A Member of Trinity Health
St. Mary’s Health Care System is a not-for-profit Catholic health care provider whose mission is to be a compassionate healing presence in the communities we serve.
Founded in 1906 and sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Mary’s Health Care System is built on a foundation of values that include excellence, compassion, integrity, safety, and reverence for each person. St. Mary’s focuses on neurosciences, cardiac care, orthopedics, general medicine/general surgery, women’s and children’s health, and gastroenterology. The system includes 196-bed St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens and 25-bed St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Greene County. Services include emergency care, intensive care, home health care/hospice services, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, assisted living, Alzheimer’s/dementia care, preventive care, state-of-the art diagnostic and therapeutic care and a growing network of physician practices. Named Georgia’s Hospital of the Year in 2006 and 2010, St. Mary’s is proud to be the official health care provider for the University of Georgia Athletic Association. St. Mary’s has earned the Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval for advanced primary stroke care, advanced inpatient diabetes, heart failure care, knee replacement surgery and spine surgery.
Additionally, St. Mary’s is a member of Trinity Health System, one of the largest Catholic health systems in the United States, and has a legal team nationwide of approximately eighty (80) attorneys and paralegals.
Type of work:
Student will gain practical knowledge of state and federal licensing laws for health care providers as well as fraud and abuse laws, which are necessary to draft and review contracts and advise on commercial transactions. Student will work with St. Mary’s General Counsel and have the opportunity to interact with some of the 60 other attorneys located throughout the Trinity Health System.
Notes:
- COVID vaccines are required as well as a background check and drug screen.
- Externship will be in person.
- Full time applications accepted during Summer.
Website: https://www.stmaryshealthcaresystem.org/
Prior coursework or other skills/interests:
We are looking for students who are interested in health care law and business transactions. Health care related experience is preferred but not essential.
Number of externs: 2
Preferred days:
Flexible, but 2 full days per week required