helping patients and families re-build their lives. It's extraordinarily meaningful work and the reason we greet the day with optimism and anticipation. When patients "Ask for Mary," they experience a culture that has been sculpted for more than a century. Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and innovatively serve them. This is true of every employee, from support staff and leadership, to clinicians and care providers.

Mary Free Bed is a not-for-profit, nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital serving thousands of children and adults each year through inpatient, outpatient, sub-acute rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics and home and community programs. With the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation, Mary Free Bed physicians, nurses and therapists help our patients achieve outstanding clinical outcomes. The growing Mary Free Bed Network provides patients throughout the state with access to our unique standard of care.

Mission Statement

Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation.

Summary:

This position supports the design and implementation of Business Intelligence (BI) solutions through the creation of data ware houses, data marts, data stores and report writing. This will give the intern gainful experience and knowledge in the Programmer-SQL/Business Intelligence field.

* Focus on Patient Care. A selfless drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees.

* Clinical Variety and Challenge. An inter-disciplinary approach and a top team of professionals create ever-changing opportunities and activities.

* Family Culture. We offer the stability of a large organization while nurturing the family/team atmosphere of a small organization.

* Trust in Each Other. Each employee knows that his/her co-workers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family, patients, staff and community.

* A Proud Tradition. Years of dedicated, quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride.

Essential Intern functions:

Work with Programmer Analyst on various projects including but not limited to:

Providing solutions to client defined data and reporting needs.

Analyzing manual processes and designing programs to automate those processes.

Designing and implementing organizational and departmental dashboards.

Contributing to the development of estimates, project plans, and milestones.

Collaboration with others to test and resolve issues with deliverables.

Customer Service Responsibilities:

Demonstrates excellent customer service behaviors consistent with organizational and departmental standards. Consistently promotes teamwork and direct communication with co-workers. Deals discretely and sensitively with confidential information.

Responsibilities in Quality Improvement:

Contributes by identifying problems and seeking solutions. Promotes patient/family satisfaction where possible; participates in departmental efforts to monitor and report customer service.

Diversity and Inclusion:

Mary Free Bed values diversity and inclusion among patients, families and staff. We strive to hire people who reflect the communities we serve. Our employees will serve all patients, families and each other with dignity and respect.

Essential Intern Qualifications (Knowledge, Education, and Training Requirements):

  • Completed course work in IT or Informatics field with an emphasis in programming
  • Student should be a junior or senior level student at an accredited college.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
  • Proven ability to create graphs, pivot tables, forms and databases and summarize results.
  • Effective, verbal and written communication skills. Ability to express complex technical concepts effectively, both verbally and in writing.
  • The ability to demonstrate initiative and responsibility, perform multiple tasks, attend to detail, meet deadlines, adapt quickly to changes, and respond well to feedback.
  • Physical Demands:
    • Able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (up to 1/3 of the time)
    • Able to lift, carry, push, pull, up to 10 pounds occasionally
    • Able to sit for the majority of the time, but may involve brief periods of time involving walking or standing.
    • Able to use keyboard frequently (1/3 to 2/3 of the time)

Reporting Relationship:

IT Programmer Analyst

Work Schedule

Fulltime/Part-time

This is an unpaid internship. The internship focus is on providing education and on-the-job training, and not actual employment. This training is considered a benefit for the intern, not Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital. The intern position is not a replacement for regular staff and the intern should not expect to be entitled to a job once training is complete. A one-time $3500 stipend is offered which is a fixed sum of money paid at regular intervals to help the unpaid intern cover certain costs for participating in the internship experience. This stipend amount is paid on a (monthly) basis and is intended to cover basic needs, such as lodging, meals and transportation.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential functions of this position, you must request accommodation in writing, within 182 days after you know or should know of the need for accommodation.

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