Head, laboratory

Health services managers plan, direct, coordinate and evaluate the provision of health care in hospitals, clinics, public health agencies and similar organisations.

• providing overall management and directing the provision of health care in hospitals, clinics, public health agencies and similar organisations;
• directing, supervising and evaluating the work of medical, technical, administrative, support, service and other staff;
• establishing objectives and defining evaluative and operational criteria for the units they manage;
• directing or conducting recruitment, hiring and training of staff;
• developing, implementing and monitoring procedures, policies and performance standards for medical, technical, administrative, support and service staff;
• monitoring the use of diagnostic services, hospital beds, equipment and staff to ensure the efficient use of resources and assessing the need for additional staff, equipment and services;
• directing administrative activities such as budget planning, report preparation and control of expenditure on supplies, equipment and services;
• consulting with other health and social service providers, boards of directors and funding bodies to coordinate the provision of services;
• advising government authorities on measures to improve health and social services;
• representing the organisation in negotiations, at meetings, seminars, public hearings or forums.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Head of clinic
• Manager/Head, health establishment
• Director/Manager/Head, medical establishment
• Director, National Expert Medical Commission (NELK)
• Manager, outpatient medical establishment
• Head, occupational health service
• Physician, head of ward/laboratory
• Chief nurse
• Senior nurse