Healthcare Administrator

Duties and Responsibilities:

Health care administrators handle the administration of patients and their records public relations, material purchasing, supplies management and even finances. In large healthcare facilities, the administrators perform visual tasks like observing surgery and therapy. In small healthcare facilities, the administrators are responsible for maintaining a profitable business while simultaneously ensuring the facility delivers the highest quality care to its patients

Healthcare administrators ensure the facility is complaint with all laws and regulations related to it, managing patient fees and billing, creating employee and faculty work schedules representing the organizations by meeting with investors or serving on a board of governors, maintaining up to date records on the centers services, and facilitating communication between physicians, nurses, and other members of the medical staff and their department heads.

Salary: An administrator makes up about $144,880 but depends on the factors including experience, level of responsibility, and size of facility.

Educational Requirements:

One who would like to become a healthcare administrator should earn a bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration to enter in this field. Most states require state-approved training and on-the-job experience, then licensure from an approved, accredited institute.

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Reflection: I don’t think I would like to be a healthcare administrator because it’s not a field I’m interested in.