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This Is What a Healthcare Admin Job Description Looks Like

In 2020, the median salary for medical and health services managers was $104,280, and it is predicted to rise in coming years. In fact, employment in this field is expected to grow 32% from 2020 to 2030—much faster than average for other occupations.

While demand is high, healthcare administrators need to hold a wide range of skills to command that salary. Take one glance at a healthcare administrator’s job description. It confirms that it is a career for people who love a job that varies day by day.

15 Skills You’ll Find in a Job Description for a Healthcare Administrator

When you follow your vocation as a leader in healthcare administration, you’ll enter an exciting, challenging, and satisfying career. Your job description as a healthcare manager might look like this:

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Finances and staff. Manage finances, supervise the hiring of certified staff, and possess an in-depth knowledge of human resource laws. Equipment. Order, organize, and maintain both simple and complicated equipment. Leadership. Lead and manage employees, nurses, doctors, and occasionally patients and their families. Compassion. Use kindness, honesty, and approachability in all aspects of healthcare management. Teamwork. Work in sync with administrative staff for greater functionality within the facility. Empowerment. Empower all employees to improve the healthcare facility. Compliance. Know and employ all guidelines, legalities, and operational regulations regarding healthcare insurance. Confidentiality. Adhere to federal guidelines for patient confidentiality, billing and information sharing. Generalist or specialist. Choose to be a generalist and manage an entire facility or a specialist and administer a department. Documentation. Record and document patient care and employee files. Strategy. Use business principles to prepare strategies for the future. Learning. Continually add to your knowledge in preparation for both regulatory and analytical changes. Technology. Possess a thorough understanding of Health Information Technology (HIT) to transition from analog to digital systems. Health records. Maintain health records using HIT for cost savings, efficiency, and privacy. Readiness. Continue proactive measures in readiness to repeatedly adjust anything and everything.

If you’re planning to earn a Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA), it’s important to find a program that prepares you to carry out all the job responsibilities of a healthcare administrator. Abilene Christian University’s MHA program helps you master these 15 skills, and many more. By the time you graduate, you’ll be ready to serve God and the community as an effective leader in healthcare.

For more information about our 100% online Master of Healthcare Administration program, contact us at 855-219-7300 or visit acu.edu/online.

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