Health Services Administrator

Overview: Military Health Services Administrators (HSA) must be multi-talented managers who can deliver top level healthcare to service members and their families and provide an environment that attracts highly talented physicians, nurses, dentists and other healthcare professionals. They are responsible not only for managing hospitals and base installations, but also for aeromedical evacuations and other unforeseen medical contingencies.

Position: Officer

AFSC: 41AX

Specific Tasks:

• Plan and organize peacetime and wartime health services administration, including manpower, logistics, food service, hospitalization, aeromedical evacuation, facilities and other programs 
• Interpret and implement policies governing health services programs 
• Develop financial plans and budgets 
• Prepare emergency, disaster and defense plans and monitor readiness programs

Requirements:

• For entry into this specialty, one of the following is mandatory:
• A graduate degree in Health Administration, Healthcare Administration (or equivalent), Healthcare Management, Health Management and Policy, Health Services Administration (or equivalent), Hospital Administration (or equivalent), Accounting, Business Administration, Business Management, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Statistics, Information Systems Management, Health Information Management, Health Information Technology, Emergency Management, Construction Management or other closely related degree.
• An undergraduate in Health Administration, Healthcare Administration (or equivalent), Healthcare Management, Health Management and Policy, Health Services Administration (or equivalent), Hospital Administration (or equivalent), Accounting, Business Administration, Business Management, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Statistics, Information Systems Management, Emergency Management,  Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Engineering and Health Management/Health Systems Engineering, Information Management, Health Information Technology, Operations Research or other closely-related degree.
• Commission as an officer in the Air Force Reserve

 Training:

• For those without a prior military service commission, successful completion of the eight-week Officer Training School at Maxwell AFB, AL is required