This course introduces students to an overview of the basics of leadership and management with an emphasis on the roles, functions and skills necessary in the changing healthcare environment. Organizational patterns of various types of healthcare institutions, such as hospitals, long-term care facilities, outpatient services and community agencies are analyzed. Introduction to various administrative functions, including departmental functions, policy information, internal control systems, planning procedures, fiscal and personnel management, public relations and various information needs of administration will also be covered.
Terms Typically Offered:Fall, Spring
Credits:3.00
Textbook information will be available online for each term's courses 45 days prior to the first day of classes
for the term.
The courses in this catalog are identified by prefixes and numbers that were assigned by Florida's Statewide
Course Numbering System, a system used by all public postsecondary institutions in Florida and 32 non-public
institutions. Seminole State controls the description, credit and content of its own courses.
