Healthcare Program or Clinical Department Manager
Planning and administering medical services, policies and programs transfers directly to managing a healthcare program or clinical department.
How to prepare: Compare target program or department postings with your experience and build a gap plan covering civilian healthcare finance, regulation and employer-specific administrative or clinical experience. Check education and licensing requirements for each position: education varies by employer, and some management roles require a specific professional or administrator license.
What the civilian work involves
- Plan, implement, and administer programs and services in a health care or medical facility, including personnel administration, training, and coordination of medical, nursing and physical plant staff.
- Conduct and administer fiscal operations, including accounting, planning budgets, authorizing expenditures, establishing rates for services, and coordinating financial reporting.
- Maintain awareness of advances in medicine, computerized diagnostic and treatment equipment, data processing technology, government regulations, health insurance changes, and financing options.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software