Leadership in Health Care Management

Course overview

This Leadership course is designed to provide the student with the ability to distinguish the difference between a leader and a manager and note that mangers are not automatically leaders. Managers and leaders have different expectations as managers deal with the present and leaders deal with the future. The topics covered in this course are applicable to all sizes of healthcare organizations as the healthcare industry has entered an era of unprecedented change. At the same time, the work of healthcare organizations continues amid a high level of scrutiny from regulatory agencies that examine the quality of care, operational processes, financial performance and patient safety. The student will learn that organizations with leaders who are able to integrate innovations and operations, planning, coordination, adaptability, and reputation will be successful and have a sustainable future in the industry. The development of Master Leaders who are capable of establishing a balance between the forces of certainty and transformation will be the winners. In this course we attempt to define the extraordinary challenges healthcare leaders face and provide a model of leadership under which the leader an navigate the healthcare minefield of uncertainty. Students will become conversant with the Competing Values Framework as a diagnostic tool that helps leaders analyze competing tensions that exist in a complex healthcare environment and develop strategic responses and options. The Communication and Collaboration section focus on the values of integrity and identity in creating a professional culture. Coordination and Compliance will deal with organizational security and stability and addresses a high reliability environment. This course is relevant for current and future supervisors, managers and leaders in healthcare and for nurse executives, managers and nursing supervisors, who want to increase their leadership knowledge and skill sets and for nurses with clinical leadership positions. Level of Complexity: Intermediate to Advanced. This Continuing Education Course is a part of a CE Curriculum provided by the Approved Provider that can lead to the achievement of a Certification In Health Care and Nursing Management. See the CE Providers website, www.aihcp.net