HEALTH CARE MANAGERS ROLES

Health care managers play a part in many roles and functions. “A manager is anyone in an organization who supports and is responsible for the work performance of one or more other persons. Managers can have a variety of titles (including supervisor, team leader, division head, administrator, vice president, and more), but all managers share some common traits” (Lombardi & Schermerhorn, 2007, p. 7). Managing health care facilities is more challenging to deal with because health care managers are responsible for patients, staff, and the health care facility. Health care facilities include inpatient and outpatient health care facilities, clinics, doctor’s office, or hospitals. The four major functions of health care managers are to organize, plan, control, and lead.