Jobs Related to the Health Care Administration

Medical and health service managers, also known as health care administrators, find positions in the private and public sectors. Administrators, who work in a nursing care facility or an assisted living facility, need at minimum, a bachelor's degree as well as an administrator's license. Completion of a state-approved training program is a secondary requirement. Other areas of medical and health-services management do not require licensing. Jobs are available in medical and health services management as well as in related fields.

Clinical Manager

• Basic duties of clinical managers are to plan, direct, coordinate and supervise the delivery of health care in a clinical setting. Most jobs require a master's degree in health care administration, accounting or even business, though many have a bachelor's degree in a specialty, such as physical therapy, radiology or occupational therapy. On-the-job training is often available, and most clinical managers will have two to four years' experience in the field and start out as associate managers. According to Bureau of Labor Services, clinical managers, as of May 2008, along with other health care administrators, make a median wage of $80,240

Health Information Manager

• It is the responsibility of health information managers to maintain and secure all patient records. This job requires the ability to keep up with the latest technology, software and computer security systems due to federal regulations requiring the privacy and security of electronic medical records. Health information managers must have a master's degree from a school accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Health Information Managers Education, although entry-level positions in smaller facilities may offer opportunities for managers with a bachelor's degree. According to Bureau of Labor Services, the middle 50 percent of health information managers, as well as other health care administrators earned between $62,170 and $104,120.

Human Resources Specialists

• Human resource specialists have many opportunities to work in Human Resources at the National Institute of Health (NIH). The short list of opportunities includes "management advisory functions, personnel and payroll systems processing and support, pay and compensation services, position classification and wage administration," according to the job description at the NIH. Earnings have a wide scale and range from $40,000 to $105,000 depending on education and experience. Human resources specialists are expected to have several year's experience at lower government pay grades.

Medical Records Administrator

• This position offers flexibility in its educational requirements. At the low end, an associate's degree with at least one year of experience that included the preparation, maintenance, and management of medical records and health information systems is required for this position with the Veteran's Health Administration, a government-run agency. The Veteran's Health Administration web site offered several educational and experience level combinations up to the graduate level. Salary ranges from $38,790.00 to $61,678.00 year.