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Working As An Interim Director

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Developing and Building Teams

Deal with People
Unpleasant/Angry People
Mostly Sitting
Make Decisions
$94,500
Average Salary

What Does An Interim Director Do

Interim Directors take the responsibilities of directors when they are absent. They are rersponsible for the overall management of the company, having the same authority as directors.

How To Become An Interim Director

Most medical and health services managers have at least a bachelor’s degree before entering the field. However, master’s degrees are common and sometimes preferred by employers. Educational requirements vary by facility.

Education

Medical and health services managers typically need at least a bachelor’s degree to enter the occupation. However, master’s degrees are common and sometimes preferred by employers. Graduate programs often last between 2 and 3 years and may include up to 1 year of supervised administrative experience in a hospital or healthcare consulting setting.

Prospective medical and health services managers typically have a degree in health administration, health management, nursing, public health administration, or business administration. Degrees that focus on both management and healthcare combine business-related courses with courses in medical terminology, hospital organization, and health information systems. For example, a degree in health administration or health information management often includes courses in health services management, accounting and budgeting, human resources administration, strategic planning, law and ethics, health economics, and health information systems.

Work Experience in a Related Occupation

Many employers require prospective medical and health services managers to have some work experience in either an administrative or a clinical role in a hospital or other healthcare facility. For example, nursing home administrators usually have years of experience working as a registered nurse.

Others may begin their careers as medical records and health information technicians, administrative assistants, or financial clerks within a healthcare office.

Important Qualities

Analytical skills. Medical and health services managers must understand and follow current regulations and adapt to new laws.

Communication skills. These managers must effectively communicate policies and procedures with other health professionals and ensure their staff’s compliance with new laws and regulations.

Detail oriented. Medical and health services managers must pay attention to detail. They might be required to organize and maintain scheduling and billing information for very large facilities, such as hospitals.

Interpersonal skills. Medical and health services managers discuss staffing problems and patient information with other professionals, such as physicians and health insurance representatives.

Leadership skills. These managers are often responsible for finding creative solutions to staffing or other administrative problems. They must hire, train, motivate, and lead staff.

Technical skills. Medical and health services managers must stay up to date with advances in healthcare technology and data analytics. For example, they may need to use coding and classification software and electronic health record (EHR) systems as their facility adopts these technologies.

Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations

All states require licensure for nursing home administrators; requirements vary by state. In most states, these administrators must have a bachelor’s degree, complete a state-approved training program, and pass a national licensing exam. Some states also require applicants to pass a state-specific exam; others may require applicants to have previous work experience in a healthcare facility. Some states also require licensure for administrators in assisted-living facilities. For information on specific state-by-state licensure requirements, visit the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards.

A license is typically not required in other areas of medical and health services management. However, some positions may require applicants to have a registered nurse or social worker license.

Although certification is not required, some managers choose to become certified. Certification is available in many areas of practice. For example, the Professional Association of Health Care Office Management offers certification in medical management, the American Health Information Management Association offers health information management certification, and the American College of Health Care Administrators offers the Certified Nursing Home Administrator and Certified Assisted Living Administrator distinctions.

Advancement

Medical and health services managers advance by moving into higher paying positions with more responsibility. Some health information managers, for example, can advance to become responsible for the entire hospital’s information systems. Other managers may advance to top executive positions within the organization.

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Interim Director Career Paths

