Associate in Health Care Management: Long Term Care (AAS)
Do you like helping people? Our Health Care Management program is for you!
Our Specialized Associate Degree program in Health Care Management: Long Term Care is designed to provide students with practical hands-on knowledge, along with classroom studies. Our experienced professors at SBI Campus - an affiliate of Sanford-Brown provide instruction in the communication, interpersonal and career-building skills that are essential to success in any field. In addition to these specialty courses, our Health Care Management Program students are required to take courses in English composition, oral communication, psychology, and professional and career development. These courses are necessary for advancement in their chosen field.
Our Specialized Associate Degree program in is designed to provide students with practical hands-on knowledge, along with classroom studies. Our experienced professors at provide instruction in the communication, interpersonal and career-building skills that are essential to success in any field. In addition to these specialty courses, our Health Care Management Program students are required to take courses in English composition, oral communication, psychology, and professional and career development. These courses are necessary for advancement in their chosen field.
Our curriculum includes:
- Medical terminology
- Health care systems
- Geriatric psychology
- Multiculturalism in elder care environments
- Medical ethics
- Death and dying
Once students graduate from the Health Care Management Program at SBI Campus, they should have the skills to work effectively as an integral part of a complex healthcare delivery system and master a broad range of knowledge that will enable them to handle social, health, and programmatic positions in hospitals, physician offices, clinics, insurance companies, geriatric and assisted living facilities.
Start your career training with our Health Care Management Program today! We're waiting to welcome you!
Healthcare Administration Career Training Begins at SBI
The Health Care Administration: Long Term Care program at the SBI Campus - an affiliate of Sanford-Brown can help prepare students for entry-level positions in exciting healthcare administration careers. Healthcare managers need to combine caring for people with business leadership because they will be responsible for planning and coordinating healthcare delivery, integrating technological innovations and an increased focus on preventive care. Healthcare administration careers are challenging and unique because patient care is constantly updated with new practices and technologies.
As SBI graduates, students can look for entry-level positions in a variety of medical environments for their healthcare administration careers. For example, a student might start their career working in a hospital or nursing home. For students who pursue higher education, other opportunities become available. For example, with a graduate degree, jobs as health care consultants may become available. Chief Hospital Administrators often begin their careers with undergraduate degrees in healthcare administration.
Recently, physicians have started to gather together, forming group practices. In smaller practices, administrative duties are often assigned to a healthcare administrator. They are expected to coordinate patient relations, order supplies, and manage insurance reimbursement, billing and financing. In larger practices (usually 10 or more physicians), there may be multiple administrators to handle each of the specific areas of their medical business.
The work environment in healthcare administration careers varies depending upon the facility. Some healthcare administrators have private offices, while others share space with fellow staff members. Hospitals and nursing homes operate around the clock, which can mean there is more potential for employment opportunities.
In order for students to be effective in their healthcare administration careers, SBI can help them develop a variety of administrative skills. They can acquire oral and written communication and interpersonal skills. Specialization courses cover elder law, medical coding, medical office procedures, medical terminology, medical billing, and more. SBI training also includes an internship, which can give students the real-world experience they need to get an edge in the job market.
Start your career in Health Care Administration today! We're waiting to welcome you!
Healthcare Administration Degrees
Healthcare Administration degrees cover a wide variety of material to help prepare students for careers in the healthcare field. Students can understand a broad range of knowledge which can enable them to handle social, health, and programmatic positions in many medical institutions.
Specialized courses typically include:
- Elder Law
- Adult Development and Aging
- History of the Health Care System
- Medical Coding
- Medical Billing
- Intro to Health Insurance Systems
- Medical Office Procedures
- Medical Terminology
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
Other courses important for Healthcare Administration degrees:
- Oral Communications
- English Composition
- Critical Thinking
- College Mathematics
- Intro to Psychology
Another important element for a Healthcare Administration Degree is to cover topics like death and dying, medical ethics, multiculturalism, and sociology. Healthcare administrators should also be familiar with management principles and practices. Healthcare Administration degree programs also typically include an internship. Internships are great ways to give students real-life industry experience. Internships are also a good indicator to know if healthcare administration is the right fit for you; some students find jobs with the facility or practice that they interned with.
After completing an undergraduate Healthcare Administration Degree, students often pursue a graduate degree. A graduate Healthcare Administration Degree can open new opportunities for students. For example, with a graduate degree, jobs as health care consultants become available. Chief Hospital Administrators often begin their careers with undergraduate degrees in healthcare administration.
To learn more about SBI Campus - an affiliate of Sanford-Brown and the exciting career paths that we can help you prepare for, contact us today!
Click here for driving directions to SBI Campus
You could work in the field of Health Care Management to help people when they need it most!
Is the Health Care Management: Long Term Care Program right for you?
- Do you have compassion and patience?
- Do you like helping others?
- Are you organized and detail oriented?
What studies are included in this curriculum?
- Medical terminology
- Health care systems
- Geriatric psychology
- Multiculturalism in elder care environments
- Medical ethics
- Death and dying
Study Health Care Management and start preparing to love what you do for a living at SBI Campus - an affiliate of Sanford-Brown! Contact us for more information about our school.
The US Department of Education requires that we report and disclose details on graduation rates, employment rates, on-time completion rates, and more for all our school programs in a clear, prominent, user-friendly, and easily understood manner. The intent of this provision is to enable students to make an informed choice about a program of study. To this end, we have developed certain documents to help ensure that all necessary data is provided. To access this information, please click the Student Disclosures button.
