Overview
The Health Unit Coordinator certificate helps students develop marketable skills as entry-level medical clerical workers. Job duties include assembling and maintaining patient charts; processing doctors’ orders; processing admissions, transfers, and discharges; and scheduling diagnostic procedures.
The certificate program includes online coursework covering Health Unit Coordinator procedures and communication skills (about 85% of the program), as well as unpaid, on-site clinical observation at an area healthcare organization.
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Health Sciences Technology (HSCT)Accreditation
The Health Unit Coordinator program meets the standards of education as published by the National Association of Health Unit Coordinators.
Credentialing: Successful completion of the program qualifies students to take the national certification exam for Health Unit Coordinators.
Contacts
Program Chair
Career Outlook
Graduates Are Prepared To
- Perform Health Unit Coordinator duties in a variety of setting, such as hospitals, community health care centers, physician's offices and clinics, long term care facilities, and fitness centers
Representative Job Titles For Graduates
- Unit Clerk
- Unit Secretary
Graduate Employment Outlook
Good. Jobs in allied health care are expected to increase.
$12 to $15 per hour
Graduate Starting Salary Projections
Contacts
Program Chair
Curriculum
Effective 2023-2024 academic year
Health Unit Coordinator Certificate (UMCR)
Program Prerequisites: ENG 085 Applications of College Reading and Writing or appropriate placement test score, IM 105 Keyboarding Skills or appropriate keyboarding score.
| Semester 1 | Lec | Lab | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCH 104 | Comprehensive Medical Terminology * | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Semester 2 | ||||
| MCH 110 | Orientation to Health Records | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MCH 120 | Health Unit Coordinator Training | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Total Credits: | 9 | 2 | 10 | |
| * | May take MCH 101 Medical Terminology 1 and MCH 102 Medical Terminology 2 (minimum grade C for both) in place of MCH 104. |