Medical & Health Services Managers
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
- Epic Systems
Data base user interface and query software
- Blackboard software
- Yardi software
Analytical or scientific software
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- SAS
Education
Education: (rated 4 of 5)
bachelor's degree or
master's degree
usually needed
master's degree
usually needed
Job Outlook
Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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