Profession Manager, all other health services
Health service managers plan, direct, or coordinate medicine and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organisations, public health agencies, or similar organisations.
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Personality Type
Tasks manager, all other health services
- Establish conditions for meeting medical, business and workplace objectives and criteria for the unit.
- Manage clinical, professional, clerical and administrative staff.
- Manage recruitment, selection, appraisal and development of the staff.
- Monitor the use of health services to ensure effeciency.
- Develop and implement new policies to improve health service delivery.
- Set budgets and maintain finances.
- Develop and maintain record management systems.
- Liaise with medical and nursing staff.
- Represent the health service, e.g. by attending meetings and seminars.
- Liaise with external contacts, e.g. local politicians, business companies and medical associations.
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Source: Sisyphus ODB