Title: Summer Internship- Healthcare Workforce Data Center

State Role Title: Admin and Office Spec II

Hiring Range: $18.00/Hour

Pay Band: 2

Agency: Dept of Health Professions

Location: Dept of Health Professions

Agency Website: www.dhp.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The summer job program at the Department of Health Professions (DHP) provides an onsite opportunity to spend a summer working side-by-side with knowledgeable staff in an environment devoted to protecting the public. DHP consists of 13 health regulatory boards covering 62 professions, 3 programs (Prescription Monitoring Program, Health Practitioners Monitoring Program and the Healthcare Workforce data Center) along with all centralized services to support the department. Our mission is to ensure safe and competent patient care by licensing health professionals, enforcing standards of practice and providing information to health care practitioners and the public. Our headquarters is in Henrico, Virginia.

Eligibility: The DHP Summer Internship Program is primarily for undergraduate students currently enrolled in an accredited college or university with a minimum 3.0 GPA who are at least eighteen years of age at the time they begin the program. To be eligible, candidates must be either U.S. citizens or permanent residents. A transcript, application, and cover letter will be required for all candidates.

Compensation: This is a paid summer wage position, with participants working approximately 30 hours a week for a ten-week period with a tentative start date of May 18, 2026 or June 1, 2026 earning $18.00 per hour.

Application Process: Prospective candidates must submit a complete application packet by the close of the advertisement. A complete application packet includes:
• A completed state application via the state jobs website.
• A cover letter describing interests, career goals, and how current coursework/area of study applies to the internship position they are applying for.
• Transcript

Selection: The DHP Summer Internship Program is highly competitive. Applications will be reviewed thoroughly and selections will be based on the quality of the complete application packet. Prospective candidates may be interviewed either in-person, over the phone, or virtually. Candidates may be required to undergo a writing or work sample. Selected candidates will be informed of their selection in April. Selected candidates will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of identity for employment purposes as well as attend orientation and complete all onboarding documents and tasks as any other wage position would, including a criminal background check and references

Minimum Qualifications

• Has literature review and statistical analysis work experience that will be useful to similar work done by the healthcare workforce data center
• Has taken classes in public health, statistics or epidemiology, biostatistics and conducted scientific research.
• Has presented to diverse audience
• Demonstrated ability to conduct data analysis and cleaning
• Demonstrated ability to use statistical and data visualization software such as SPSS, SAS, R, Tableau, etc.

Additional Considerations

None

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Application Process: Prospective candidates must submit a complete application packet by the close of the advertisement. A complete application packet includes:
• A completed state application via the
• A cover letter describing interests, career goals, and how current coursework/area of study applies to the internship position they are applying for
• Transcript

· As an employee of this agency, you are required to review and sign the Department's Confidentiality Statement, which will be retained in your personnel file.
· As an employee of this agency, you are required to review and sign the Agency's Code of Ethics, which will be retained in your personnel file.
· As an employee of this agency, you are required to successfully complete computer systems security training prescribed by this agency and in accordance with the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA). Successful completion of initial training and any subsequent updates is a condition of employment.”
A criminal background check is required for this position.

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

DHP accepts only on-line applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history and duties/responsibilities which indicates your qualifications for this position. Please be as detailed as possible in your application. Assumptions will not be made regarding your experience.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: 000-000-0000

Email: recruitment@dhp.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.