Skills Chief Of Operating Area in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region

Find out what skills you typically need to work as a chief of operating area in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Managers in health care (NOC 0311).

Skills and knowledge

The following skills and knowledge are usually required in this occupation.

  • Skills

  • Management Help - Management
    • Leading and Motivating
    • Recruiting and Hiring
    • Strategic Planning
    • Co-ordinating and Organizing
    • Evaluating
    • Allocating and Controlling Resources
    • Supervising
  • Analysis Help - Analysis
    • Planning
    • Projecting Outcomes
    • Analyzing Information
  • Communication Help - Communication
    • Liaising and Networking
    • Professional Communicating
    • Advising and Consulting

Management

Taking charge of the direction and resources of an organization.
  • Leading and Motivating
    • Reinforcing an organization's vision and monitoring compliance.
  • Recruiting and Hiring
    • Acquiring the right talent to achieve the organization's mission.
  • Strategic Planning
    • Envisioning a future state and developing strategies, goals, objectives and action plans to achieve it.
  • Co-ordinating and Organizing
    • Organizing and co-ordinating the activities of groups and individuals to align their activities with organizational objectives.
  • Evaluating
    • Directing processes and procedures to ensure they add measurable value.
  • Allocating and Controlling Resources
    • Determining the distribution of people, assets, materials or capital to accomplish organizational goals and putting in place financial and administrative controls.
  • Supervising
    • Directing and monitoring the performance of others.

Analysis

Examining and evaluating information.
  • Planning
    • Determining phases and steps, defining activities and tasks and establishing schedules to complete objectives on time and within budget.
  • Projecting Outcomes
    • Estimating the results of an action or a series of actions.
  • Analyzing Information
    • Examining data or facts to determine appropriate actions or recommendations.

Communication

Using communication skills to share information, advise and influence.
  • Liaising and Networking
    • Developing alliances, contacts or partnerships, and exchanging information with others.
  • Professional Communicating
    • Preparing and delivering written, oral or visual material for the workplace that presents information.
  • Advising and Consulting
    • Providing guidance and advice to enable decision-making about tasks, situations, and processes.

Business, Finance and Management

Knowledge related to organization and control of business activities.
  • Business Administration
    • Knowledge of the principles and practices of managing businesses.
  • Client Service
    • Knowledge of principles and practices of providing service to clients to maintain and build organizational success.
  • Business Management
    • Knowledge related to the planning, organizing, staffing, leading or directing of organizations including principles and practices of accounting, the disposition of human and material resources, public relations, evaluation, sales and marketing, and economics.

Health Services

Knowledge related to the provision of medical science and technology for the physical and mental well-being of others.
  • Medicine
    • Knowledge of body systems and processes and techniques to diagnose and treat human and animal injuries, diseases, conditions and deformities. This includes understanding treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health care measures.
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