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Career Specific Information
The Healthcare industry, like any business, needs good management to keep everything running smoothly. Healthcare Administrators plan, direct, coordinate, and supervise the delivery of healthcare. Administrators must be prepared to deal with a variety of responsibility, including the integration of healthcare delivery systems, technological innovations, an increasingly complex regulatory environment, restructuring of work, and an increased focus on preventive care. They are often called upon to improve efficiency in healthcare facilities and the quality of the care provided.
10-year Job Growth Forecast
In the next 10 years, the medical and health services management field is projected to grow by more than 45,000 positions, which is a 16% increase.
Total number of new jobs and replacement jobs
*2016 total jobs is an estimate
Average Salaries
If you choose to work as a medical or health service manager, you can expect to earn:
The top 10% earn:
$137,800
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The upper 25% earn:
$104,120
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The median earn:
$80,240
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The lower 25% earn:
$62,170
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*Total compensation includes bonus. Salaries listed are dependent on prior experiences as well as the number of years of seniority.
Job Market
In 2008, there were more than 283,500 medical and health service management positions.
Available positions include:
- Patient Educator
- Clinical Educator
- Manager of Interdisciplinary Case Management Team
- Various roles in Hospital Administration
- Leadership roles within the Nursing field
Gainful Employment
RN to MSN Bridge Program Option
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The RN to MSN Bridge program contains 21 credits of undergraduate BSN course work, allowing Associate-degree in Nursing RNs to go into the MSN program upon successful completion of the 21 credits.
NOTE: A BSN is not awarded after the completion of the 21 credits of undergraduate BSN courses.
- This program is only available to RNs who have graduated with an Associate degree in Nursing (ASN/ADN) AAS degrees do not qualify for admission into the RN to MSN bridge program
- A student must achieve a GPA of 3.0 or higher in each of the 18 required BSN credit hours, and the 3 credit hours in Business Communications totaling 21 credit hours in undergraduate course work
- MSN degree is awarded once the student has successfully completed 36 MSN Credit Hours
A student who does not achieve the requisite GPA of 3.0 or higher in each of the required BSN courses (but has a minimum GPA of 2.5 or better) will be allowed to complete the remaining BSN required courses and then apply to the MSN program.
Course Highlights & Curriculum
| NUR436 |
Health Assessment for RNs |
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NUR401 |
Theories and Research in Nursing |
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NUR416 |
Nursing Leadership and Management |
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GU100 |
Student Success |
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NUR426 |
Community and Public Health Nursing |
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CO210 |
Business Communications |
“Employers are seeking nurses prepared at the bachelor’s and graduate-degree levels who can deliver the higher complexity of care required across a variety of acute-care, primary-care, and community health settings, and to provide other needed services such as case management, health promotion, and disease prevention.”
~ American Association of Colleges of Nursing, www.aacn.nche.edu
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