Dream Job Choices Healthcare Administration

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Healthcare Administrator Role

Healthcare Administration: Dream Job Choices

My top two dream job choices are a nursing home administrator and an assisted living administrator. Both jobs involve overseeing the operations of facilities that focus on providing daily care to people with health issues. The primary difference is that nursing homes provide skilled nursing services to adults requiring a wide range of health services, while assisted living facilities assist people requiring daily care to a relatively smaller extent (National Institute on Aging, 2017).

Generally, the main responsibility of a nursing home or assisted living administrator is to use their administrative skills to manage the nursing home and to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. However, there are two main responsibilities that I look forward to in my dream job. First, I look forward to using the nutrition skills and knowledge gathered throughout my degree coursework to help the staff develop menus that align with older adults’ nutritional standards. Moreover, I look forward to the responsibility of coming up with innovative and creative ways of ensuring that the facility maintains occupancy rates by responding to the unique needs of each resident.

The degree of healthcare administration did prepare me for the above managerial and leadership role. For instance, the coursework provides knowledge in the areas of nutrition, which ensures that I can offer guidance to staff with regard to nutritional requirements. The coursework also includes aspects of financial management, where one learns about budgeting, budget monitoring, and financial analysis - all of which are crucial in ensuring that the facility remains solvent and maintains occupancy. At the same time, the shadowing experience provides an opportunity for students to acquire additional skills such as report-writing that are not taught in class. All these skills are crucial for effective healthcare administration.

Curriculum Vitae vs. Resume

The document ‘CV versus Resume Guide’ outlines the primary differences between a CV and a resume, and when it is appropriate to use either. In summary, a CV is mainly used when applying for positions in academia or research as it offers a detailed view of one’s academic accomplishments and activities, including the degrees acquired, academic experience, publications, and licenses/accreditations. Conversely, a resume is mostly used in non-academic and non-research positions, and provides a targeted overview of the experiences, skills, and achievements most relevant to the specific position. I believe that most people do not understand this information, particularly with regard to when to use a CV and when to use a resume. This is evident from the fact that a lot of people still use CVs even when applying for positions that do not require PHD qualifications, and are neither academic nor research-related. It is also common to find applicants listing a lot of information on their academic qualifications, accreditations, licenses, and academic achievements when the position they are applying for is not academic-related. This clearly shows that most people have limited knowledge about what ought to be captured in a CV and what should be included in a resume.