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30010.00 – Managers in health care

Managers in health care plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the delivery of health care services, such as diagnosis and treatment, nursing and therapy, within institutions, and in other settings, that provide health care services.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Chief of anesthesia
  • Chief of emergency medicine
  • Chief of medical staff
  • Director of clinical medicine
  • Director of dietetics
  • Director of laboratory medicine
  • Director of nursing - medical services
  • Director of occupational therapy
  • Director of physiotherapy
  • Director of surgery
  • Home care services director - medical services
  • Medical clinic director
  • Mental health residential care program manager
  • Rehabilitation services director

Core competencies

  • Critical Thinking, Decision Making and Problem Solving to evaluate options, anticipate consequences, and choose the best course of action based on patient needs, resource availability and organizational priorities
  • Management of Personnel Resources to recruit, train, schedule and motivate personnel to ensure quality patient care and operational efficiency
  • Problem Identification and Inductive Reasoning to develop and implement plans for new programs, special projects, new material and equipment acquisitions and future staffing levels based on needs identified
  • Written Comprehension to represent departments and establishments through written reports, media releases and other written material
  • Independence to direct, control, and evaluate the delivery of health care services within departments and establishments
  • Knowledge in Performance Measurement to assess patient outcomes, operational performance and staff productivity by using different metrics

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the delivery of health care services within a department of a health care institution, or in other settings where health care services are provided
  • Consult with boards of directors and senior managers to maintain and establish standards for the provision of health care services
  • Develop evaluation systems to monitor the quality of health care given to patients
  • Monitor the use of diagnostic services, in-patient beds and facilities to ensure effective use of resources
  • Develop and implement plans for new programs, special projects, new material and equipment acquisitions and future staffing levels in their department or establishment
  • Plan and control departmental or establishment budget
  • Represent the department or establishment at meetings with government officials, the public, the media and other organizations
  • Supervise health care supervisors and professionals
  • Recruit health care staff of the department or establishment.

Additional information

  • There is little or no mobility between departments in different medical specializations.
  • Progression to senior management positions in health care services is possible with experience.
  • Managers in health care specialize in administering the provision of specific health care services such as dietetics, clinical medicine, laboratory medicine, nursing, physiotherapy or surgery.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration (40010)
  • Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations (00013)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

3 – Health occupations

TEER

0 – Management occupations

Major group

30 – Specialized middle management occupations in health care

Sub-major group

300 – Specialized middle management occupations in health care

Minor group

3001 – Managers in health care

Unit group

30010 – Managers in health care

Occupational profile

30010.00 – Managers in health care

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