Interim Director

Program Director

Chief Operating Officer

11 Yearsyrs

Business Developer

Director Of Business Operations

11 Yearsyrs

Clinical Director

Director Of Clinical Operations

13 Yearsyrs

Administrative Director

Director Of Human Resources

10 Yearsyrs

Clinical Coordinator

Director Of Pharmacist

10 Yearsyrs

Clinical Director

Director Of Quality Management

13 Yearsyrs

General Manager

Food Service Director

9 Yearsyrs

Development Director

Interim Executive Director

Service Director

Program Director

Service Director

President Of Operations

11 Yearsyrs

Operations Director

Regional Director Of Operations

11 Yearsyrs

Regional Director

Regional Sales Director

10 Yearsyrs

General Manager

Regional Vice President

11 Yearsyrs

Operations Director

Vice President & General Manager

12 Yearsyrs

Compliance Officer

Vice President And Manager

10 Yearsyrs

Average Length of Employment

Director/Manager 4.8 years
Respiratory Care Program Director 4.6 years
Environmental Services Director 4.3 years
Executive Director/Administrator 4.1 years
Administrative Director 4.0 years
Department Director 4.0 years
District Director 3.9 years
Service Director 3.8 years
Director 3.7 years
Area Director 3.7 years
Patient Relations Director 3.6 years
Director Of Field Operations 3.6 years
Center Director 3.5 years
Division Director 3.5 years
General Director 3.5 years
Associate Director 3.5 years
Nurse Administrator 3.5 years
Regional Director 3.5 years
Hospital Director 3.3 years
Branch Director 3.3 years
Business Director 3.3 years
Clinical Manager 3.2 years
Unit Director 3.1 years
Assistance Director 2.5 years
Acting Director 2.2 years
Interim Executive Director 1.4 years
Interim Director 1.0 years

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Interim Director Demographics

Gender

Female
60.6%
Male
36.9%
Unknown
2.5%

Ethnicity

White
82.3%
Hispanic or Latino
8.8%
Asian
6.7%
Unknown
1.5%
Black or African American
0.7%

Languages Spoken

Spanish
65.5%
French
10.3%
Mandarin
2.8%
German
2.8%
Hebrew
2.8%
Italian
2.1%
Japanese
2.1%
Russian
1.4%
Greek
1.4%
Portuguese
1.4%
Chinese
1.4%
Swedish
0.7%
Turkish
0.7%
Cherokee
0.7%
Hmong
0.7%
Cheyenne
0.7%
Vietnamese
0.7%
Thai
0.7%
Cantonese
0.7%
Filipino
0.7%

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Interim Director Education

Schools

University of Phoenix
22.0%
Walden University
6.9%
Grand Canyon University
6.4%
Georgia State University
5.4%
Liberty University
5.4%
Florida State University
4.2%
Chamberlain College of Nursing
4.2%
Capella University
4.2%
Michigan State University
4.0%
Temple University
4.0%
University of Florida
4.0%
New York University
3.7%
George Washington University
3.7%
Northern Illinois University
3.5%
Indiana Wesleyan University
3.5%
Ashford University
3.0%
Webster University
3.0%
University of Southern California
3.0%
Nova Southeastern University
3.0%
George Mason University
3.0%

Majors

Degrees

Masters
37.9%
Bachelors
30.0%
Other
13.4%
Doctorate
8.4%
Associate
6.6%
Certificate
3.0%
Diploma
0.5%
License
0.2%

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Real Interim Director Salaries

Job Title	Company	Location	Start Date	Salary
Interim Director/Hospitalist	UPMC Emergency Medicine, Inc.	Grove City, PA	Jan 12, 2016	$216,000 - $241,000
Interim Director/Hospitalist	UPMC Emergency Medicine, Inc.	Monongahela, PA	Jan 12, 2016	$216,000 - $241,000
Interim Director/Hospitalist	UPMC Emergency Medicine, Inc.	Greenville, PA	Jan 12, 2016	$216,000 - $241,000
Visiting Professor, Interim Director	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, UT	Apr 01, 2015	$150,000
Interim Director of Engineering	Hopto, Inc.	Campbell, CA	Nov 26, 2015	$145,000
Associate Professor/Interim Director of Graduate	Alcorn State University	Alcorn State University, MS	Dec 10, 2014	$100,814
Assistant Professor/Interim Director of Graduate	Alcorn State University	Alcorn State University, MS	Dec 10, 2014	$95,108
Associate Professor/Interim Director of Graduate	Alcorn State University	Alcorn State University, MS	Dec 10, 2014	$95,108
Interim Director, Office of Global Initiatives	The University of Toledo	Toledo, OH	Sep 17, 2010	$61,082
Interim Director of Physics Circus	Baylor University	Waco, TX	Aug 21, 2012	$53,787
Associate Professor/Interim Director	The University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ	Aug 13, 2015	$52,204
Interim Director of Compliance	University of Hawaii	Urban Honolulu, HI	Aug 15, 2010	$36,984

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Top Skills for An Interim Director

Top Interim Director Skills

Bed Facility
Financial Statements
Oversight

You can check out examples of real life uses of top skills on resumes here:

March 2015 Responsible for working with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate care for a one hundred and seventeen bed facility.
Prepare and present monthly financial statements to organizational and department heads.
Coordinated and provided oversight for the oncology clinical research program.
Manage the operations of the Contracts and Grants Management Team including direct supervision and development of professional and administrative staff,.
Ensured regulatory compliance, patient safety and quality care by collaborating with various departments and Medical Director.