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Medical and Health Services Managers

Also called: 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.
On the job, you'll need:

Business

  • management
  • customer service

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Education and Training

  • teaching and course design

Engineering and Technology

  • computers and electronics

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

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

Enterprising

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

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

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

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Bright.

New job opportunities are very likely in the future. This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.

Median Annual Salary: $104,830

Education

Bachelor's degree or master's degree is usually needed.