Medical staff leader job description

The spectrum of leadership development ranges from the “here’s the gavel, the meeting is Tuesday” approach to obtaining a master’s degree in business administration, medical management, or healthcare administration. For most physicians, something in between these approaches is the most reasonable. Since the leadership skill set is not routinely taught in the medical education process, it is incumbent upon the MEC to provide an educational process that will enable leaders to improve their effectiveness.

A structured, formal education process is the best way to ensure that every medical staff leader has at least basic understanding of the requirements and skills necessary to become an effective leader. A very basic first step is the creation of a job description for the position. This not only will serve to describe the position, requirements, and functions, but it can also serve as a recruitment tool.

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