Address: HealthPartners 8170 33rd Avenue South, Mail Stop 21114A Bloomington, MN 55425
Phone: 952-883-5175
About HealthPartners
HealthPartners is an integrated health care organization providing health care services and health plan financing and administration. HealthPartners serves more than 1.8 million medical and dental health plan members nationwide. The HealthPartners care system includes eight hospitals, a multi-specialty group practice of more than 1,800 physicians that serves more than 1.2 million patients, home care, hospice, and other health care services. HealthPartners employs over 26,000 people, all working together to deliver the HealthPartners mission.
Primary Area of Practice
Health Care Delivery and Health Insurance
Training Provided to Summer Associates
HealthPartners participated in the HCBA 1L Diversity Clerkship program in 2022 and employed a summer intern for 12 weeks this summer. The summer intern conducted legal research, drafted memos and emails summarizing her research, assisted in preparing legal presentations for attorneys to use with clients, and participated with Law Department attorneys in meetings with clients, among other things.
Pro Bono/Community Involvement
HealthPartners, Inc. is a Minnesota nonprofit corporation and tax-exempt organization committed to its mission of improving health and well-being in partnership with our members, patients and community. At HealthPartners, we support our community through partnerships with organizations, employee volunteering, events and awareness of public health issues. We center our community engagement work around six areas: health equity, wellness and prevention, healthy children, mental health, and nutrition and fitness. More information about our efforts in these areas can be found on our website.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Being welcomed, included and valued is a basic human need and essential to health and well-being. It’s why eliminating inequities is key to building healthy communities. HealthPartners has a long history of addressing health equity – from a focus on reducing health care disparities and increasing diversity and inclusion in our workplaces, to engaging with communities to address social factors that affect health such as education, housing and access to food. As an organization dedicated to the health and well-being of every person, we’re committed to building an anti-racist culture at HealthPartners. Created in 2020, the HealthPartners Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism Cabinet is accelerating our efforts to advance this critical work. The cabinet is made up of a diverse group of leaders from across HealthPartners. More information about our equity, inclusion, and anti-racism efforts can be found on our website.
Summer Associate/Clerkship Description
The summer law intern would work with attorneys in the HealthPartners Law Department on many different matters involving, among other things, health care delivery, dispute resolution, employment health insurance, professional licensing, transactions, corporate governance, and tax exemption. Activities would include research, writing, and attendance at meetings with attorneys and clients.
Successful Candidate Qualities
Desire to learn
Reliability
Compassion
Collaboration
Organized
Thoughtful
Salary and Benefits
The position is a non-union summer intern with an hourly rate to be determined (estimated range of $22.00 - $25.00 per hour)
The summer intern would be an at-will employee, and the employment would be subject to the policies, procedures and plans of HealthPartners.