Administrative Fellow, Macon GA

Atrium Health Navicent; Macon (GA); On-site; USD 30,600 - 37,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health and welfare benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts

Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match

Educational Assistance Program

Job summary

Atrium Health Navicent offers an Administrative Fellowship starting June 7, 2027, designed for early careerists to gain broad knowledge of healthcare operations. This fully on-site role includes managing healthcare projects and participating in strategic planning processes.

Requirements include a Master's degree in relevant fields and U.S. citizenship. The position emphasizes skill-building in healthcare management while contributing to patient care and team outcomes.

Qualifications

• Recent graduate within two years or fulfilling a fellowship requirement.
• Graduate from a nationally accredited program.
• Must be a US Citizen and/or permanent resident.

Responsibilities

• Manage diverse healthcare projects to meet sponsor needs.
• Build healthcare management skills and promote teamwork.
• Lead project tasks and improve processes to provide exceptional patient care.

Skills

Strong alignment with enterprise purpose

Project management

Excellent communication

Time management

Education

Master's Degree in Health Care Administration

Master's Degree in Business (Healthcare Management focus)

Master’s Degree in Public Health

Job description

Schedule Details / Additional Information

Administrative fellowship begins June 7, 2027 and ends June 6, 2028. Monday - Friday on-site role.

Department

Full time

Benefits

Yes

Hours Per Week

40

Pay Range

$34.00 - $34.00

The Advocate Health Administrative Fellowship Program is a one-year, post-graduate, project-based program designed to provide early careerists with broad knowledge of healthcare operations and strategic planning. Fellows gain experience and exposure to diverse divisions, departments, and cross-functional teams throughout the Advocate Health enterprise. Each fellow is supported by a network of senior leaders and former fellows and encouraged to pursue interests in operations, strategy, finance, quality, human resources, business development and/or other areas of healthcare management.

Major Responsibilities

• Manages a diverse portfolio of healthcare projects and contributes to the progress and work product to meet project sponsor needs. Becomes part of the work unit team to carry out assigned work. Identifies and uses internal and external support resources. Offers information and perspectives on current trends and issues.
• Builds a broad range of healthcare management skills. Works effectively with physicians, administrative colleagues and allied health staff to promote teamwork through communication, interpersonal relationships and team building.
• Directs or leads the work of others in an assigned work group, task force or project.
• Seeks ways to continuously improve processes and outcomes and provide exceptional patient care. Studies and applies improvement methodologies including data collection and analysis, group facilitation and implementation strategies.
• Meets with leadership regularly to discuss the fellowship and report on progress of current projects.
• Participates in strategic planning processes.
• Gains an understanding of how the academic enterprise differentiates Advocate Health.
• Attends state and national meetings pertinent to healthcare management issues.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification

• None

Education Required

• Master's Degree in Health Care Administration, or Master's Degree in Business (Healthcare Management focus), or Master’s Degree in Public Health.
• Must be a graduate within two calendar years from a program accredited by CAHME or AACSB.
• Must be a US Citizen and/or permanent resident

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong alignment with the Advocate Health enterprise purpose, commitments and behaviors
• Ability to lead projects and/or people
• Excellent communication, organization and time management skills
• Ability to prioritize work assignments and use initiative in completion of tasks
• Ability to work well under pressure of deadlines, and remain flexible and calm in emergencies

Application Requirements & Process

Requirements to Apply:

• Applicants must be a recent graduate within two years prior to the start of the fellowship (June 7, 2027) or fulfilling a one-year fellowship graduation requirement.
• Eligible applicants are graduates from a Master’s-level program or those fulfilling a fellowship requirement as part of their graduate program in healthcare administration, business administration, or public health from a nationally accredited program and institution of higher learning.

Important Dates

• July 1, 2026: Application Go-Live
• September 1, 2026: Application Deadline
• Mid September 2026: Video Interviews
• September 21-25, 2026: On-site / Final Interviews
• September 25, 2026: Offers Extended
• June 7, 2027: Program Start Date

Next Steps

To be considered, you must complete a candidate profile and upload the required documents into the career posting for each respective regional location you are interested in by September 8, 2026.

Resume

• Personal Statement (1 page, single-spaced): Share professional goals and interests in pursuing the Advocate Health Administrative Fellowship Program. Include responses to questions about contributing to the enterprise mission and career aspirations.
• Letters of Recommendation: One Professional and One Academic
• Must be addressed to the Administrative Fellowship Selection Committee

Transcripts

Official undergraduate and unofficial graduate transcripts

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

• Travel required; exposure to weather and road conditions. Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job. Exposed to a normal office environment.

Preferred Job Requirements

• A completed healthcare internship(s)
• Work or consulting within the healthcare field
• Case Competitions

Advocate Health Fellowship Locations

Administrative Fellows will be assigned to a designated Advocate Health location in one of the following regions:

Midwest Locations (Two Fellowships): Greater Milwaukee, WI; Chicagoland, IL

Southeast Locations (Three Fellowships): Charlotte, NC; Macon, GA; Winston-Salem, NC (Wake Forest Baptist)

Disclaimer

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected. It is not designed to cover all activities, duties or responsibilities. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Our Commitment to You

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package including benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, retirement offerings, and opportunities for career development.

Compensation

• Base compensation within the listed pay range based on qualifications, experience, and training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits And More

• Paid Time Off
• Health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, disability)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Family benefits (adoption assistance, paid parental leave)
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility may depend on FTE/status; please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. It is nationally recognized for expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants and other programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine as the academic core. It conducts hundreds of clinical trials and research studies and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs.