Healthcare Administration Leadership Fellowship

Keck Medicine of USC; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 84,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Keck Hospital of USC seeks a Healthcare Administrative Fellow for a two‑year leadership program designed to develop executives in health system administration. Under mentors, fellows support operational, strategic, quality, patient experience, and financial initiatives across inpatient and outpatient settings.

Rotations through strategy, finance, HR, USC Care, and other functions, with involvement in Executive Leadership Team projects and internal leadership training, are core to the experience.

Qualifications

• Req Master’s degree Master’s Degree didactic portion completed or completion expected prior to start date (MHA, MBA, MPH).
• Req Internships in Health System Administration.
• Req Organization/time management skills.
• Req Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Req Computer literacy in word processing, spreadsheets, etc.
• Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)

Responsibilities

• Partners with executives in the organization to create and develop project plans and budgets for assigned initiatives; drives results and revise plans as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements while maintaining linkage between projects, business needs and customer priorities.
• Supports strategic decisions and provides direction within the organization to optimize management of scope, financials and schedule as it impacts project execution.
• Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety standards, CDPH standards knowledge.
• Collects statistical data for administrative purposes, prepares reports for presentation to hospital leadership and medical staff members.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in‑service meetings, and workshops.
• Participates in system initiatives using innovative and critical thinking. These initiatives might be of strategic, operational, financial or quality nature.
• Participates in executive meetings with the Chief of Staff and CHRO of the system to deepen learning in hospital administration. Helps coordinate follow‑up and accountability on action items from such meetings.
• Completes rotations in multiple departments and completes projects. These areas might include, but are not limited to: USC Care, Finance, IT, Human Resources, Quality, Operations, and Nursing Services.
• Develop reports to support hospital and corporate initiatives, including financial evaluation of capital projects and strategic initiatives.
• Leverage hospital data systems to review and analyze financial information for complex, difficult and varied management needs.
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

Skills

Organization/time management

Verbal and written communication

Computer literacy

Education

Master’s degree (MHA, MBA, MPH)

Job description

Keck Hospital of USC seeks a Healthcare Administrative Fellow for a two‑year leadership program designed to develop executives in health system administration. Under mentors, fellows support operational, strategic, quality, patient experience, and financial initiatives across inpatient and outpatient settings.

Rotations through strategy, finance, HR, USC Care, and other functions, with involvement in Executive Leadership Team projects and internal leadership training, are core to the experience.