Is healthcare administration a good career?

With such a wide range of healthcare settings, the career possibilities as an administrator are seemingly endless. Finding the right fit for you isn't difficult when you're able to choose from hospitals, doctor's offices, medical practices, nursing homes, home care agencies, and more.

Here are just a few examples of what you would be doing in different healthcare settings:

• Hospital administrators are responsible for organizing health services and overseeing day-to-day hospital activities, as well as evaluating hospital employees, creating policies, developing medical procedures, and ensuring quality patient services.

• Nursing home administrators supervise the clinical duties of nursing homes by overseeing staff personnel, medical supplies, nursing home patients, admissions, and financial matters.

• Clinical managers supervise, recruit and train physician staff, as well as manage the cost of equipment and activities. Clinical managers are given the choice of specializing in a specific department or working as generalist supervisors.

There are also a variety of careers available outside of the typical healthcare settings. Here are a few more fields that offer competitive salaries for those with healthcare administration degrees:

• Pharmaceutical Industry

• Healthcare Technology

• Consulting

• Regulatory and Policy Organizations (ex. CDC, FDA, etc.)

• Insurance Organizations