Medical & Health Services Managers

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Clinical Director, Health Information Management Director (HIM Director), Health Information Manager (HIM Manager), Nursing Director

What they do:
Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.
On the job, you would:
  • Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel.
  • Develop and maintain computerized record management systems to store and process data, such as personnel activities and information, and to produce reports.
  • 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.

Knowledge

Business

  • management
  • customer service

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Education and Training

  • teaching and course design

Engineering and Technology

  • computers and electronics

Skills

Basic Skills

  • talking to others
  • thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Social

  • understanding people's reactions
  • bringing people together to solve differences

Abilities

Verbal

  • listen and understand what people say
  • read and understand what is written

Ideas and Logic

  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
  • notice when problems happen

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

They do well at jobs that need:

  • Integrity
  • Cooperation
  • Leadership
  • Dependability
  • Adaptability/Flexibility
  • Self Control

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Medical software

  • eClinicalWorks EHR software Hot Technology
  • Henry Schein Dentrix Hot Technology

Data base user interface and query software

  • Blackboard software
  • Yardi software Hot Technology

Analytical or scientific software

  • IBM SPSS Statistics Hot Technology
  • SAS Hot Technology

Education

Education: (rated 4 of 5)
bachelor's degree or
master's degree
usually needed

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