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PDF Clinical Administrator  Career Fact Sheet

Teaching Points

Medical and health service managers are called healthcare executives or healthcare administrators.They plan, direct, coördinate and supervise the delivery of healthcare. These workers are either specialists in charge of a specific clinical department or generalists who manage an entire facility or system. They are familiar with management principles and practices.

This is an ideal job for people with an interest in medicine or health care, who do not want to manage patient care. A master’s degree in health services administration, long-term care administration, health sciences, public health, public administration, or business administration is the standard credential. A bachelor’s degree is adequate for some entry-level positions in smaller facilities, at the departmental level within healthcare organizations. Physicians’ offices and some other facilities may hire those with on-the-job experience instead of formal education.

Suggested Reading

1. Public Health: What It Is and How It Works, Bernard J. Turnock. 2011. Level: Adult

2. Student Workbook to Accompany Health Science Career Exploration, Louise Simmers.  2004. Level: HS/Adult

3. Practical Problems in Math for Health Occupations (Delmar’s Practical Problems in Mathematics Series), Louise Simmers

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Career Web Links 

1. U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook Medical and Health Service Manager

2. Explore Health Careers Overview, academic requirements and resources

3. Association of University Programs in Health Administration

4. American College of Healthcare Executives

5. American College of Healthcare Administrators

6. The Rise of Healthcare Administrators 2017