T his unique internship offers a college student the opportunity to shadow many different disciplines working within The Child Development & Autism Center including neurodevelopmental physicians, nurse practitioners, ABA therapists, psychologists, as well as social workers and care navigators. The intern splits time between shadowing and assisting us with administrative duties such as scheduling for the center and registering patients with the state mandated Autism Registry. Exposure to other developmental programs such as the NICU Follow Up Program, Cardiac High Risk Developmental Program, audiology, PT, OT and Social Skills Groups is included as well. The summer intern will work in the outpatient department of Child Development & Autism Center.

• Learn administrative duties involved with the running of a very busy outpatient practice

• Shadow clinical, medical and mental health professionals

• There will be opportunity to assist with two clinical research projects evaluating developmental outcomes of high-risk infants as well as a genotype study

• Intern will be actively involved in the process of completing the mandated NJ Autism Registry for all new diagnosis at the center

• Assist with front office duties such as answering calls, confirming patients and scheduling

• Through mentorship with MDs, PNPs, psychologists and behavior therapists, intern will learn/observe diagnosis treatment for children with Autism

• Weekly; assist with multi-disciplinary NICU follow up program and be exposed to Physical, Speech, Audiological and Occupational Therapy evaluations of infants/toddlers

• Applicants must be currently enrolled in a full-time accredited public or private College/University

• Be in good academic standing

• Work 37.5 hours per week and commit to a minimum of 375 hours for the duration of the internship

• Must be committed to completing the duration of the internship from June 2025 - August 2025

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Customer Service Oriented

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

• Team-oriented

• US Citizen or permanent resident

  EEO STATEMENT

  Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status