A Career In Health Care Administration

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As, I continue growth in long-term care my goal has always been to become an administrator for NHC. The opportunity to help people would be the most important feature of my future occupation. Being a social and helpful person, I never missed an opportunity to help someone. By becoming a C.N.A(1998-2016) and working for National Healthcare for 15 years, I have learned a lot about the company, caring for the elderly, and the business of HIM. Choosing a field, I was positive of one thing, I wanted a career that would give me a chance for application of my business skills accounting finance, financing healthcare, healthcare economics, and long-term care management. Health care Administration is a prefect marriage of both.

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