Roles And Functions
Roles and Functions
Nicole Melton
Roles and Functions
Health care managers, also known as health services managers and health administrators, direct the operation of hospitals, health systems and other types of organizations. They have responsibility for facilities, services, programs, staff, budgets, relations with other organizations and other management functions, depending on the type and size of the organization. (“Health Administrator”, 2012). The four major functions of management in a health care setting are planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. The purpose of these functions is very important because they set the goal of organizational success for healthcare settings. Planning helps management to make an action plan for the organizational goals. Organizing helps management to assign and organize employees to carry out the plan for these organizational goals. Leading allows management to communicate and encourage employees to meet the organizational goal. Controlling is management following the results of the organizational plan. According to Buchbinder (2012), Effective healthcare management involves exercising professional judgment and skills and carrying out the aforementioned managerial functions at three levels: self, unit/team, and organization wide. First and foremost, the individual manager must be able to effectively himself or herself. This means managing time, information, space, and materials; being responsive and following through with peers, supervisors, and clients, maintaining a positive attitude and high motivation; and keeping a current understanding of management techniques and substantive issues of healthcare management. Managing yourself also means developing and applying appropriate technical, interpersonal, and conceptual skills and competencies and being comfortable with them, in order to be able to effectively move to the next level-that of supervising others.
In my current role as a radiology assistant I
Nicole Melton
Roles and Functions
Health care managers, also known as health services managers and health administrators, direct the operation of hospitals, health systems and other types of organizations. They have responsibility for facilities, services, programs, staff, budgets, relations with other organizations and other management functions, depending on the type and size of the organization. (“Health Administrator”, 2012). The four major functions of management in a health care setting are planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. The purpose of these functions is very important because they set the goal of organizational success for healthcare settings. Planning helps management to make an action plan for the organizational goals. Organizing helps management to assign and organize employees to carry out the plan for these organizational goals. Leading allows management to communicate and encourage employees to meet the organizational goal. Controlling is management following the results of the organizational plan. According to Buchbinder (2012), Effective healthcare management involves exercising professional judgment and skills and carrying out the aforementioned managerial functions at three levels: self, unit/team, and organization wide. First and foremost, the individual manager must be able to effectively himself or herself. This means managing time, information, space, and materials; being responsive and following through with peers, supervisors, and clients, maintaining a positive attitude and high motivation; and keeping a current understanding of management techniques and substantive issues of healthcare management. Managing yourself also means developing and applying appropriate technical, interpersonal, and conceptual skills and competencies and being comfortable with them, in order to be able to effectively move to the next level-that of supervising others.
In my current role as a radiology assistant I