To enumerate, define and discuss the responsibilities of a Healthcare Administrator and to identify, analyze the needs, and guide the work processes of every functional unit in the facility that are under the leader’s purview by delegation to and oversight of subordinate leaders.
To describe the differences in perception of healthcare by clinical professionals and administrative professionals and to identify and compare types of health services offered in different types of facilities and to various segments of the population.
To identify and analyze the administrator’s role in guiding a facility’s financial state and outcomes through the use of compliance, strategic and tactical planning and execution of such plans and by having crisis management plans in place to handle disruptions in operations and service delivery and other business interruption threats.
To illustrate the administrator’s duties to verify and utilize safety practices, clinical practice guidelines and quality indicators to ensure employee and patient safety and to assure quality of care while recognizing the challenges presented by the facility’s location and population served, and to evaluate and utilize the benefits of administrative and clinical technologies to enhance healthcare operations and ensure that safety, quality and financial goals are met.