Professional Career Action Plan
Professional Career Action Plan
Ida Jackson
HCS/449 Health Administration Capstone
September 10, 2012
Urmi Bhaumik
Professional Career Action Plan Creating a professional career action plan will compose attainable goals and design a step-by-step plan to achieve important professional goals. It is important to have a roadmap that will guide anyone from beginning to end for successful goal attainment. My action plan summarizes my professional goals and my career goal of becoming a health care administrator in a hospital or a physician’s office. I will assess the skills currently obtained and the skills that need altering to improve my chances of reaching my career goals. My action plan will also show the steps required to reach my career goals and a timeline to complete each one. Achieving my goals will require focus and motivation to follow the professional plan to the final attainment of my career goals (University of Phoenix, n.d). After assessing my professional goals it became evident that working in health care management in any health care facility is my career goal but prefer a career in a hospital or a private care health care office. I want to obtain experience in the health care field and focus on attaining my ultimate career goals. Becoming a health care administrator requires many steps to reach my goal of a position in a health care facility. The first step is to continue my education and achieve my master’s degree and a commitment to professional development. While working on my education it is important to obtain experience as a health care manager. This can be accomplished by networking, job searches, volunteering, an internship, or job shadowing. Another source is The American College of Health Care Executives offers an opportunity for networking and information sharing. When considering the many issues in health care an organization, such as the American College of Health Care Executives foundation founded to be health care
Ida Jackson
HCS/449 Health Administration Capstone
September 10, 2012
Urmi Bhaumik
Professional Career Action Plan Creating a professional career action plan will compose attainable goals and design a step-by-step plan to achieve important professional goals. It is important to have a roadmap that will guide anyone from beginning to end for successful goal attainment. My action plan summarizes my professional goals and my career goal of becoming a health care administrator in a hospital or a physician’s office. I will assess the skills currently obtained and the skills that need altering to improve my chances of reaching my career goals. My action plan will also show the steps required to reach my career goals and a timeline to complete each one. Achieving my goals will require focus and motivation to follow the professional plan to the final attainment of my career goals (University of Phoenix, n.d). After assessing my professional goals it became evident that working in health care management in any health care facility is my career goal but prefer a career in a hospital or a private care health care office. I want to obtain experience in the health care field and focus on attaining my ultimate career goals. Becoming a health care administrator requires many steps to reach my goal of a position in a health care facility. The first step is to continue my education and achieve my master’s degree and a commitment to professional development. While working on my education it is important to obtain experience as a health care manager. This can be accomplished by networking, job searches, volunteering, an internship, or job shadowing. Another source is The American College of Health Care Executives offers an opportunity for networking and information sharing. When considering the many issues in health care an organization, such as the American College of Health Care Executives foundation founded to be health care
References: American College of Healthcare Executives. (2008). Health Care Administrator. Retrieved from http://www.ache.org Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. (2012). Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, Medical and Health Services Managers