Planning: Planning, implementing, and administering programsManaging: Managing staff, budgets, and resourcesEvaluating: Evaluating the work activities of staff, and evaluating doctors and other employeesCreating: Creating and maintaining policies, and helping to develop procedures for medical treatments, quality assurance, and patient servicesCommunicating: Communicating between departments, and communicating with patientsCollaborating: Working with doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to identify issues and needsMaintaining: Maintaining patient records, and ensuring compliance with state laws and regulationsProviding: Providing strategic decision-making, and participating in fund-raising and community health planning