Professional Action Plan
Professional Action Plan
Lauretta Montgomery
HCS/449
September 20, 2013
Kelli Haynes
Self-Awareness
I am a firm believer that in order to best choose what to do with your life, you must first know who you are in life. Self-awareness can help create a happy, balanced, and fulfilled existence on a personal and professional level. This can equate to success on both sides of the spectrum. HCS/449, Health Care Capstone has helped me understand this statistic more clearly and it will be etched in my psyche for years to come. I will aim to expand on this knowledge of self and how I may effectively convey it to the world around me; specifically the world of health care on a management level. I am a: hard worker, high performer, fast past learner, self-starter, team player, and work well under pressure. I am a motivator by choice and possess keen communication skills. I was lastly employed in the health care industry in 2010, to pursuit a BSHA and will return to the industry as a more valuable asset. My extreme passion is sometimes misread as aggression and I am strategically learning to control my passion to fit my environment. The objective of this essay is to answer: what my professional goals are, what job I plan to have in the health care sector, what skills I currently have for this job, which skills I need to change or alter, my plan for ultimately achieving my professional goals, what professional organizations can help me achieve these goals, and what benefit does the career action plan outline?
Professional Goals The health care industry is one of the world's largest and fastest-growing industries. I am eager to return back to it, for it is one that I love.” Employment of medical and health services managers is expected to grow by 22 percent from 2010 to 2020, faster than the average for all occupations.” (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012) At a minimum I seek to obtain a career in health care administration on a management
Lauretta Montgomery
HCS/449
September 20, 2013
Kelli Haynes
Self-Awareness
I am a firm believer that in order to best choose what to do with your life, you must first know who you are in life. Self-awareness can help create a happy, balanced, and fulfilled existence on a personal and professional level. This can equate to success on both sides of the spectrum. HCS/449, Health Care Capstone has helped me understand this statistic more clearly and it will be etched in my psyche for years to come. I will aim to expand on this knowledge of self and how I may effectively convey it to the world around me; specifically the world of health care on a management level. I am a: hard worker, high performer, fast past learner, self-starter, team player, and work well under pressure. I am a motivator by choice and possess keen communication skills. I was lastly employed in the health care industry in 2010, to pursuit a BSHA and will return to the industry as a more valuable asset. My extreme passion is sometimes misread as aggression and I am strategically learning to control my passion to fit my environment. The objective of this essay is to answer: what my professional goals are, what job I plan to have in the health care sector, what skills I currently have for this job, which skills I need to change or alter, my plan for ultimately achieving my professional goals, what professional organizations can help me achieve these goals, and what benefit does the career action plan outline?
Professional Goals The health care industry is one of the world's largest and fastest-growing industries. I am eager to return back to it, for it is one that I love.” Employment of medical and health services managers is expected to grow by 22 percent from 2010 to 2020, faster than the average for all occupations.” (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012) At a minimum I seek to obtain a career in health care administration on a management
References: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2012-13 Edition, Medical and Health Services Managers, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/medical-and-health-services-managers.htm (visited August 13, 2013). DD Form 2586 (2010) Verification of Military Experience and Training O’Hagan J. & Persaud D. (2009) Creating a Culture of Accountability in Health Care Retrieved from http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/static?pageid=935642 Sullivan, E. & Decker, P. (2005). Effective leadership and management in nursing (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.