Performance Improvement Fellow
Posted Sep 16, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 5, 2026
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About your past
Why Vizient, and why this fellowship rather than a traditional role or a hospital fellowship?
What they are checking: Whether their interest is specific and thought through, matching what the personal statement is meant to show.
Tell me about a project where you improved a process. How did you know it was actually better?
What they are checking: Understanding of measurement in improvement work, not just doing tasks.
Tell me about a time you managed a project with several stakeholders who wanted different things.
What they are checking: Early project management skill and the ability to keep people aligned.
What healthcare issue do you care about most, and how could a performance improvement program help with it?
What they are checking: Genuine engagement with healthcare delivery and a link between passion and practical action.
Tell me about feedback you received that was hard to hear. What did you do with it?
What they are checking: Coachability, which matters a lot in a developmental fellowship.
What would you do
You'll be working directly for a senior vice president. How would you manage your work so they can trust you with more?
What they are checking: Maturity, reliability and communication habits that let a senior leader delegate confidently.
How would you go about learning what hospitals in a member network actually need from a program?
What they are checking: Curiosity and practical research methods like interviews, surveys and data, with members at the center.
You're given a vague assignment with no clear deliverable. What do you do first?
What they are checking: Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to ask good clarifying questions before diving in.
How would you design an education session that busy clinicians would actually attend and use?
What they are checking: Thinking about the learner's time and needs, relevant to the Education and Learning priorities.
About the work
What performance improvement methods have you used or studied, like Lean, Six Sigma or PDSA cycles?
What they are checking: Foundational improvement knowledge and whether they can apply it, not just name it.
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