Running head: ROLES AND FUNCTIONS

Roles and Functions

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ROLES AND FUNCTIONS Roles and Functions

The roles and &unctions o& toda'(s health care !anage!ent continue to increase )ith res*onsi+ilities gro)ing to other de*art!ents, -one are the da's o& !anagers )or.ing in s*eciali/ed roles0 es*eciall' in s!aller agencies0 +ut !iddle !anage!ent is no) loo.ed at as an e1tre!e 2o+ 34uchanan0 5arr'0 -ascoigne0 6 oore0 $71#8, The

+otto! line is increasingl' a concern and !anagers are re9uested to o:ersee !ore than a single de*art!ent or *rocess, Health care !anagers in toda';s di:ersi&ied industr' are e1*anding their roles0 &unctions0 and s.ills in order to ta.e on !ore tas.s and res*onsi+ilities in an atte!*t to reduce o:erhead costs, Major Functions There are &our !a2or &unctions o& !anage!ent in the health care industr', These &unctions are: *lanning0 organi/ing0 leading0 and controlling 3Lo!+ardi0 Scher!erhorn0 <r,0 6 =ra!er0 $77>8, ?hile each o& these &unctions are :ital &or the *rocess o& !anage!ent0 it is not unco!!on &or toda'(s !anagers to 2oin t)o or !ore &unctions to +e co!*leted at the sa!e ti!e, An e1a!*le could +e co!+ining *lanning and organi/ing a *ro2ect that has +een *resented to the health care !anager, ?ith increasing li!ited resources0 this !anager !ight choose sta&& !e!+ers to assist )ith the *ro2ect 3organi/ing8 and set the &irst !eeting to decide ho) to co!*lete the *ro2ect 3*lanning8, 4' doing this0 the !anager not onl' can recei:e creati:e ideas &ro! his sta&&0 +ut it also allo)s the sta&& to &eel e!*o)ered, Applying Functions In !' *osition as a !anager at a hos*ice0 I *ersonall' li.e co!+ining the *lanning and organi/ing &unctions, I &eel including the sta&& in !' *ro2ects allo)s the! to )itness

ROLES AND FUNCTIONS )hat !' roles and &unctions entail0 +ut also hel* !e to co!*lete tas.s, E:en the

s!allest o& ste*s in a *ro2ect can ins*ire the! to &eel in:ol:ed and *art o& a tea! e&&ort, Most Important Role Each and e:er' role &or the health care !anager is i!*ortant and necessar', 4ut de*ending on the situation0 so!e roles are !ore i!*ortant and needed0 than others, I &eel in toda';s di:ersi&ied health care industr'0 the role o& a strong leader is e1tre!el' i!*ortant and re9uires !uch s.ills and .no)ledge, ?hen a health care !anager *la's the role o& a *olished leadershi* !e!+er0 that !anager can hel* +ring sta&& together to acco!*lish an'thing, Significant Aspect The !ost signi&icant as*ect related to health care !anage!ent that I ho*e to acco!*lish during this class is to learn +alance, I a! not re&erring to the )or."li&e +alance0 +ut the +alance o& the !an' hats I )ear during the da', I )ant to ins*ire !' sta&& to +elie:e in our !ission and :ision as !uch as I do )hile still !aintaining !' sense o& res*ect and control, It is i!*ortant to re!e!+er that each hat is e9ual0 and the +alance o& s*ecialist and generalist ta.es ti!e to achie:e 3 cConnell0 $77@8, I &eel i& I can achie:e +alance in !' *osition as a health care !anager then I can contri+ute !ore to our agenc' in hel*ing the needs o& our *atients,

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