Healthcare Administrator

Duties and responsibilities:

    Health care administrative services professionals use their traditional business skills coupled with health care specific knowledge to increase efficiency, profitability and overall quality of health care facilities. Private doctor's offices, public hospitals, nursing homes, specialized clinics, out-patient treatment centers and other similar facilities require these administrative services professionals. Job titles may include medical assistant, medical records clerk, office manager, hospital administrator and insurance coder/analyst among others. These positions offering a challenging and rewarding alternative to white collar employees interested in applying their business skills in a new industry.

Salary:  $84,270

Education:

     A bachelor’s degree (four years) is the typical entry-level preparation needed for health care administration jobs. Some employers, however, will promote from within or hire other professionals with related experience (such as nurses) who are ideal for an administrative role because of their direct health care knowledge. For high-level executive positions, a graduate education (two to three years) is usually the starting point. This means attaining a MBA, or a different type of master’s degree, or a doctorate in health administration. Subspecialties are often available, especially in graduate programs.

  Reflection:

   I wouldn’t want to be this because I this it seems boring and I am not interested in this. I would want to be something interesting and something I enjoy.