Administrative Fellow - Onsite Nashville TN

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Administrative Fellowship is a two-year opportunity working with the CEO and senior leaders of the Vanderbilt Hospitals and Clinic. This position will gain broad exposure to an academic medical center and develop a better understanding of operations, finances, physician services, and patient care services while working on various in-depth projects. The 2027-2029 cohort will host one Administrative Fellow. The fellow will follow the See One, Do One, Lead One structure.

Requirements

Applicants to the Vanderbilt Health Administrative Fellowship Program must be masters-level graduates from programs in Health Care Administration, Business Administration or Public Health.
Prior to starting the fellowship in July, interested applicants must have a master's degree from an accredited university or program.
Essay responses to the following prompts (500 words limit for each prompt-1500 words total): Pick 3 words to describe yourself and explain why you chose them. What are the 3-4 things that every health system CEO should have on his or her agenda? What is the most common mistake (pick one) healthcare leaders make? How could this mistake be avoided?
Three signed recommendation letters (one from a faculty member from your graduate level academic discipline, one from professional/work experience, and one additional).
Unofficial Graduate School Transcript(s).
Experience Level: 1 year
Education: Bachelor's

Nice To Haves

We do not sponsor international visas.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates ability to implement change for positive outcomes
Collaborates with Department Heads and appropriate Hospital or Clinic Directors to create goals and service standards for departments.
Documents service standards in appropriate format.
Creates and provides training and educational tools for use throughout entity.
Utilizes effective communication skills to guide staff/teams toward an improved outcome
Participates in/Observes day-to-day departmental activities/operations to identify process inefficiencies and potential areas that need improvement.
Communicates effectively orally and in writing to multidisciplinary team members and administrative leadership.
Gathers/Analyzes and presents data to guide future outcomes
Gathers data during assessment phase and gains an understanding of departmental functions
Uses benchmarking tools to compare activities of internal departments to the ideal standard.
Uses analyses to develop productivity targets, performance measures and redesign the workflow process.
Makes recommendations for improvement to administrative leadership based on data analyses.
Provides data analysis for various projects as assigned.
Demonstrates fiscal accountability
Evaluates organizational functions and structure to determine the allocation and utilization of resources.
Identifies and initiates implementation of opportunities to improve efficiencies
Works with financial staff to help project future budgetary needs based on implementation of new processes as well as anticipated changes within the department.
Works with Financial Manager for Hospital Administration to model the impact of operational and process changes on the organization.