Healthcare Administrative Fellowship

Job Description

Healthcare Administration Fellow | Keck Medicine of USC

The Tone:
This is a full-time fellowship at Keck Medicine of USC, located in Los Angeles, CA. Keck Medicine operates a 343-bed acute care hospital and serves as a leading academic medical center, providing exceptional and innovative care for complex medical and surgical conditions. This demanding leadership program is designed to offer a unique development opportunity for recent graduates, preparing them for a successful career in healthcare administration. The fellow will significantly contribute to key initiatives, gaining broad exposure and hands-on experience across various health system functions.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person Los Angeles, CA
• Pay: $84365–$138330 yearly
• Team: Reports to Chief of Staff to the Health System and Chief of Human Resources
• Mission: To prepare recent graduates for a career in healthcare leadership by providing broad exposure to administrative functions and fostering critical skills through hands-on projects.
• Tech Stack: Word processing, spreadsheets

What You’ll Actually Do
• Project Management: Partner with executives to create and develop project plans and budgets for assigned initiatives, driving results and revising plans as needed to meet evolving requirements.
• Strategic Support: Support strategic decisions and provide direction within the organization to optimize the management of scope, financials, and schedules as they impact project execution.
• System Participation: Actively participate in system initiatives, which may be strategic, operational, financial, or quality in nature, utilizing innovative and critical thinking.
• Departmental Rotations: Complete rotations in multiple departments, including but not limited to USC Care, Finance, IT, Human Resources, Quality, Operations, and Nursing Services, completing assigned projects.
• Financial Analysis: Develop reports and leverage hospital data systems to review and analyze financial information for complex management needs, including the financial evaluation of capital projects and strategic initiatives.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Master’s Degree (MHA, MBA, MPH) with didactic portion completed or expected prior to start date; entry-level career stage.
• Experience: Internships in Health System Administration.
• Skills: Organization and time management, excellent verbal and written communication, computer literacy.
• Bonus: Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) certification, to be obtained within 30 days of hire if not already possessed and maintained by renewal.