Health Care Administrator

Effective: Fall 2020
Certificate of Achievement Program Map
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This program map from the 2024-2025 catalog year represents one possible pathway to complete this program. Your pathway may vary depending on your transfer plans and also previous college credit, including AP Test scores, concurrent enrollment courses and high school articulated courses.

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  1. Review this program map to get an overview of the required courses
  2. Meet with a counselor to develop your customized student education plan www.chabotcollege.edu/counseling
  3. Use DegreeWorks, an online student education planning tool, to track your progress toward graduation www.chabotcollege.edu / admissions / degreeworks
Program Description
The certificate of achievement in Health Care Administrator provides an introduction to key management and human resource concepts, a study of law, finance, and leadership courses focused on a healthcare organization, and the development of communication skills required for management success. The program is fast and flexible. It consists of only 6 classes. BUS 70, 71, 72 courses are offered once every three semesters, so you can earn the certificate in three semesters. All classes are available online, so you can complete this program fully online. The goal of the certificate is immediate employment or promotion.

What can I do with this major?
Employment in healthcare occupations is growing at 18 percent every year, which is much faster that the average for other jobs. Simply put, there are great healthcare management opportunities for qualified candidates. Chabot's Healthcare Management program is the only program of its type among community colleges in the Bay Area. We designed this program specifically for those who currently are working in a healthcare position that would like to advance into management. It's also very helpful for those working outside of healthcare, but in relevant fields such as accounting, information technology, secretarial or office management, social work, human resources, and other fields that would like to transition to the rapidly growing field of healthcare. Our graduates of the program are earning around $65,000 per year.

Learning and Career Pathway
  • Business, Economics & Information Technology

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Semester 1

3 units

BUS 22
Introduction to Management

3 units
Principles and concepts of traditional management tasks, contemporary management challenges including human relations, diversity, quality, social responsibility and ethics, the global environment, human resource management, business communications, competitiveness, motivation, leadership and teamwork.
Course Details:

BUS 7 Accounting for Small Business or BUS 1A Financial Accounting *

If you have no accounting background, it is strongly recommended to complete BUS 7 or BUS 1A before taking BUS 70
  • * - Not required but strongly recommended

Semester 2

9 units

BUS 70
Health Care Financial Management*

3 units
Overview of finance and accounting in health care organizations, including the financial structure of both for profit and non-profit healthcare organizations. Particular emphasis on private and third party payment systems, reporting requirements, accounts receivable management, budgeting, and resource allocation.
Course Details:
  1. Strongly Recommended: BUS 1A

BUS 14
Business Communications

3 units
This course applies the principles of ethical and effective communication to the creation of letters, memos, emails, and written and oral reports for a variety of business situations. The course emphasizes planning, organizing, composing, and revising business documents using word processing software for written documents and presentation-graphics software to create and deliver professional-level oral reports. This course is designed for students who already have college-level writing skills.
Course Details:
  1. Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1

BUS 21
Human Resource Management

3 units
Introduction to the management of human resources and an understanding of the impact and accountability to the organization in terms of human resource activities. Global human resource strategies, social and organizational realities, legal implications affecting people at work, union/non-union practices, comparable work, employee compensations, benefits, and employee rights.
Course Details:
  • * - Offered once in three semesters

Semester 3

3 units

BUS 71
Health Care Law*

3 units
Survey of the unique legal issues in health care, including HIPAA (patient privacy laws and regulations), Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement requirements, negligence/malpractice issues, advance directives, and employment law for medical staff and independent contractors.
Course Details:
Terms Offered: Spring, Fall, Rotating
  • * - offered once in three semesters

Semester 4

3 units

BUS 72
Leadership of Health Care Organizations*

3 units
Survey of key issues and effective management approaches in health care organizations, including organizational structure and governance, information technology, facilities and guest services, planning, marketing and strategy.
Course Details:
Terms Offered: Rotating, Spring
  • * - offered once in three semesters
Total Units: 18 units
This program map is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.