Healthcare Administrator

Healthcare Administrator

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Duties and Responsibilities:
	Healthcare administrators manage hospitals and other healthcare facilities.  They are responsible for long-range planning, financial administration, personnel administration, materials management, purchasing, public affairs and patient administration.  The smaller hospitals may have only one administrator because they are smaller and doesn’t need that much, while larger hospitals may have many healthcare administrators. Some administrators specialize in specific fields like patient administration. Health care administrators also work in HMOs, health agencies, clinics, or for private practices.
Average Salary:   $35,000 - $100,000
Educational Requirements:
	Students need to take challenging high school courses in business, science, math, and English.  Healthcare administrators have master's degrees in healthcare administration or in business administration.

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be a HealthCare Administrator? Why? Why not?

Im not sure if I would like to be a health care administrator because they have to do business and I am not a business person.