Health Service Manager

Health services managers plan, direct, coordinate, and supervise the delivery of health care. Generalists manage an entire facility, while specialists manage a department. A health services manager may advance by moving into a more responsible and higher paying position or by moving to a job in a larger facility.

Employment of medical and health services managers is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through the date. A bachelor's degree and work experience is sometimes acceptable in smaller facilities in lieu of a master's degree. For clinical department heads sometimes only a degree in the appropriate field and work experience are required.

Medical and health services managers held about 262,000 jobs: About 37 % worked in private hospitals,22 % worked in physicians' offices or health care facilities, Others worked in home healthcare services, Federal government healthcare facilities, ambulatory facilities run by state and local governments, outpatient care centers, insurance carriers, and community care facilities for the elderly.

Health service facility administrators in all states and the District of Columbia must have a bachelor degree and pass a licensing examination. They must also complete a state-approved training program and take continuing education courses.
Educational Requirements for Health Services Managers: Generalists should have a Masters degree in health services administration, long-term care administration, health sciences, public health, public administration, or business administration.