Quality of a Good Administrator Healthcare administration roles include: Hospital administration Medical practice administration Nursing Administratio

Discussion-1: Quality of a Good Administrator

Healthcare administration roles include:

• Hospital administration
• Medical practice administration
• Nursing Administration
• Healthcare financial management
• Healthcare information management

 To be an effective healthcare administrator in the above-listed work settings you must develop or

possess the following key competencies:

1. Communication and relationship management skills- ability to communicate clearly and concisely with internal and external customers.
2. Leadership skills- ability to inspire individual and organizational excellence to create and attain a shared vision
3. Professionalism- Ability to align personal and organizational conduct with ethical and professional standards and commitment to lifelong learning and improvement
4. Knowledge of the healthcare system- knowledge of the environment that healthcare Managers’ and providers’ function
5. Business skills and knowledge- ability to apply business principles including system thinking to the healthcare environment.

Now, focus on the first three competencies (communication, leadership, and professionalism)

A: For each individual competence

Please share with the class how you would describe/ assess your skill level for each

competence. Explain exactly what your style is and how/what you actually do in each of

the 3 highlighted areas and

i What do you feel are still your shortcomings and need to improve (list those areas)

ii How will you go about improving such a competence (explain each) [e.g.in

communication if you say, “my problem is I yell a lot”; to improve this I will seek

counseling, take communication training, etc.)

B: Consider your current workplace:

iii. Provide an analysis of how well your manager/supervisor/administrator is performing on each of the three first listed competencies above? (List the competence and explain what

exactly your boss does or doesn’t do)

Requirements

Answer each component of the question in its own separate paragraph. Use similar numbering by listing the question first followed by a detailed answer 

Make your initial post to the discussion question by 11:59 pm on Sunday February 02, 2025.  Do not post a reply on the same day as your original post.

Reply to two of your classmates' posts as well.

• Your replies need to be substantive and add value to your classmates' posts. Do not reply with "I agree" without explaining why you agree or disagree.

If you have a reference list for information obtained from any source apart from your personal experience. Remember, if you include a reference, you need to have a citation in your work that corresponds to the reference. See pg. 257 in the APA manual.

For example, if you name any workplace (e.g. St Elizabeth Hospital or Chick-fil-A, etc.) the reference should be: 

Chick-fil-A (n.d.). Chick-fil-A corporate office. Online available. Retrieved February 3, 2021, from: https://www.chick-fil-a.com/about/history. 

CHRISTUS Health (n.d.). CHRISTUS Southeast Texas St. Elizabeth. Online available. Retrieved on February 3, 2021, from: https://www.christushealth.org/southeast-texas/st-elizabeth