A successful career in healthcare financial management requires you to develop and maintain both technical and managerial competencies. HFMA recommends the following articles and resources for effective career management.

Personal Checklist

Steps to take before getting started:  

• Assess your skills and competencies
• Understand the competencies of your organization and your industry
• Create a network to gradually build a pipeline of job leads and to learn about and solidify career interests
• Join HFMA/Renew your membership  

Articles & Books

• The Three Circles of Career Advancement  
• Managing People-When You Really Don't Like To!  
• Mentoring in Health Care: A Protege's Perspective  
• The Three Circles of Career Advancement  
• When It's Time to Say Goodbye  
• A Formula for Success for Women (and Men!) in Leadership  
• How Not to Get Fired  
• Compensation Growth Slows for Middle Management Positions: HFMA Survey  
• Job Satisfaction: How to Make Work More Rewarding (Mayo Clinic)
• Ten Steps to a More Rewarding Career (Harvard Business Review)
• HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials (Harvard Business Review)
• The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan: How to Take Charge, Build Your Team, and Get Immediate Results (Jayme A. Check, et al.)

Assessments

• HFMA Professional Self-Assessment
• HFMA Management Self-Assessment
• HFMA Executive Self-Assessment

Resources

• HFMA Webinars
• HFMA On-Demand Webinars
• HFMA Certification  
• HFMA Advanced Technical Study Certificate & Self-Study Programs