Clinical Manager

Clinical Manager

Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical managers, a type of medical and health services manager, work as managers in both administrative and medical capacities to ensure that the establishment for which they work runs smoothly. Clinical managers often work for doctors' offices, clinics, long-term care facilities, and outpatient facilities.

Typical duties of a clinical manager include managing clinical, professional, administrative, and clerical staff; managing the recruitment, development of, and appraisal of staff; overseeing day-to-day management; developing and implementing policies and directives; setting and monitoring budgets; attending meetings; handling communications; and making purchasing decisions.

Average Salary: $88,580

Educational Requirements:

        Depending on the size of the workplace and the exact demands of the position, employers’ education requirements for clinical managers will vary. Generally, you’ll need to have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a field like medical services administration or health care administration. Coursework in a relevant 4-year, bachelor degree program includes courses on health care law and ethics, health care financial management, organization, and management in health care, information systems for health care, health care administration, and case management.