Healthcare Networks Intern (US)

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Healthcare Networks Intern

Location: TX-GRAND PRAIRIE

This role requires associates to be in-office 1-2 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

A Healthcare Networks Intern will support research, analysis, documentation, and communication activities that help a large health plan manage provider networks, improve cost of care, support compliant operations, and prepare for provider-facing and internal business changes.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Researches reimbursement policies, provider policies, claims experience, and other data sources to help identify cost of care opportunities and validate business assumptions.

• Supports network development activities by researching available providers, identifying access or specialty gaps, and assisting with provider recruitment preparation.

• Helps maintain regulatory compliance by reviewing, organizing, and updating policies, procedures, workflows, and supporting documentation.

• Provides negotiation support by gathering provider-specific research, market context, performance information, and other materials to inform external messaging and internal preparation.

• Drafts clear communications, job aids, and process summaries to help associates understand provider process changes and adopt new ways of working.

• Partners with network management, contracting, provider relations, compliance, claims, and operational teams to support cross-functional initiatives.

• Summarizes findings, recommendations, risks, and next steps in a concise format for leaders and business partners.

Functions or Example Projects for This Role

• Cost of Care Management: Researches policy requirements, reimbursement approaches, utilization patterns, claims experience, and provider performance indicators to help evaluate opportunities for savings, affordability, and operational improvement.

• Network Development: Conducts market and provider research to identify available providers, assess network adequacy or access needs, support recruitment planning, and help prepare outreach materials.

• Regulatory Compliance: Reviews and updates policies, procedures, workflows, and supporting materials to help ensure network management activities remain aligned with regulatory expectations and internal standards.

• Negotiation Support: Compiles provider-specific background research, service line information, market context, claims or utilization insights, and key talking points to support internal preparation and provider-facing messaging.

• Change Management Support: Drafts associate communications, process updates, FAQs, and training support materials that explain provider process changes in a clear and practical way.

Minimum Requirements

• Ability to work a minimum of 20 hours per week, with flexible hours per day (August-November)

• Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university program, preferably in healthcare administration, public health, business, finance, economics, data analytics, pre-law, communications, or a related field.

• Interest in healthcare, managed care, provider networks, health plan operations, or healthcare affordability.

• Graduation date between May 2027 to August 2029.

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without future visa sponsorship requirements.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experiences

• Strong research skills, including the ability to gather information from multiple sources, identify relevant details, and summarize findings clearly.

• Analytical mindset with comfort reviewing data, claims experience, reports, policies, and process documentation.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear internal communications.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, especially when managing policy updates, project trackers, provider research, and documentation.

• Ability to work collaboratively across teams such as network management, contracting, compliance, provider relations, claims, finance, and operations.

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, learning new healthcare concepts, and managing multiple priorities.

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Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process should submit the following form: Accessibility Accommodation Request Form and a member of the team will be in contact. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

Prospective employees required to be screened under Florida law should review the education and awareness resources at HB531 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.

NOTE: Workday keeps job postings active through 11:59:59 PM on the day before the listed end date. Example: If the end date is 3/13, the posting will automatically come down on 3/12 at 11:59:59 PM. In other words — the job is posted until 3/13, not through 3/13.