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
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- 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
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