To pass this unit, please study the 20 vocabulary words below.
- administrator
- assess risk
- background
- budgeting
- comply with
- contract
- credentials
- establish standards
- expenditure
- facility
- flextime
- fundraising
- governing board
- implement a procedure
- internship
- liaise
- mitigate
- oversee
- policy
- recruitment
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a person whose job involves managing an organization or institution
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"John was appointed the hospital administrator after Mr Richards had stepped down from the position."
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to make a judgment about how much uncertainty and danger a particular course of action involves
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"The financial director didn’t assess risk correctly and as a result the company lost $100,000."
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the type of training or education that one has had
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"Currently we are looking for specialists with a background in oncology."
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planning how much money will be spent by an institution in a certain period of time
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"Budgeting is one of the responsibilities of the manager."
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to obey or follow a rule, order or standard
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"The nurse complied with the surgeon’s instructions promptly and gave the patient the injection."
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a legal agreement between two people or organizations which involves doing work for a particular amount of money
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"Either party may terminate the contract with three months notice."
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skills or experience that show one is suitable for a particular job
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"Ms Hunter’s credentials as a hospital manager are very impressive."
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to set acceptable levels of quality of work
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"The management have established higher standards of service and as a result, patient satisfaction rose to 78%."
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the spending or outlay of money
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"The budget for last year provided for expenditure of $1 million."
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a building which is used for a specific purpose
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"All healthcare facilities are run by a state agency in this country."
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a system of work in which an employee may change the time when they start or finish work
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"My husband works flextime, which means he often comes back home late, when the children are already asleep."
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collecting money for a particular purpose
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"Our team will help you conduct a successful fundraising campaign."
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a board that manages affairs of an institution
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"The principal governing body of the hospital is the governing board."
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to begin to use a procedure
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"Those procedures must be implemented straightaway so as to increase safety in the department."
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a time when a person learns a job by doing it for a particular period of time
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"After graduation my father did an unpaid internship in a local hospital."
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to provide a means of communication between groups of people
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"Ms Green is able to liaise effectively with various healthcare institutions."
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to take action in order to reduce harmful effects of something
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"The inter-departmental meeting was held so as to mitigate the conflict which had arisen."
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to watch how work is done so as to make sure it is done correctly
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"It is not my duty to oversee the whole department."
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a set of actions agreed by an institution
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"Healthcare policy can affect both the providers of health services and patients."
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the process of looking for new employees
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"It is the HR department that is responsible for the recruitment process here."