Intern - IT - Software Engineer
About this role
Facility:
CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807
Department:
1706 IT Identity Management
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Hours:
Varied
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)
CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:
• Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group.
• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
• Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).
Benefits
• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)
• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth
Job Description:
In this role, Interns will have the opportunity to continue development and skills as it relates to their area of study through a robust ten week experience. The Internship program allows individuals to work on meaningful projects, hone their leadership skills, and gain relevant experience as it relates to business/support functions within a Healthcare setting. The Internship program allows for students to earn valuable knowledge by working alongside staff members through the completion projects and various industry tasks.*This is a summer internship that will run from June 1, 2026 through August 7, 2026**.
Education:
▪ Required: Currently enrolled in a program at an accredited university with degree credit study emphasis in a related field OR recently graduated from a university with a degree in a related field
Experience:
▪No prior experience required
Skills:
▪ Excellent verbal and written communication skills
▪ Ability to creativity evaluate and address departmental gaps/needs
▪ Able to work independently and collaboratively in teams
▪ Excellent time management, interpersonal, presentation, organization, decision-making, and planning skills.
▪ Proficient in technology
Knowledge of the following languages: .NET C#, Visual Studio, MSSQL
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
▪ N/A