Managing Your Career
ACHE Employment Services
As a member of the Western Florida ACHE chapter you can search positions in the ACHE Job Bank by position title, organization type, size of organization, work experience required, salary range, location, and/or duration. You can also subscribe to job alerts which allow you to receive alerts of new job postings via e-mail.
Develop Your Career
AssessmentsThe American College of Healthcare Executives offers a number of assessments, workshops, and other tools to help you advance your career. These tools provide you with personalized feedback that you can use to enhance your self-knowledge and manage your career more effectively. Many can be completed online. Some examples:
- Career Anchors Assessment
- Career Self-Assessment Service
- Conflict Management Assessment
- Emotional Intelligence Assessment
- Executive Job Search Workshop
- Extended Disc Assessment
- Career Aligning Toolkit
Become Board Certified
Maximize your professional potential by earning the premier credential in healthcare management. When you become board certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow (FACHE), you'll have the knowledge, skills and confidence to succeed.
Board of Governors Exam
-
Among the criteria for becoming a Fellow is passing the Board of Governors Examination in Healthcare Management. As the result of an extensive job analysis survey conducted with several thousand ACHE affiliates, the number of questions on the examination will be increasing.
Fellow Advancement Audio Conferences (Events)
-
Fellow advancement audio conferences provide a general overview of the advancement to Fellow process, including the Board of Governors Examination and allow participants to ask questions about the advancement process.
-
The credentialing system is multifaceted and involves academic preparation, healthcare management experience, ACHE tenure, passing the Board of Governors Examination in Healthcare Management, continuing education, references, and community and civic involvement.
Resources for Students
HealthManagementCareers.orgA Web site that focuses on career opportunities in healthcare management. Healthcare is one of today’s most dynamic and growing fields, with a wide range of opportunities and challenges. This Internet resource guide will assist you in exploring a career in the healthcare management field and provide you with information so that you can make a more informed career decision.
Scholarships, Internships and Fellowships
A Web site that focuses on career opportunities in healthcare management. Healthcare is one of today’s most dynamic and growing fields, with a wide range of opportunities and challenges. This Internet resource guide will assist you in exploring a career in the healthcare management field and provide you with information so that you can make a more informed career decision.
- Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship is a $3,500-scholarship for minority students enrolled in their final year of a healthcare management graduate program.
- Foster G. McGaw Graduate Student Scholarship is a $3,500-scholarship for students enrolled in their final year of a healthcare management graduate program.
- Directory of Fellowships in Health Services Administration lists postgraduate fellowships in health services administration in the United States and Canada.