AHS 626: SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS HEALTHCARE MANAGER INTERVIEW Background This activity is designed to provide you with the opportunity to speak to a healthcare manager to learn more about his or her job duties while integrating the topics related to healthcare management throughout the semester. Successful completion of this assignment requires students to locate an individual who has been working as a healthcare manager for a minimum of six months. Students will compose interview questions and conduct the interview. The information provided by the healthcare manager will be used to compare and contrast his or her experience to the information provided in the class. The output will be a unique paper of no fewer than five pages. Learning objectives Upon completion of this assignment, students will be able to: • Develop and utilize interview questions to effectively communicate with a healthcare manager. • Apply course materials covering healthcare management concepts to a real-life situation. • Analyze personal feelings about the roles and responsibilities of healthcare managers. The learning objectives align with the following course objective: CLO18: Analyze and report the lived experience of management in the healthcare sector Additionally, depending on the questions that the student chooses to ask, the following course objectives may align with this assignment: CLO1: Describe the contemporary healthcare environment from the perspective of a manager CLO2: Identify specific strategies for dealing with organizational change and the manager's role as change agent CLO3: Analyze the phases of the organizational life cycle that reflect major changes and relate these to the functions of the manager CLO4: Identify the styles of leadership, their characteristics, and the circumstances under which they are applied CLO5: Define the management functions of planning and decision making CLO6: Define the basic management function of organizing and identifying the steps in the organizing process CLO7: Describe the role and activities of the professional practitioner as consultant CLO8: Differentiate among committee types, their general purpose, and recommended guidelines CLO9: Explain the basic revenue cycle, steps in the budget cycle, and requirements of successful budgeting CLO10: Identify the components of employee training programs CLO11: Differentiate between adaptation and motivation, explain proper disciplinary action, and demonstrate how to address conflict constructively CLO12: Explain the manager's critical role in fostering, enhancing, and improving interpersonal communication CLO13: Describe the fundamentals of formal and informal organizational communication CLO14: Identify the essential elements of comprehensive management documents, including the strategic plan, annual report, executive summaries, and project proposals CLO15: Define the management fun ...