Graduate Certificate - Health Care Administration Management (HCT1B)

The Health Care Administration program is a business program that will provide students with previous education/experience in health care with business and leadership fundamentals. It is designed as a 4 semester program for international college or university graduates from the health care field or from other disciplines.

The program provides the skills necessary to work within the Canadian Health Care system. The curriculum covers a wide range of topics in business through the lens of health care. Students will develop skills in the areas of finance, human resources, operations, management, leadership, research and reporting, and strategic thinking. They will study privacy, ethics, communications and patient care concerns as they relate to the Canadian health care system.

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to: • Plan and implement operational strategies and collaborative leadership practices in the Retirement Communities sector. • Analyze, forecast, and budget revenue and expense targets and recommend effective strategies for the organization. • Develop and promote marketing strategies that attract and retain suitable seniors to retirement communities. • Design and implement operational procedures for a retirement facility to meet association standards. • Establish a human resource management framework utilizing culturally appropriate methods and strategies to enhance employee and management relations. • Identify and help meet the psychological, physiological, social and spiritual needs of seniors. • Assess, plan, and implement proper nutrition standards for clients. • Incorporate various principles, theoretical frameworks, and methods into practice in retirement communities’ facilities. • Communicate effectively in a caring environment that includes people of diverse backgrounds.