Medical Management
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Knowledge of medical specialty area. Knowledge of research grant funding. Organizational skills. Interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to interpret and maintain composure during life-threatening situations and emergencies.
Role Description
Responsible for providing leadership, direction, training, and management for medical operations. Provides strategic expertise and guidance, and has increased accountability. Management level roles have the management and development of people as a major accountability and have direct reports. This role accomplishes goals through overseeing their areas of responsibility, planning, managing resources, prioritizing, and directing the responsibilities of employees.
Typical Functions:
Provides guidance, leadership, and oversight of medical administrative functions.
Responsible for activities related to the delivery of medical care and clinical services
such as cost management, utilization review, medical protocol development, and the
continuous quality assurance of the practice.
Accountable for setting goals and objectives for the work of others to achieve operational
objectives and services standards.
Develops, initiates, and implements operational
Provides expertise and analysis for long-range strategic planning.
Translates strategic plans into operational
Provides interpretation of rules and regulations and is responsible for ensuring compliance.
Assesses risk and makes determinations on the assumption of risk.
Manages other healthcare technicians, paraprofessionals, and professionals to improve
the efficiency and quality in the delivery of direct healthcare services.
Creates and implement policies, goals, and procedures for their departments.
Remains abreast of changes and new laws and regulations for the healthcare facilities
where they work to adequately comply with those regulations.
Works with clinicians regarding to making policy decisions, overseeing patient care,
budgeting, and other relevant activities necessary to ensure the organization functions.
Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders to maintain, monitor, and administer budget.
Ensures compliance with policies, procedures, and regulations.
Levels
Medical Management 1Serves as an operational manager of a specialty unit at a hospital, clinic, and/or
student health/counseling center, making administrative decisions on personnel, financial,
contractual, and policies and procedures. Education/Experience:Typically requires an advanced degree in an appropriate area of specialization and four years of relevant, progressively responsible experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Terminal degree preferred. Applicable certification or licensure required. |
Medical Management 2Manages other managers and professional staff. Education/Experience:Typically requires an advanced degree in an appropriate area of specialization and five years of relevant, progressively responsible experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. M.D. or other specialty terminal degree preferred. Supervisory experience required. Applicable certification or licensure required. |
Medical Management 3Manages other managers, professional staff, and physicians. Education/Experience:Typically requires an MD, PhD, or other specialty terminal degree and eight years of relevant, progressively responsible experience in health care management. Supervisory experience required. Licensure in field of study. |