Health Unit Coordinator
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The Health Unit Coordinator manages non-clinical nursing tasks on a nursing unit. These include managing the supplies and equipment, performing the receptionist role, protecting the confidentiality of patient information, setting priorities and organizing the workload on a nursing unit. |
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The job responsibilities include transcribing physician's orders, answering the telephone and intercom, performing patient admission, performing transfer and discharge procedures, operating the nursing unit equipment (including the computer), ordering daily diets and laboratory studies, scheduling diagnostic studies, filing patient data in charts, and ordering supplies and repair items.
The Health Unit Coordinator must be able to complete detailed tasks with a high degree of accuracy while working in a busy environment. The successful Health Unit Coordinator is able to solve problems logically, be self-motivated, and complete work independently. All health care workers must have a high degree of ethics in maintaining the confidentiality of patient information. They also must be professional in both appearance and interaction with others.
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| Award | Title | Campus | Credits |
| Occupational Certificate | Health Unit Coordinator | BPC/EPC | 17 |
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