Roles and Function Paper

Roles and Function Paper

Margaret Orendac

HCS/325

September 24, 2012

Sandra Marken

In today’s medical profession a manager must have the ability and the knowledge that is

needed to manage in a medical facility. In the health care field the managers have a very

important function and role. A manager is defined by anyone who works within an organization

who is responsible and will support the work of many others below him or her (Lombardi &

Schermerhorn, 2007). Managers wear many hats but their main role and function will not

change. In the health care field it is always expanding with new treatments and new illness

develop ever year. Managers work towards to improving their skills on a daily, monthly basis.

Managers improve their future planning with productivity and efficiency. Managers are also

problem solvers, they make bias decisions and take action as needed when it comes to staff

performance. All managers; regardless of title, level, type, and organizational setting, are

responsible for the following four function (Hackman & Oldham, 1980); Organizing, Planning,

Controlling, and Leading. Once the managers has them in place then the management process

can take place.

Although specific day-to-day responsibilities vary greatly, managers within health care

organization typically (Schlesinger & Klein, pp. 370-82). They train, recruit and develop teams.

The old teams are then informed what is expected of them. Managers other responsibilities

include planning meetings, make and complete goals, putting schedules together and

organization. Managers also have to make sure that their staff has been trained for their position

and that they have the necessary tools to be productive.

The most significant aspect related to health care management is that I want to be the best

manager that I can be. I have been a leader in the retail field now I want to be manager in the

health care. I...