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Health Administrative Fellowship

Group Health is now recruiting for our 2010 post-graduate Administrative Fellowship Program. This fellowship is designed to help us recruit highly qualified, diverse candidates who exhibit the potential to move into future management positions at Group Health. It is also a way for Group Health to accelerate the career development of a promising student.

Goals of the Fellowship Program

The fellowship is a preceptor-directed program, which is designed to give you the opportunity to apply skills and knowledge obtained during graduate school while working in Group Health's integrated health care setting.

During the program, you will have the opportunity to:

• Interact with Group Health's leadership teams
• Develop and demonstrate leadership and management skills
• Complete project assignments that will contribute to Group Health's success and enhance your skills in project development, strategic implementation, and operational management
• Receive mentoring from members of our Executive Leadership Team
• Receive career coaching/consultation and formal education and development

Fellowship Structure

The fellowship includes the following components:

• A 14-month post-graduate residency reporting to Group Health President and CEO Scott Armstrong. The residency will consist of a two-month orientation rotation in the CEO's office, followed by a year working in Group Health's Group Practice, Finance, and Health Plan divisions. A preceptor is assigned for each of these areas.
• Salary and benefits.
• Relocation allowance or loan payment assistance, if applicable and approved.
• An optional 10-month job assignment after the residency, in an area of the organization in which there is a business need and the fellow has an interest. The level of the position will be based on the fellow's qualifications and experience.

Eligibility

Group Health is actively seeking applicants who are members of groups that have historically been under-represented in health care management. To be eligible for the Group Health Administrative Fellowship, the candidate must:

• Be eligible to work in the United States
• Be enrolled in an accredited, graduate administrative health care program such as an MHA, MPH, MBA, or equivalent.

Selection Criteria

The following criteria will be used when selecting a candidate:

• A commitment to a career in leadership in the health care industry
• Excellent communication, project management, and analytical skills
• Demonstrated academic success
• A commitment to long-term residency in the Seattle area and an interest in possible long-term employment with Group Health

Application Process

Applicants must submit the following documents:

1. A personal statement, no more than three pages, double-spaced, which should include:
   • What motivates you toward a career in leadership in health care and why you are interested in employment with Group Health.
   • The qualities your diverse skills and experiences would contribute to Group Health.
   • Your career goals and how the fellowship would further these goals.
   • Details of any past supervisory experience.
2. A current resume.
3. Two letters of recommendation (one from a current or previous employer and one from the program director of your graduate program).
4. A copy of your undergraduate transcript and your most recent transcript from your graduate program. These can be unofficial.

Applicants must have all documents submitted by Friday, Jan. 15, 2010 to be considered. Resumes and personal statements can be sent either via e-mail or through regular mail (hard copy) to the address below. Letters of recommendation and transcripts must be mailed (hard copy).

Mailing address:
Group Health Cooperative
Human Resources/GHQ-W2S
320 Westlake Ave. N.
Seattle WA 98109-5233
Attn: Lisa Hayward

E-mail: hayward.l@ghc.org

Selection Process

A selection committee will review the application packets and will choose up to five applicants to be interviewed. Interviews and final selection will take place in February 2010. The start date of the fellowship is the end of June or early July 2010, but this is negotiable.