What would you do as a Medical and health services manager?
Medical and health services managers
- usually work regular business hours but may work weekends and evenings
- usually work at hospitals, community health service centres, clinics and rest homes and may travel
- need to be responsible, communicate well and make decisions
Tasks
- manage medical suppliers of health services
- plan and review budgets and costs
- hire, train and support staff
- create and update health service plans
- manage staff performance
- work with other health providers
- prepare reports for the board of directors
- apply for funding for health services
- run health education for communities
- follow health and safety rules
How can you become a Medical and health services manager?
You need experience and a qualification to become a medical and health services manager.
You need
- experience in similar work
- a relevant tertiary qualification in business and management, nursing, public health studies or similar area
You may need
- a relevant tertiary qualification in medical studies and a minimum of 3 years of clinical experience for doctors specialising in medical administration
- to register with the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators
- to join a professional organisation
If you're in school
You need NCEA Level 3 or University Entrance to do the study or training for this job.
