Role of a Health Care Manager
Health care management is a growing profession. Employees in these roles are expected to manage inpatient and outpatient care facilities as well as non-direct care settings. Therefore, it is important for health care managers to understand the complexity of its roles and functions to build the necessary skills to help them be successful.
Complete the following table in which you identify and discuss the role of the health care manager in the following functions: organizing, planning, controlling, and leading.
Note: Each response should consist of at least 100-150 words.
In the spaces provided:
· Define each of the functions listed. You must define the function in your own words; do not copy the definition from a textbook.
· Identify and discuss the role of a health care manager in the given function.
· Provide an illustration (example) of the health care manager role as it applies to the function in the health care industry.
Save the completed worksheet as a Microsoft® Word document with your name in the file name.
| Function | Definition | Identify/discuss the role of a health care manager in the function stated. | Provide an illustration (example) of the health care manager role as it applies to the function in the health care industry. |