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Medical and Health Services Managers

Description

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

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Experience

A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Education

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Training

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Tasks

Administers fiscal operations, such as planning budgets, authorizing expenditures, and coordinating financial reporting.
Develops or expands medical programs or health services for research, rehabilitation, and community health promotion.
Implements and administers programs and services for health care or medical facility.
Prepares activity reports to inform management of the status and implementation plans of programs, services, and quality initiatives.
Reviews and analyzes facility activities and data to aid planning and cash and risk management and to improve service utilization.
Recruits, hires, and evaluates the performance of medical staff and auxiliary personnel.
Develops and maintains computerized records management system to store or process personnel, activity, or personnel data.
Inspects facilities for emergency readiness and compliance of access, safety, and sanitation regulations and recommends building or equipment modifications.
Develops instructional materials and conducts in-service and community-based educational programs.
Consults with medical, business, and community groups to discuss service problems, coordinate activities and plans, and promote health programs.
Establishes work schedules and assignments for staff, according to workload, space, and equipment availability.
Develops organizational policies and procedures and establishes evaluative or operational criteria for facility or medical unit.
Directs and coordinates activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, and maintenance personnel of health care facility or mobile unit.

National Average Salary

$64,550.00/year

Average Salary in Maryland

$66,420.00/year

Important Abilities

   1. Oral Expression
   2. Written Expression
   3. Written Comprehension
   4. Oral Comprehension
   5. Mathematical Reasoning

General Work Activities

   1. Communicating With Other Workers
   2. Guiding, Directing & Motivating Subordinates
   3. Performing Administrative Activities
   4. Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
   5. Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Important Skills

   1. Management of Personnel Resources
   2. Management of Financial Resources
   3. Reading Comprehension
   4. Coordination
   5. Writing

Frequent Work Context

   1. Job-Required Social Interaction
   2. Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
   3. Consequence of Error
   4. Objective or Subjective Information
   5. Coordinate or Lead Others

