Bachelor in Health Care Administration

Career and Employment Possibilities
Careers options include a health services manager, supervisor or administrator overseeing specialty departments such as human resources, finance or nursing.  Graduates prepare themselves for administrative positions in hospitals, long-term care, outpatient facilities, physician offices, mental health organizations, insurance companies, public health agencies, and other types of health organizations.

Why a degree in Health Care Administration?
The healthcare industry in San Antonio, the state of Texas and the nation is always eveolving and looking to find energetic and skilled professionals with an in-depth knowledge of healthcare's particular needs and challenges. Upon completion of a Career Point College bachelor of healthcare administration degree, students will have gained the knowledge needed to help develop, run and properly manage health care operations in health care facilities for small clinics, medium sized medical facilities and also large hospital systems.  Responsibilities may include handling patient intakes, account receivable and other financial responsibilities to overseeing employee health benefits and running human resources.  Students will develop the skills necessary to handle the multiple challenges facing today’s health care administrators and managers.

Health Care Administration Course Work
Courses that students in this program may expect to take include:

 
• Human Resource Management
 
• The Healthcare System
 
• Healthcare Financial Administration
 
• Health Facility Operations
 
• Long-Term Care Administration
 
• Geriatrics Care
 
• Ethical and Legal Issues in the Profession
 
• Nutrition, Health & Wellness

Job Outlook and Demand
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of health services managers is expected to grow faster than average through 2014 and job opportunities should be good, especially for applicants with work experience in the health care field and strong business management skills.

Healthcare Administration Related Skills Learned
Once students have earned their degree in Health Care Administration, they will have developed the skills needed to run health care operations in many different kinds of health care facilities.  Some of these skills include:

 
• Managing and meeting the needs of personnel
 
• Mediation skills
 
• Understanding the health care industry
 
• Fundamental business and management skills