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Intermountain Health's Administrative Fellowship is a one-year, experiential assignment for postgraduate healthcare professionals ready to contribute their skills, abilities, and talents to major projects and initiatives that impact our business, the lives of our patients and members, and the future of healthcare. The fellowship is intended to provide broad and diverse learning opportunities, helping you to develop into a well-rounded healthcare leader.

Overview of the Healthcare Operations Administrative Fellowship

• 12-month program: July 2027 – July 2028
• Location: Salt Lake City, UT, with potential opportunity to rotate or visit other areas within the system
• Personalized and immersive experience:
• 70% of time for region specific rotations and project(s), such as:
• Hospital Operations within Trauma 1 Medical Centers, Community and Rural hospital settings located in the Canyons Region
• Medical Group (Ambulatory) Operations
• Work alongside executive leaders on strategic projects like access, proactive care (value-based care), provider and caregiver engagement, and simplification efforts
• 30% of time for learning and development (rotations across integrated health system, leadership coaching and mentoring, alumni forum with case presentation, engaging with enterprise leadership)
• Work side-by-side with Intermountain's Canyons Region (Central and Northern Utah, Idaho, Western Wyoming) Executive Team (RET)

What you will do and experience

Our 12-month rotational program offers opportunities to do the following, under the guidance of an executive sponsor:

• Lead a project or sprint. May involve leading small-scale projects or teams, contributing to large-scale healthcare operations, or gaining exposure to the consequences of complex decisions.
• Involvement with a transformational change to improve operational efficiency, patient care, or clinical outcomes.
• Exposure to strategic planning and decision-making processes, including implementing new initiatives, turnaround strategies, or process optimization.
• Influence and collaboration across departments.
• Exposure to community engagement, which may involve patient or caregiver advocacy, health education, governmental affairs, or hospital outreach program support.
• Define personal leadership brand/style and updated growth plan.
• Build a broad and diverse network, of mentors, collaborators, and Fellow alumni.

Application Process Details

We will be accepting applications for the 2027-2028 Administrative Fellowship from June 1, 2026 through September 1, 2026, at 8:00 AM MST. The only applications we accept are via this job posting. You must apply for all Fellowships you are interested in.

Applicants must attach all the following documents to the online application by the deadline in order to be considered. We recommend bundling all materials into one PDF to upload in the resume section of our application. Submissions are considered incomplete if any items are missing and will not be considered.

• Resume or CV
• Copy of Graduate Transcript to date (unofficial copies are acceptable)
• Essay discussing how this specific Administrative Fellowship at Intermountain / Select Health fits into your career goals and objectives (maximum of one page)
• Two letters of recommendation (one academic, one professional). If you have already graduated from a Master's program, two professional letters are sufficient.

Minimum Qualifications

• Recent Master's degree which must be obtained through an accredited institution and no earlier than Spring 2026. Education is verified. For Master's degree programs requiring a Fellowship prior to graduation, all coursework must be completed by the start date of the Fellowship program, estimated to be in the July 2027.
• Demonstrated quality academic preparation as indicated by letters of quality of their academic preparation, letters of recommendation and prior work or intern experience.
• Experience demonstrating analytic, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
• Experience using word processing, spreadsheet, database, internet and e-mail and scheduling applications.
• Experience in a role requiring effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in the areas of Business (MBA), Healthcare Administration (MHA), Public Health (MPH) or clinical discipline (e.g. nursing)
• Experience building and/or leading diverse, creative, and effective teams.

Speaking, hearing / listening, seeing, manual dexterity.

Additional Information

• This is an exempt, full-time position that is eligible for Intermountain Health's robust benefits offerings. Pay offers are determined by prior years of relevant experience within the established pay range. In addition to the annual salary, to show our commitment to you and assist with your transition into our organization, we may offer a relocation/transition bonus when applicable

Location: Transformation Center

Work City: Murray

Work State: Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$44.33 - $68.42

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.