Related Careers

Related Majors (A) Associate (B) Bachelors (C) Certificate (D) Doctor (M) Master

Accounting/Health Care Administration (B)
Administration of Health Care (B)
Administration of Nursing/Patient Care Services (M)
Administration/Health Services (D)
Allied Health Administration (B)
Allied Health Management Technology (M)
Baruch/Mount Sinai Graduate Program in Health Care Administration (M)
Biology/Public Health (B)
Business Administration/Health Care Administration (B)
Business Administration/Health Care Administration (M)
Business Administration/Health Care Management (B)
Business Administration/Health Care Management (M)
Business Administration/Public Health (M)
Business Health Management (M)
Business/Health Services (M)
City/Regional Planning/Public Health (M)
Clinical Leadership in Health Management (M)
Clinical Research Administration (M)
Community and Behavioral Health (D)
Community Health (B)
Community Health Science (B)
Community Health Sciences (A)
Community Health Sciences (B)
Community Health/Alcohol/Drug Studies (A)
Community Health/Human Services (B)
Community Health/Prevention (D)
Community Health/Preventive Medicine (M)
Community Health/Preventive Medicines (B)
Community Health/Preventive Medicines (D)
Community Medicine (D)
Community Medicine (M)
Community Nutrition (M)
Community/Behavioral Health (M)
Emergency Disaster Management (B)
Emergency Management Administration (B)
Emergency Medical Services Management (B)
Environmental/Public Health (B)
Epidemiology/Public Health (M)
Evaluation Research in Health Systems (M)
General Public Health (M)
Gerontology/Health Services Administration (B)
Health Administration (A)
Health Administration (B)
Health Administration (D)
Health Administration (M)
Health Administration Informatics (M)
Health Administration Management (B)
Health Administration/Policy (B)
Health Administration/Policy (D)
Health Administration/Policy (M)
Health Administration/Policy/Law (M)
Health Care Administration (A)
Health Care Administration (B)
Health Care Administration (D)
Health Care Administration (M)
Health Care Administration/Management (M)
Health Care Administration/Planning (B)
Health Care Coding (A)
Health Care Ethics (D)
Health Care Human Resources (M)
Health Care Informatics (A)
Health Care Information Systems (A)
Health Care Leadership (M)
Health Care Leadership/Supervision (B)
Health Care Management (A)
Health Care Management (B)
Health Care Management (D)
Health Care Management (M)
Health Care Management/Advocacy (B)
Health Care Management/Policy (B)
Health Care Policy (M)
Health Care Policy/Management (M)
Health Care Provider (A)
Health Care Studies (B)
Health Care Systems (B)
Health Care Systems Administration (B)
Health Care Systems Management (M)
Health Care/Epidemiology (D)
Health Communication (M)
Health Communication/Education (M)
Health Communications (B)
Health Industry Management (B)
Health Informatics (M)
Health Information Administration (B)
Health Information Management (A)
Health Information Management (B)
Health Information Management (M)
Health Information Science (B)
Health Information Specialist (B)
Health Information Technology (A)
Health Information Technology (B)
Health Information Technology/Management (A)
Health Information Technology/Management (B)
Health Insurance Claims Management (A)
Health Law (A)
Health Law (D)
Health Management (B)
Health Management (M)
Health Management Sciences (B)
Health Management Systems (B)
Health Management Systems (M)
Health Management/Athletic Training (B)
Health Management/Exercise Science (B)
Health Management/Health Promotion (B)
Health Management/Policy (B)
Health Management/Policy (D)
Health Management/Policy (M)
Health Planning/Administration (D)
Health Planning/Administration (M)
Health Policy (D)
Health Policy (M)
Health Policy Administration (M)
Health Policy Management (M)
Health Policy Studies (B)
Health Policy/Administration (B)
Health Policy/Administration (D)
Health Policy/Administration (M)
Health Policy/Health Education (D)
Health Policy/Management (B)
Health Policy/Management (M)
Health Promotion Management (B)
Health Promotion Studies (M)
Health Science (D)
Health Science Administration (D)
Health Sciences/Nutrition (M)
Health Sciences/Services (B)
Health Service Leadership (B)
Health Service Management/Policy (D)
Health Service Organization/Policy (D)
Health Services (A)
Health Services (B)
Health Services (D)
Health Services Administration (A)
Health Services Administration (B)
Health Services Administration (D)
Health Services Administration (M)
Health Services Administration/Long Term Care Management (M)
Health Services Administration/Managed Care (M)
Health Services Community Development (B)
Health Services Education (M)
Health Services Education/Management (B)
Health Services Leadership/Management (B)
Health Services Management (B)
Health Services Management (M)
Health Services Management/Community Development (B)
Health Services Management/Policy (M)
Health Services Organization/Policy (B)
Health Services Organization/Research (D)
Health Services Research (A)
Health Services Research/Policy (D)
Health Systems Administration (B)
Health Systems Administration (M)
Health Systems Engineering (M)
Health Systems Management (B)
Health Systems Management (D)
Health Systems Management (M)
Health-Related Sciences (D)
Health/Health Care Administration/Management (M)
Health/Human Services (B)
Health/Human Services Administration (B)
Health/Medical Sciences (B)
Health/Safety (M)
Health/Safety Education (M)
Health/Safety Management (M)
Health/Societies (B)
Healthcare Administration (B)
Healthcare Information Systems Management (B)
Healthcare Innovation (M)
Healthcare Leadership (M)
Healthcare Management (M)
Hospice (M)
Hospital Administration (D)
Hospital Administration (M)
Hospital Administration/Industrial Engineering (M)
Hospital Health Care Administration (B)
Hospital/Health Care Facilities Administration/Management (B)
Hospital/Health Care Facilities/Administration/Management (M)
Infectious Diseases/Immunity (M)
Institutional Health Care Supervision (B)
Interdisciplinary Health Services (B)
Interdisciplinary Health Studies (D)
International Health (B)
Leadership in Health Care Systems (M)
Long Term Care Administration (A)
Long-Term Care Administration (B)
Long-Term Care Administration (M)
Long-Term Health Care Administration (B)
Long-Term Health Care Management (B)
Management of Health Informatics (B)
Management of Health Systems (B)
Medical Care Administration (D)
Medical Care Administration (M)
Medical Care Organization (D)
Medical Informatics (B)
Medical Informatics/Education (B)
Medical Laboratory Technology (A)
Medical Management (M)
Medical Records Administration (B)
Medical Records Administration (M)
Medical Technology/Public Health (B)
Nursing Administration (D)
Nursing Administration (M)
Nursing Administration/Business Administration (M)
Nursing Administration/Management (M)
Nursing Administrator (B)
Nursing Education/Administration (M)
Nursing Health Services Administration (M)
Nursing Home Administration (B)
Nursing Management (M)
Nursing Service Administration (M)
Nursing Systems Management (M)
Nursing with Health Care Administration (B)
Nursing/Administration (M)
Nursing/Business Administration (M)
Nursing/Health Administration (M)
Nursing/Health Care Administration (M)
Nursing/Health Care Management (M)
Nursing/Nurse Practitioner/Administration (M)
Nursing/Nursing Administration (M)
Outpost/Community (B)
Pharmaceutical/Health Care Marketing Administration (M)
Physics/Health Physics (B)
Pre-Medical/Health Careers (B)
Public Emergency Services Management (B)
Public Health (A)
Public Health (B)
Public Health (D)
Public Health (M)
Public Health Administration (D)
Public Health Executive Leadership (D)
Public Health Genetics (D)
Public Health Genetics (M)
Public Health Leadership (M)
Public Health Nursing (M)
Public Health Policy/Administration (M)
Public Health Practice (M)
Public Health Practice/Leadership (M)
Public Health Sciences (D)
Public Health Sciences (M)
Public Health/Dental Hygiene (B)
Public Health/Environmental (B)
Public Health/Environmental Sciences (D)
Public Health/Medicine (M)
Public Health/Nutrition (B)
Public Health/Public Policy (M)
School Health Services (M)
Society/Health (B)

MarylandMentor Institutions Offering Related Majors

Allegany College of Maryland
Columbia Union College
Coppin State University
Frederick Community College
Hagerstown Community College
Montgomery College - Germantown
Montgomery College - Takoma Park
Morgan State University
Sojourner-Douglass College
Towson University
University of Baltimore
University of Maryland - Baltimore
University of Maryland - Baltimore County
University of Maryland - College Park
University of Maryland - University College
Wor-Wic Community College

The majors and institutions listed here are based on the current information in our database. Please be aware this information may be subject to change. We strongly encourage you to consult with your career counselor.

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