Role Of The Health Care Administrator

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Week 8 Assignment 1 – Role of the Health Care Administrator

READ THE SENERIO BEFORE WORKING THE ASSIGNMENT

As you complete your studies as a master’s-prepared health care administrator, what role do you

envision for yourself? As you know by now, there are many roles and areas of specialty from which to

choose. Since you have almost completed your master’s degree, imagine you have been asked by

your dean to make a presentation to a group of undergraduate students considering becoming

health care administrators. Your ultimate goal is to sell a health care administrator career to this

group of undergraduate students by providing them an overview of health care administration and

then personalizing it to how you envision health care will succeed in the next decade.

Follow Assignment Instructions Exactly as told

1. Write a 1–2-page executive summary of your presentation.

2. Then write a 3–5-page paper where you will synthesize the functions of the master’s-prepared health care administrator, including role, responsibilities, and priorities.

3. You will also need to touch on all major components of a health care administrator,

such as, but not limited to:

A. human resources

B. finance

C. information technology

D. regulatory topics

E. leadership

 

Your executive summary and paper must include all of the elements listed below, so be sure to

address each point. You may also want to review the performance-level descriptions for each

criterion in the scoring guide to see how your work will be assessed:

 

1. Provide executive summary of a health care administrator’s job responsibilities.

2. Outline at least six specific functions of a health care administrator.

3. Describe successful leadership traits for the six identified health care administrator functions.

4. Analyze current health care challenges confronting health care administration professionals.

5. Summarize the knowledge and skills necessary for health care leaders to succeed for the next 10

years.

6. Use at least three or more quality academic references such as peer review articles.

Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Always follow the Assignment Format

· On the executive summary, provide a cover page with your name, the course number and

course title, your professor’s name, the university’s name, and the date.

· Include a 1–2-page executive summary of your presentation, after the cover page and before

the assignment.

· Work should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one inch

margins on all sides.

No Matter What Always do all Work According to The Scoring Guide

1. Provide executive summary of a health care administrator’s job responsibilities. 16 % Does not analyze the role of a health care administrator. Partially analyzes the role of a health care administrator; analysis is flawed or is missing key information. Satisfactorily analyzes the role of a health care administrator. Thoroughly analyzes the role of a health care administrator; analysis is clear and concise.
2. Outline at least six specific functions of a health care administrator. 16 % Does not outline at least six specific functions of a health care administrator. Partially outlines at least six specific functions of a health care administrator. Work has significant inaccuracies or lacks insight. Satisfactorily outlines at least six specific functions of a health care administrator. Thoroughly outlines at least six specific functions of a health care administrator; work is accurate and well written.
3. Describe successful leadership traits for the six identified health care administrator functions. 16 % Does not describe successful leadership traits for the six identified health care administrator functions. Partially describes successful leadership traits for the six identified health care administrator functions. Descriptions are flawed or overlook key considerations. Satisfactorily describes successful leadership traits for the six identified health care administrator functions. Thoroughly describes successful leadership traits for the six identified health care administrator functions. Descriptions are detailed and insightful.
4. Analyze current health care challenges confronting health care administration professionals. 16 % Does not analyze current health care challenges confronting health care administration professionals. Partially analyzes current health care challenges confronting health care administration professionals, but analysis lacks depth or overlooks key considerations. Satisfactorily analyzes current health care challenges confronting health care administration professionals. Thoroughly analyzes current health care challenges confronting health care administration professionals and makes logically sound inferences based on current research.
5. Summarize the knowledge and skills necessary for health care leaders to succeed for the next 10 years. 16 % Does not summarize the knowledge and skills necessary for health care leaders to succeed for the next 10 years. Partially summarizes the knowledge and skills necessary for health care leaders to succeed for the next 10 years. Summary is superficial and lacks detail. Satisfactorily summarizes the knowledge and skills necessary for health care leaders to succeed for the next 10 years. Thoroughly summarizes the knowledge and skills necessary for health care leaders to succeed for the next 10 years; summary is accurate and well supported by credible evidence.
6. Use at least three or more quality academic resources. 10 % Does not use at least three quality academic resources. Uses at least three quality academic resources, but references are poor quality or contain improperly formatted in-text citations. Uses at least three quality academic resources. Uses at least three quality academic resources; all references are high quality choices and in text citations and references are error free.