Organizational Leadership in Healthcare

Catalog description

Examines organizational systems and processes that emphasize the demand for clinical practice leadership, improvement of health outcomes and ensured patient safety. Students are provided the tools to develop expertise in assessing the vision, mission and organizational strategic plans. Emphasis is placed on executive decision making, leading change efforts, and instituting innovative methodologies for system improvement. Organizational behaviors directed towards quality improvement, negotiation, conflict resolution, performance evaluation and ethical conduct in a business environment. Enhances the student's ability to use power and influence to achieve goals, build teams and alliances, establish strong communication channels, and empower others. Students must earn a grade of "B" or higher in this course or it will have to be repeated.