Medical and Health Services Manager

Occupational Description

• Plan, organize, coordinate, and supervise the delivery of health care

• Manage the places that administer health care such as hospitals and clinics

• In small hospitals they can coordinate the function and activities of the hospital where as at a larger when they would work with a staff assistant manager.

Occupational Specialties

• Dental Services Advisers-direct department activities and dental programs

• Pharmacy Services Advisers-direct the administration of medicine at a hospital

• Nursing Services Advisors-direct the programs of nursing

• Coordinators of Rehabilitation Services-plan the services of health rehabilitation

• Chief Dietitians-direct institutional departments which provide food services and nutritional care

Earnings and Advancements

• Median average earnings in 2011 was $87,606

• The middle fifty percent earned between $67,877 and $113,678

• The lowest ten percent earned less than $52,734

• The highest ten percent earned more than $150,450

• orthopedics, $89,831

• cardiology, $88,410

• dermatology, $81,705

• gastroenterology, $81,560

• ophthalmology, $77,906

• obstetrics/gynecology, $77,796

• internal medicine, $77,369

• pediatrics, $71,898

• family practice, $69,485.

Transferable Skills• Communication Skills - Expressing thoughts and ideas

• Communication Skills - Speaking effectively

• Communication Skills - Writing concisely

• Interpersonal/Social Skills - Being flexible

• Interpersonal/Social Skills - Being objective

• Interpersonal/Social Skills - Cooperating with others

• Interpersonal/Social Skills - Providing support to others

• Interpersonal/Social Skills - Working as a member of a team

• Organization & Management Skills - Coordinating tasks

• Organization & Management Skills - Making decisions

• Organization & Management Skills - Organizing information or materials

• Research & Planning Skills - Analyzing information

• Research & Planning Skills - Gathering information

• Unclassified Skills - Working long hours as needed

Duties And Responsibility• You are responsible for the total operation of the hospital or institution

• Directing activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service and maintenance staffs

• Administering fiscal operations such as budget planning, accounting and establishing rates for health services

• Directing the hiring and training of personnel

• Negotiating for improvements and additions to buildings and equipment

• Preparing official reports of hospital or institution activities

• Representing the health facility at community meetings and promoting programs through various news media

Suggested High school Courses • Accounting

• Algebra

• Bookkeeping

• Business

• College Preparatory

• Composition

• Computer Science

• English

• Geometry

• Psychology

• Social Studies

• Sociology

• Statistics

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