Plan, direct, or coordinate medicine and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.

• Administrator, Health Care Facility
• Coordinator of Rehabilitation Services
• Director, Community-Health Nursing
• Director, Nursing Service
• Director, Occupational Health Nursing
• Director, Outpatient Services
• Emergency Medical Services Coordinator
• Medical-Record Administrator
• Quality Assurance Coordinator

• Conduct and administer fiscal operations, including accounting, planning budgets, authorizing expenditures, establishing rates for services, and coordinating financial reporting.
• Consult with medical, business, and community groups to discuss service problems, respond to community needs, enhance public relations, coordinate activities and plans, and promote health programs.
• Develop and implement organizational policies and procedures for the facility or medical unit.
• Develop and maintain computerized record management systems to store and process data such as personnel activities and information, and to produce reports.
• Develop instructional materials and conduct in-service and community-based educational programs.
• Develop or expand and implement medical programs or health services that promote research, rehabilitation, and community health.
• Direct or conduct recruitment, hiring and training of personnel.
• Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel.
• Establish objectives and evaluative or operational criteria for units they manage.
• Establish work schedules and assignments for staff, according to workload, space and equipment availability.
• Inspect facilities and recommend building or equipment modifications to ensure emergency readiness and compliance to access, safety, and sanitation regulations.
• Maintain awareness of advances in medicine, computerized diagnostic and treatment equipment, data processing technology, government regulations, health insurance changes, and financing options.
• Maintain communication between governing boards, medical staff, and department heads by attending board meetings and coordinating interdepartmental functioning.
• Manage change in integrated health care delivery systems, such as work restructuring, technological innovations, and shifts in the focus of care.
• Monitor the use of diagnostic services, inpatient beds, facilities, and staff to ensure effective use of resources and assess the need for additional staff, equipment, and services.
• Plan, implement and administer programs and services in a health care or medical facility, including personnel administration, training, and coordination of medical, nursing and physical plant staff.
• Prepare activity reports to inform management of the status and implementation plans of programs, services, and quality initiatives.
• Review and analyze facility activities and data to aid planning and cash and risk management and to improve service utilization.

• adhere to safety procedures
• analyze financial data
• analyze operational or management reports or records
• assign work to staff or employees
• compile data for financial reports
• conduct or attend staff meetings
• conduct training for personnel
• confer with other departmental heads to coordinate activities
• convert information into instructional program
• develop instructional materials
• develop plans for programs or projects
• develop policies, procedures, methods, or standards
• develop records management system
• direct activities of physicians or technologists
• direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
• direct and coordinate treatment program activities
• enforce laws, ordinances, or regulations
• establish and maintain relationships with community organizations
• establish and maintain relationships with health specialists or civic groups
• establish employee performance standards
• evaluate information from employment interviews
• evaluate performance of employees or contract personnel
• hire, discharge, transfer, or promote workers
• implement staff policies
• inspect facilities to determine repair or replacement needs
• interview job applicants
• maintain records, reports, or files
• make presentations
• make presentations on health or medical issues
• orient new employees
• oversee execution of organizational or program policies
• perform safety inspections in health care setting
• prepare reports for management
• publicize job openings
• recommend improvements to work methods or procedures
• recommend personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, and dismissals
• research health improvement issues
• use computers to enter, access or retrieve data
• use facility management techniques
• use health or sanitation standards
• use negotiation techniques
• use public speaking techniques
• use research methodology procedures in health care
• use sanitation practices in health care settings