Administrative Fellow - ChristianaCare

Job Details

Christiana Care's Administrative Fellowship is a one-year training program offered to students in their final year of, or a recent graduate, of an accredited Masters Program in Health Administration (MHA), Business Administration (MBA), Public Health (MPH), or a related field.

As a large health system in a small state, Christiana Care will offer a unique, challenging and diverse learning experience for our fellow. We are engaged in many efforts to transform our health system and meet the health care challenges facing our community and nation.

• Actively participate in the Administrative Fellowship Program education curriculum.
• Gain exposure to elements of our health care delivery system in areas such as our service lines, essential services, medical group, information technology, home health, and others.
• Work collaboratively with Preceptor to identify projects, rotations and key learning opportunities.
• Engage in rotations to develop a broad understanding of the integrated health system.
• Utilize learned project management skills to support the completion of assigned and acquired projects to gain hands‑on, project‑specific experience.
• Interact with key system wide leaders.
• Attend senior management meetings to support the understanding of operating as a total health care system.
• Participate in professional development.
• Perform other related duties as required.

• Full Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, etc.
• Generous paid time off with annual roll‑over and opportunities to cash out.
• Tuition assistance.
• Incredible Work/Life benefits including annual membership to , access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets, insurance and much more.

Christiana Care has three distinct campuses and a large physician network providing the fellow exposure to multi‑disciplinary project work that will prepare them for the complexities of serving various communities.

In addition to project work, the fellow will attend senior management meetings which will support the understanding of operating as a total health care system.

They will also engage in rotations to develop a broad understanding of the integrated health system.

• Campus Operations (Christiana, Wilmington, and Union Hospitals)
• Finance (Revenue Cycle, Business Planning, Financial Planning)
• Service Lines (Women's & Children's Health, Behavioral Health, Heart & Vascular, Neurosciences, others)
• Medical Group (Acute and Ambulatory Practices)
• Human Resources (Benefits, Compensation, Talent Acquisition)
• Patient Experience
• External Affairs
• Clinical Essential Services
• Facilities and Design/Construction
• Strategy and Planning
• Information Technology

• Gene Editing Institute Laboratory Move
• Outpatient Hemodialysis Strategy Concept
• Phlebotomy Outsourcing
• Pediatric Center Operations Workflow Design
• Clinical Pathways for Care Standardization
• Operating and Capital Budgets
• Business Planning and Proposals
• Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt Projects
• System Implementation
• Partnership Engagements
• System Integrations & Acquisitions
• Center for Women's & Children's Health Operations Relocation
• Direct to Consumer Bariatric Surgery Program
• CLABSI Rate Process Improvement
• Standardization of Medical Group Onboarding

• Resume
• Two letters of recommendation
• Current Transcript
• A one-page narrative/personal statement focusing on the applicant’s:
  • Interest in healthcare administration
  • Career goals and objectives
  • Specific interest in Christiana Care

The Administrative Fellowship application process is now open…