Administrative Fellow - Onsite Nashville TN

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

3d•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 fellow will follow the See One, Do One, Lead One structure. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth. Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. PEOPLE ARE AT THE HEART OF ALL WE DO. Our vision: The world leader in advancing personalized health. Our mission: personalizing the patient experience through our caring spirit and distinctive capabilities. Making Health Care Personal. We’re looking for like-minded individuals driven to make a difference. We invite you to explore careers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. At VUMC, we place a priority on designing with and for our patients and families. We value collaboration, embrace continuous learning and discovery, and seek to be a place where everyone has the chance to thrive. We’re the largest private employer in Middle Tennessee, with a growing team and expanding footprint in towns and communities across the region. We employ more than 28,000 people who work in inpatient and outpatient clinical care, research, and graduate medical education as well as critical supporting roles in administration, information technology and informatics, finance, legal and community affairs, communications and marketing, fund-raising, groundskeeping and facilities, and many more. Our growing health system has more than 1,700 licensed hospital beds at: Vanderbilt University Hospital Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital It’s also home to hundreds of outpatient clinic and surgical locations throughout the region. We serve our community with many unique and specialized services including the Level 1 Trauma Center, a highly experienced Transplant Center that does the most heart transplants in the world, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Lung Institute, Burn Center and many more. World-leading academic departments and centers make scientific discoveries, advance clinical care and train the next generation of health care professionals. Our robust research enterprise consistently ranks among the highest in the country as measured by peer-reviewed grant funding from the National Institutes of Health. We’re honored to be consistently considered among the nation’s best hospitals, including being nationally ranked in multiple medical specialties for treating the most complex conditions in adults and children by US News and World Report. Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt ranked as the No. 1 children’s hospital in the southeast in 2024. We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at VUMC for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose. Join us in Making Health Care Personal.

Requirements

Masters-level graduates from programs in Health Care Administration, Business Administration or Public Health.
Must have a master's degree from an accredited university or program prior to starting the fellowship in July.
Relevant Work Experience
Experience Level: 1 year
Education: Bachelor's

Nice To Haves

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).
Please do not submit a cover letter.
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.