How to hire medical and health services managers
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$59.55U.S. median hourly pay
$94,700–$166,100Middle half, yearly
597,080People in this job in the U.S.
Job description template
Copy it, fill in the brackets, and remove anything that does not fit your job. Keep only must-haves you would really turn someone away for.
[Job title] at [Company name] [City, State] · [Full-time / Part-time] · [Pay range] About the role [Two or three sentences about your team, the work and why it matters.] What you will do • Conduct and administer fiscal operations, including accounting, planning budgets, authorizing expenditures, establishing rates for services, and coordinating financial reporting. • Develop and maintain computerized record management systems to store and process data, such as personnel activities and information, and to produce reports. • Direct or conduct recruitment, hiring, and training of personnel. • Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel. • Establish work schedules and assignments for staff, according to workload, space, and equipment availability. • Maintain awareness of advances in medicine, computerized diagnostic and treatment equipment, data processing technology, government regulations, health insurance changes, and financing options. • Monitor the use of diagnostic services, inpatient beds, facilities, and staff to ensure effective use of resources and assess the need for additional staff, equipment, and services. • Plan, implement, and administer programs and services in a health care or medical facility, including personnel administration, training, and coordination of medical, nursing and physical plant staff. What you bring • [Required license, certification or years of experience, if any] • [Education, only if you truly need it. Typical to start in this job: Bachelor's degree] • Strong critical thinking, speaking, active listening, monitoring, reading comprehension and writing skills • Working knowledge of administration and management, English Language, customer and personal service and personnel and human resources • [Anything else you would really turn someone away for] Pay and benefits [Pay range]. For reference, the U.S. median for this job is $59.55 an hour ($123,860 a year). [Benefits, schedule and anything else candidates should know.] How to apply [Apply on JAI Bot. Every applicant hears back.]
Interview questions for medical and health services managers
Ask every candidate the same questions, in the same order, and write down what they say. Questions about past work show what someone has actually done.
- Tell me about a time you had to conduct and administer fiscal operations, including accounting, planning budgets, authorizing expenditures, establishing rates for services, and coordinating financial reporting. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to develop and maintain computerized record management systems to store and process data, such as personnel activities and information, and to produce reports. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to direct or conduct recruitment, hiring, and training of personnel. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Describe a decision at work where the obvious answer was wrong. How did you work out the better choice?
- Explain something technical from your last job as you would to a new coworker.
- Tell me about a time you had to understand a request or problem that was explained poorly. How did you make sure you got it right?
- Why this job, and why now? What would make you stay here for the long term?
Good answers name a real situation, what the person did themselves and what happened. Avoid questions about age, family plans, religion, health, national origin or anything else unrelated to the job.
What medical and health services managers do
- Conduct and administer fiscal operations, including accounting, planning budgets, authorizing expenditures, establishing rates for services, and coordinating financial reporting.
- Develop and maintain computerized record management systems to store and process data, such as personnel activities and information, and to produce reports.
- Direct or conduct recruitment, hiring, and training of personnel.
- Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel.
- Establish work schedules and assignments for staff, according to workload, space, and equipment availability.
- Maintain awareness of advances in medicine, computerized diagnostic and treatment equipment, data processing technology, government regulations, health insurance changes, and financing options.
- Monitor the use of diagnostic services, inpatient beds, facilities, and staff to ensure effective use of resources and assess the need for additional staff, equipment, and services.
- Plan, implement, and administer programs and services in a health care or medical facility, including personnel administration, training, and coordination of medical, nursing and physical plant staff.
Skills that matter most
Education, experience and outlook for medical and health services managers
- Typical education to start: Bachelor's degree (BLS)
- Experience usually needed to start: Less than 5 years (BLS)
- Job outlook: +24.2% over ten years, much faster than average · about 62,300 openings a year (BLS)
What to pay medical and health services managers
Pay depends a lot on where the job is. Highest and lowest median yearly pay by state:
| State | Median yearly pay |
|---|---|
| New York | $164,120 |
| District of Columbia | $155,140 |
| Hawaii | $147,630 |
| New Jersey | $145,650 |
| Washington | $145,290 |
| Mississippi | $98,160 |
| Alabama | $97,790 |
| Arkansas | $94,340 |
See medical and health services managers pay in every state
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Post a job freePay by areaJob duties and skills: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2025. Interview questions and the job description template: JAI Bot, based on the duties and skills above.