Administrative Fellow (On-Site)

NorthBay Healthcare Group; Fairfield (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education reimbursement

Professional development

Paid time off

Job summary

NorthBay Health offers an Administrative Fellowship designed for emerging health system leaders. Fellows gain exposure to real-world operations while rotating within a single business unit and progressing to accountable program ownership.

You will lead cross-functional teams, mentor residents, and drive strategic initiatives with senior leaders. The program emphasizes practice management, leadership in operations, and a culminating Capstone project overseen by an executive vice president.

Qualifications

• Education: Master’s in Healthcare Administration (MHA) or MBA or related master’s before fellowship start; residency completed.
• Experience: Healthcare industry exposure with leadership preferred.
• Skills: Strong communication, organization, time management, and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Use knowledge from administrative residency to deliver measurable results.
• Lead enterprise-level initiatives tied to system priorities.
• Own projects with accountability for outcomes.
• Participate in or chair committees, task forces, or steering groups.
• Build and share operational dashboards or leadership scorecards.
• Partner with senior leaders and present at leadership meetings.
• Contribute to strategic planning and financial reviews.
• Lead work groups and interdisciplinary teams.
• Mentor administrative residents and early-career staff.
• Deliver multiple projects and complete a Capstone for an EVP.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Residency completion required

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Education

Master’s Degree in Healthcare Administration (MHA) or MBA

One-year residency in acute care hospital

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Job description

• Application Deadline: November 30, 2026, 12:00AM PST***

Job Description

• Application Deadline: November 30, 2026, 12:00AM PST***

Application Requirements

• Completion of a residency program in an acute care hospital within the past 2 years.
• Candidate application (Oracle) including current CV/Resume required
• Two letters of recommendation (from academic, personal and required one professional)
• Personal Statement –
• Why are you interested in Healthcare Administration?
• What interest you in doing an Administrative Fellowship with Northbay Health?

Program Overview

At Northbay Health, the Administrative Fellowship position is designed to be a learning, exposure and active work for the Fellow in a real-life healthcare environment. During the program, Fellows will be assigned to one business unit for the entire fellowship and will have an opportunity to move from project participant to serving as an accountable program owner in a designated area.

The fellow will lead work groups and interdisciplinary teams, testing leadership in real-life business situations. The Fellow will interact with staff, physicians and leaders in the organization, participating in activities and initiatives related to operations practice and supporting strategic initiatives as they relate to continuity of service, compliance, regulatory and professional standards, fostering collaborative interdisciplinary relationships. Additional duties will be assigned to the Fellow based on level of understanding of practice management responsibilities.

The fellow will deliver multiple projects over the course of fellowship, ultimately completing a Capstone project assigned by an executive vice president.

This program is designed to identify and foster promising candidates the opportunity to develop skills in operations management, strategic implementation, and work in dynamic live situations in the healthcare operations and corporate environments.

Primary Job Duties

• Use the knowledge gained during administrative residency to demonstrate measurable results
• Lead one or more enterprise-level initiatives linked to system priorities
• Take ownership of projects and accountability for measurable outcomes
• Participate in or chair committees, task forces or steering groups
• Build and share operational dashboards or leadership performance scorecards
• Partner with senior leaders and present at leadership meetings
• Contribute to strategic planning and financial reviews
• Lead work groups and interdisciplinary teams
• Mentor administrative residents and early-career staff
• Deliver multiple projects over the course of fellowship, ultimately completing a Capstone project assigned by an executive vice president.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Education: Completion of Master’s Degree in Healthcare Administration (MHA), Business Administration (MBA), or other related master’s degree program before the fellowship start date. Prior completion of a minimum one year residency program in an acute care hospital.
• Experience: Healthcare industry experience that may include an internship, externship, fellowship or applicable employment preferred. Previous leadership experience preferred.
• Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook requires excellent oral and written communication skills required. Must be well organized, be able to set priorities, work independently as an effective team member. Demonstrates effective time management skills. Must have superior critical thinking skills and be open to learning. Individual must be highly collaborative, be willing to assume new responsibilities as needed, accept accountability, build effective relationships, and operate effectively under pressure. Confidence, integrity, skilled communications, and a sense of humor are also essential. Entrepreneurial spirit and demonstrated success in creating novel solutions to complex problems. Flexible, adaptable, persistent, passionate, management skills, facilitation skills. Maintains the utmost confidentiality related to items from the work setting. Appearance is professional.
• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates NorthBay’s True North values. The True North values are a set of value-based behaviors that are to be consistently demonstrated and role modeled by all employees that work at NorthBay Health. The True North values principles consist of Nurture/Care, Own It, Respect Relationships, Build Trust and Hardwire Excellence.
• Standards of Performance: Demonstrate performance by adhering to established policies and procedures and exhibiting the defined characteristics associated with attendance and punctuality.

6. Physical Effort:

Attendance is an essential function as scheduled. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Standing up to 40% of shift. Lifting up to 25 pounds. Sitting and typing up to 2 hours and manual dexterity.

• Hours of Work: Monday through Friday, variable according to business needs. Determined by manager.

Interpersonal Skills and Values

Demonstrates NorthBay Health’s True North Values: Nurture Care, Own It, Respect Relationships, Build Trust, and Hardwire Excellence. These values guide behavior, accountability, teamwork, and commitment to high-quality patient care.

Why NorthBay Health

NorthBay Health is an independent, nonprofit health system serving the Napa, Solano, and Yolo County regions. We are expanding access to care across our communities through two acute-care hospitals, including a Level II Trauma Center and a Level III NICU maternity unit, along with a cancer center, urgent care locations, and a growing network of primary and specialty care clinics.

We provide advanced services in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, orthopedics, surgery, and outpatient specialties. NorthBay Health is nationally recognized for quality care, including Magnet with Distinction designation for nursing and multiple U.S. News and World Report high performing recognitions.

We are committed to being the trusted healthcare partner of choice and offer an environment where employees can grow, contribute meaningfully, and support the health of our communities.

NorthBay Health Benefits Options

• NorthBay Health offers a comprehensive benefits package based on established eligibility requirements. Benefits may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, life, disability, and long-term care coverage, paid time off including vacation, sick leave, holidays, and bereavement, a 403(b) retirement plan with employer match, education reimbursement for eligible roles, professional development and training programs, Employee Assistance Program, wellness programs, recognition programs, shift differentials, and market-based compensation review and increases subject to approval and organizational performance.

Compensation Structure

NorthBay Health uses a structured compensation framework. Staff-level positions use a step-based system (Steps 1–5) based on years of directly related experience, with Step 5 representing 20 or more years of experience in the role. Manager level and above positions are paid a fixed annual base salary and are eligible for a variable incentive compensation plan. Physician compensation is structured based on specialty and role requirements.

Remote Work Disclosure

NorthBay Health is primarily an onsite organization due to the nature of healthcare. Some roles may allow hybrid or remote work based on business needs.

Remote work is not supported in Washington, Ohio, Wyoming, North Dakota, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or outside of the United States.

Notice to Recruitment Agencies

NorthBay Health utilizes a managed service provider (MSP) for agency partnerships and is not currently engaging external recruiting firms outside of established agreements. We do not accept unsolicited resumes or third-party candidate submissions. Please do not contact NorthBay Health employees, leaders, physicians, or hiring managers regarding recruitment or job postings.

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