Careers in health care facility management

What is health care facility management?

When you think about hospitals, you think of… Doctors Nurses Patients Emergency rooms X-rays Lab tests Surgery Patient rooms

Have you ever thought about… A hospital’s air conditioning? A hospital’s heat? How surgical instruments are sterilized? What happens in a power outage? What happens if a water main breaks? What protects the hospital against fire? Who maintains medical gas systems? Who repairs the building and clinical equipment? Who manages new construction and renovation? Facility management handles these important issues!

Core elements of facility management Personnel management Life safety Energy management Emergency management Regulatory compliance Maintenance Construction Infection control

Opportunities in the field

Levels of management and typical requirements Vice president Master’s degree CHFM certification 10+ years experience Director Bachelor’s/master’s degree 5-8 years experience Manager Associate’s/bachelor’s degree 5+ years experience Supervisor High school/GED + trade school 3-5 years experience

Other opportunities Engineers Architects Project managers Fire safety professionals Emergency management professionals Support roles HVAC technicians Biomedical technicians Plumbers Carpenters Mechanics Locksmiths Painters

A great field to enter Average age of facility managers is in the mid-50s Health care organizations are strong employers Job opportunities for various education levels Be part of the hospital team Rewarding work = opportunity to help provide safe, healing environments for vulnerable patients Average facility manager salary: $98,950 Average salary for those with CHFM certification: $110,585 Source: 2015 HFM/ASHE Salary survey

Take the next steps

More resources Information on education, internship programs, and other opportunities: www.ashe.org/successionplanning