Administrative Fellowship - Delaware Valley ACO (DVACO)

Employment Type: Full-time

Position Overview

Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first. The Delaware Valley ACO (DVACO) is an accountable care organization that participates in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), plus other commercial and Medicare Advantage value-based programs. DVACO is a joint venture among three stakeholders: Humana (majority owner), Main Line Health System, and Jefferson Health System. Humana takes the lead in providing administrative support in various areas including HR.

DVACO’s MSSP participation accounts for the region’s largest Medicare ACO grouping, with more than 2,000 physicians and approximately 70,000 Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries. Additionally, DVACO currently holds performance-based contracts with private payers, enhancing DVACO’s total number of beneficiaries to approximately 150,000.

2026-2027 Administrative Fellowship

The DVACO Administrative Fellowship is a 1-year program designed for recent graduates of MHA, MBA, MPH, MS-POPH, or similar healthcare programs to build a foundation for a career in population health. The position emphasizes skills related to population health management, healthcare business planning, and leadership.

Based on interests, the program may include rotations through various DVACO departments including Care Coordination, Practice Transformation, Data Analytics, Post-Acute Care and Clinical Quality, and the opportunity to become acquainted with each of our member hospitals. (For any internals, this will be a Provider Engagement Professional 2 position.)

In addition to these rotations, the Fellow can tailor their experience through various projects in quality oversight, data reporting, performance improvement, physician engagement, informatics, network development, and contract/payer relations. This design gives the Fellow the opportunity to build fundamental communication, analytic, and problem-solving skills as well as an understanding of the ACO environment and population health strategies. To complement on-the-job training, fellows are involved in Board and other administrative meetings. Fellows report directly to Joel Port, SVP, Business and Network Development.

Sample Projects:

• Analyzes quality metrics linked to ACO financial performance and present findings to the Board
• Leads strategic planning efforts to develop a specialist network within the ACO
• Develops a health equity strategy to update existing value-based contracting principles
• Designs a social determinant of health (SDOH) flag in the EMR
• Assesses behavioral health integration readiness of ACO physician practices
• Leads the design of a new employee ACO Product
• Creates financial models for new payor contracts
• Manages the implementation of care coordination IT software among post-acute facilities
• Develops contracts for the enhanced track Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP)
• Designs a strategy for the care coordination team to identify high risk patients
• Communicate with physician practices about their performance in DVACO initiatives
• Analyzes administrative costs on a per member per month (PMPM) basis and develop a proforma
• Leads the development and implementation of a quality benchmarking system

Application Materials:

To be considered for the 2026 Administrative Fellowship, the following items must be attached to your application:

1. Cover Letter
2. Current Resume
3. Three letters of Recommendation
   • At least one letter must be from a graduate professor
   • At least one letter must be from a current or former employer
4. Personal Statement (1-2 pages addressing personal career goals and your view on the importance of population health management)
5. Official Graduate Transcript

If you are having trouble uploading the entire file please email to zcastaneda@dvaco.org

IMPORTANT DATES

• All application materials due: Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 11:59pm EST
• Initial Zoom interviews: Late September - Early October
• Finalists interview date (virtual, full-day interview): October

Company Information

The Delaware Valley ACO (DVACO) is an accountable care organization that participates in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), plus other commercial and Medicare Advantage value based programs. DVACO is a joint venture among three stakeholders: Humana (majority owner), Main Line Health System, and Jefferson Health System. Humana takes the lead in providing administrative support in various areas including HR.