Directions: Read Case 1-1, \"Coach X: Effective Hospital Administrator?\" in Cha

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Directions: Read Case 1-1, "Coach X: Effective Hospital Administrator?" in Chapter 1 of your textbook. In a 2- 3 page paper answer the following questions:

Coach X: Effective Hospital Administrator

Assume that you are a member of the search committee that is evaluating applicants for the position of administrator of a 300-bed community -owned hospital in your city. In examining the applicants’ resumes, you note that most have had experience in health care settings, many having previous experiences as administrators or assistant administrators.

One application, however, is quite different. It is from one of the most successful college football coaches in the country, someone we will call X. Being a sports fan, you have seen this person many times on national television as his teams have consistently placed in the top 10 NCAA ratings. He has won five national championships in the past 15 years. His school leads major colleges in athlete graduation rates,throughout his 30-year coaching career, his program have not been charged with a single NCAA violation. He has won the national coach-of-year title four times. He has mentored countless assistant coaches who themselves have become successful. His former players have been among the NFL’s biggest stars. He has charisma and is a gifted motivational speaker. No one is more highly respected in the profession. Serving also as athletic director during the past five years, he oversees a 57 million budget and 400 employees, and the university's athletic department is one of the most profitable in the country. His university’s sports teams annually win the award given to the university having the best overall team performance across all sports. He has served with distinction as head of the National Association of College Coaches and is often selected to represent his peer coaches on significant NCAA issues. President Bush and Obama have named him to important presidential commissions. He has often been courted by Democrats and Republicans as an easily winnable gubernatorial or U.S. Senate candidate. Why is he interested in the position of head administrator of the hospital? In his application, he states that it was always his ambition to change careers by age 55. While acknowledging his lack of experience in the health care field other than through hospital stays with family, players, and friends, he would love the challenge of hospital management.

1) Would X be someone you would consider as a viable potential candidate for the hospital administrator position, despite his limited technical expertise? Why or why not?

2) If the position being sought was the supervisor of the hospital’s computer technology department, would you consider X to be a viable potential candidate? Why or why not?

3) Discuss skills this applicant would possess that would aid the organization in either position.

4) Discuss this applicants previous relationships and how that might translate into needed relationships within the hospital.

5) Discuss how you think this individual would or would not be able to manage any crisis that may occur.

TextBooks Access:

Book Title Edition Author Date Publisher ISBN*

Supervisory Management 9th ed. Mosley, Pietri, & Mosley 2015 Cengage Learning 9781285063003

Explanation / Answer

Would X be someone you would consider as a viable potential candidate for the hospital administrator position, despite his limited technical expertise? Why or why not?

According to floridatechonline.com the duties of a healthcare administrator seem to be very similar to that which he has done in the past. X has a proven ability to plan, organize, staff, lead and control. His human relations skills and conceptual skills are far beyond the qualifications and would be beneficial to the hospital and other staff that works with him. His limited technical skills would not be an eliminating factor because his duties would mainly consist of delegation and supervision.

If the position being sought was the supervisor of the hospital’s computer technology department, would you consider X to be a viable potential candidate? Why or why not?

No I would not hire X for this position. In this position X would need more technical expertise because he is a first line supervisor. Technical expertise is pertinent to this position because he will be in close contact with the work being performed. He will need the technical skills to possibly even train employees.

Discuss skills this applicant would possess that would aid the organization in either position.

His human relation skills would be a great benefit to the hospital. He is consistent in his successes, respected among the community and has the ability to motivate others. He works well with a team and is supportive.

Discuss this applicants previous relationships and how that might translate into needed relationships within the hospital.

In his previous position X was respected and admired in political circles. That can be beneficial to the hospital when looking for a representative for the hospital, requesting donations or wanting to give the community a face to associate with the hospital.

Discuss how you think this individual would or would not be able to manage any crisis that may occur.

I absolutely believe that X would be able to handle the crisis. Again his conceptual abilities are above those necessary for the position.  

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