Join Martin's Point Health Care - an innovative, not-for-profit health care organization offering care and coverage to the people of Maine and beyond. As a joined force of "people caring for people," Martin's Point employees are on a mission to transform our health care system while creating a healthier community. Martin's Point employees enjoy an organizational culture of trust and respect, where our values - taking care of ourselves and others, continuous learning, helping each other, and having fun - are brought to life every day. Join us and find out for yourself why Martin's Point has been certified as a "Great Place to Work" since 2015.
Position Summary
Looking for a great summer internship experience? Here’s your chance to gain valuable work experience with a leading health care provider. Martin's Point Health Care – an innovative, not-for-profit organization offering care and coverage to residents of Maine and beyond – is looking for talented summer interns to join our team.
As a united force of people caring for people, we’re on a mission to transform the health care system and create a healthier community. Our employees enjoy a culture of trust and respect, where our values – taking care of ourselves and others, continuous learning, helping each other, and having fun – come to life every day. No wonder Martin's Point has been recognized as a certified Great Place to Work since 2015!
For more information, please visit
https://martinspoint.org/Meet-Martins-Point
And to see how we are supporting health in our communities, please check out our videos at
https://vimeo.com/showcase/6578905
Job Description
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Employees are expected to work consistently to demonstrate the mission, vision, and core values of the organization.
The primary focus of this internship is to work on projects related to the following:
Unclaimed property under Accountant’s supervision:
- Compile, reconcile, and maintain spreadsheets for unclaimed property items due for submission during the current fiscal year
- Help prepare letters to vendors/providers with unclaimed property (MS Excel spreadsheet maintenance and mail-merge in MS Word)
- Manage the inbox for unclaimed property and escalate questions as needed
- Research discrepancies using Sage, check registers, and bank data as needed
Vendor maintenance under Senior Accounts Payable Specialist supervision:
- Reach out to vendors to update our records
- Invoice data entry
Check handling under Accountant’s supervision (support for accounting assistants):
- Preparing PDFs for checks printing according to the instructions
- Matching checks with remittances and stuffing them into envelopes
- Performing control procedures to ensure accuracy
Premium Billing tasks under Premium Billing Reconciliation Specialist:
- Simple Payment Option set up
- Monitoring the Premium Billing email for the online payment receipts in case there are special instruction notes from members
- Correspondence letters to members printing
- Analysis of discrepancy and error reports
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
There are additional competencies linked to individual contributor, provider, and leadership roles. Please consult with your leader to discuss additional competencies that are relevant to your position.
Education
- Currently enrolled in a two or four-year undergraduate degree program
- Focus in Accounting, Finance or Business preferred
Experience
- Experience working in an administrative and/or customer service-oriented environment preferred
Skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products including Excel(intermediate), or strong willingness to learn
Abilities
- Genuine interest in the health care industry
- Ability to provide the highest level of customer service both to internal and external customers, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information in a discreet and professional manner
- Ability to work independently along with work collaboratively across the department and organization
- Ability to prioritize tasks within an assigned project
- Effective time management skills
- Flexibility in tackling assignments of varying complexity
This internship will begin in late May and the duration of the internship program is 12 weeks. Please note that this is a hybrid working arrangement; some work will be done in our Portland offices and some remotely. Interns must live in Maine throughout the 12-week program.
This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Martin's Point complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact jobinquiries@martinspoint.org
Do you have a question about careers at Martin’s Point Health Care? Contact us at: jobinquiries@martinspoint.org