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As a Health unit coordinator, you'll work in a hospital or office setting, assisting nursing staff with non-clinical clerical tasks. You'll perform a variety of services for patients, visitors and hospital management.  Health Unit Coordinator Job Description Health unit coordinators handle everything from maintaining patient charts and scheduling diagnostic tests to ordering supplies and transcribing doctor's orders. As a health unit coordinator, you'll also receive new patients and give information and directions to visitors. Because you'll serve as an important link between departments, physicians, nursing staff and patients and their visitors, you'll need to have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Health Unit Coordinator Career Opportunities As a health unit coordinator, you'll work in any of these settings: - hospitals
- clinics
- insurance companies
- public health care agencies
- nursing homes
Health Unit Coordinator Salary According to indeed.com, the average annual salary for health unit coordinators is around $39,000. Health Unit Coordinator Training In addition to having your GED or high school diploma, you'll need to complete a unit coordinator program, usually a 6-month to 1-year certificate or diploma program. In the training programs, students receive a combination of classroom and clinical training. You'll learn clerical skills, medical terminology, hospital organization, legal and ethical responsibilities, and transcription of doctors' orders. Health Unit Coordinator Licensure National certification is optional, but some employers may require it. After you graduate from an accredited unit coordinator program, you'll qualify to sit for the National Health Unit Coordinator Certification Examination (NHUCCE). Successful completion results in the title of Certified Health Unit Coordinator (CHUC). |
Did You Know?- Many health unit coordinators begin their careers as Certified Nursing Assistants.
- Health care coordinator jobs first came about during World War II, when nurses were needed to take over certain physician responsibilities, such as checking vital signs and intravenous therapy.
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