Roles and Responsibilities in Healthcare Administration
An article on the Public Health Online website reveals that various institutions count on administrators to oversee the policies and procedures outlining health related care for individual patients, targeted groups or communities. …show more content…
Additionally, they ensure that a facility’s human resource department sufficiently fulfills its responsibilities and operational efficiency in areas such as accounts receivable and inventory. Healthcare Administration Income and Career Forecast
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) states that in 2015 the average annual income for healthcare administrators was nearly $100,000. [2] The Bureau forecasts that job openings for the position will increase 17 percent by 2024, outpacing all other occupations - a growth surge attributed to the Baby-Boomer population coming of age.
An Explore Health Careers website reports that healthcare administrators do not routinely work in direct patient care. [3] Instead, institutions charge the executives with shaping the policies and procedures that make up the United States caregiving environment. Despite this, medical directors share the desire to produce the best possible patient outcomes with frontline nurses.
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[1] The education required to fill the administrator role positions job candidates for many vocational possibilities. Job hopefuls may find employment in private practice, medical research or ambulatory services, where current Community Health Program, Inc. chief executive officer Bryan Ayers started his career. An interview with the CEO revealed the he entered the medical field by volunteering at a local ambulance service. Ayers wanted to help those who needed healing. After working as an EMT for some time, he went on to continue his education in healthcare administration, eventually earning a Master’s degree in the field and subsequent employment as an