BID-246 — Health Unit Coordinator
This 50 hour program is designed to prepare a student to perform the tasks and responsibilities of a Health Unit Coordinator in support of medical staff, nursing personnel, hospital departments, and to assist patients and visitors. This program includes interactive lecture, labs and exercises designed to review medical terminology, methods of effective communication and progressive management techniques. Throughout this program students will perform multiple exercises in the complexities of transcribing physician's orders; patient chart documentation; HIPAA regulations; dietary orders; vital signs documentation; ordering of diagnostic and therapeutic testing; all in an effort to prepare a student to function as a vial member of the healthcare team. Upon successful completion of this Health Unit Coordinator Program, students will be eligible to sit for the National Association of Health Unit Coordinators (NAHUC) national certification exam.