Health Unit Coordinator
About the Program
16-credit technical diploma
Health unit coordinators are the vital communication link between all service departments: physicians, nurses, ancillary staff, patients and visitors. They are also responsible for maintaining patient and unit records, ordering supplies and services, transcribing physician orders and requesting physician-ordered diagnostic tests and treatments from various departments and hospitals. In this program, you will learn to coordinate the functions of the patient care unit; develop skills to become a more effective communicator; and gain basic introductory knowledge of laboratory, radiology and surgical exams.
- Potential job titles: Clinical Systems Communicator, Unit Clerical Coordinator, Medical Receptionist, and Health Unit Coordinator.