The document describes a career in healthcare administration. It discusses that the interviewee was interested in helping others through difficult times and that a previous graduate assistantship helped determine their current position. A typical day involves treatment and rehabilitation in the morning and paperwork and administrative work in the afternoon. The interviewee advises gaining experience in different healthcare settings before specializing and emphasizes the importance of compassion and customer service skills.

1. 1. What
interested
you
in
a
career
in
healthcare?
“The
ability
to
help
someone
through
a
rough
time.”
2. What
previous
jobs
helped
you
in
determining
your
current
position?
“Graduate
assistantship”
3. What
were
your
alternative
career
paths?
“Chef
or
priest”
4. What
abilities
are
important
in
being
successful?
“Ability
to
be
flexible
and
a
desire
to
learn.”
5. Describe
a
typical
day
in
your
position?
“Treatment
and
rehab
in
the
morning
the
practice
coverage
paperwork
administrative
work
mid
morning,
treatment
rehab
in
the
afternoon.”
6. What
are
the
biggest
challenges
that
may
be
faced
in
working
healthcare?
“And
increase
in
older
population.
Young
athletes
doing
too
much
too
soon
the
uncertainty
of
insurance
and
the
rising
cost
of
healthcare.”
7. How
competitive
in
your
opinion
is
the
health
care
industry
for
administrators?
“Very
with
the
tighter
market,
the
need
for
more
and
more
education
and
experience
is
expected
by
employers.”
8. What
advice
would
you
give
to
those
entering
in
the
field
of
health
administration?
“Make
sure
you
enjoy
it
as
well
as
gain
experience
in
many
different
settings
before
you
find
your
area.
Learn
compassion
and
customer
service.”
9. What
level
of
education
is
expected
of
health
administrators
going
into
the
industry?
“More
and
more
employers
are
looking
for
a
Masters
degree.”
10. How
many
people
do
you
supervise
and
to
whom
do
you
report?
“10
report
to
the
direct
of
sports
medicine.”
11. What
are
the
“hot
issues”
in
this
field?
Concussions,
youth
sports,
insurance,
alternative
medicine”
12. What
are
some
of
the
rewards
of
your
occupation?
“The
ability
to
help
a
person
face
a
traumatic
event
and
coming
out
better
on
the
other
side.”
13. How
many
hours
do
you
typically
work
each
week?
Do
you
often
work
in
the
evenings
or
weekends?
Can
you
arrange
your
own
hours?

2. “A
typical
week
is
around
60-­‐80
hours.
I
work
in
both
the
evenings
and
weekends.
Arranging
my
own
hours
would
be
a
yes
and
a
no
mainly
depending
on
the
demand
of
the
athletes.”
14. What
are
the
geographic
restrictions
in
this
field?
How
much
are
you
required
to
travel?
“It
is
a
personal
preference
on
whether
to
relocate
to
a
new
area.
Once
a
week
in
seasons
and
once
a
month
out
of
season.”
15. What
are
typical
hiring
procedures?
“Most
is
word
of
mouth
and
whom
you
know,
not
much
blind
hire.
But
the
process
is
the
traditional
initial
resume
and
interview
process.”