In the rapidly expanding health care industry, experienced, dedicated health care professionals are a scarce resource. Knowing how to manage your staff--keeping in mind their unique needs as professionals--is critical to retaining employees and keeping your operations running smoothly.Managing the Health Care Professional goes beyond standard management theory to give you a clear picture of the characteristics that make professionals unique as employees and thus deserving of treatment that addresses their professionalism. Under the guidance of best-selling author Charles R. McConnell, this practical, results-oriented, how-to guide identifies specific points of departure in how professionals approach the job, how they relate to their organization and its objectives, and how they respond to a manager's leadership, and other aspects that make them unique.