ALHS 2311 - Management & Leadership for Allied Health Supervisors

3 sem hrs cr

This course is designed to introduce the student to management functions and leadership principles and their application in healthcare organizations.  Student projects will develop the student’s ability to apply the principles of organizational theory, management theory, management style, and behavioral aspects of management across a variety of healthcare settings. 

Many allied health practitioners will assume the role of a manager during the course of their career.  This course is designed to provide theory and application focusing on the development of leadership and management strategies and skills to prepare these practitioners to assume professional responsibilities in management and administration. (3 lecture hours/week; not part of a TN Transfer Pathway)

Transfer (UT) or Non-Transfer Course (UN): UN

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to…

• apply organizational theory to healthcare management.
• define the supervisor role and how it is executed in healthcare organizations.
• recognize the managerial functions and challenges posed by changes in the external environment and within healthcare organizations.
• assess and plan intervention strategies for performance problems in healthcare organizations.
• develop skills in team building and the management of groups.
• synthesize information about strategic planning in health service organizations and the relationships of planning to innovation and change.
• frame the context for understanding the concept of motivation, including who, what, and why about employee motivation.
• analyze the dynamics of situations and apply effective leadership styles to motivate individuals, enhance organizational performance, and achieve stated goals.
• describe strategic planning, the utilization of a situational assessment or SWOT analysis, and the strategic planning process.
• discuss the importance of quality to a healthcare system and the leading models of quality improvement.
• describe the importance, purpose, and major objectives of financial management in healthcare organizations.
• discuss the primary reimbursement methods from government-sponsored programs, including Medicare and Medicaid.
• integrate the predominate approaches to strategic management of human resources to improve organizational performance using employee performance evaluation models.