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HEALTH UNIT COORDINATOR
  West
Kentucky Community & Technical College is pleased to announce
we are offering an online course to prepare those who wish to
seek employment as a Health Unit Coordinator. This course is
available through the College's Training
Center for Community and Economic Development. In this course,
students learn the responsibilities of becoming an important,
integral member of the health care team. The theory portion
is self-paced with a required book and on-line assistance by
a faculty member. Students exit well prepared to obtain a job
in a health-care setting, even without clinical experience.
Although health unit coordinating began as a clerical job as
an assistant to the nurse, today it is a position that consists
of many responsibilities such as coordinating the activities
of the nursing staff, the doctors, the hospital departments,
the patients and the visitors of the nursing unit.
 The
health unit coordinator functions by communicating all new doctor's
orders to the patient's nurse; charting the patient's vital
signs; maintaining the patient's chart; performing non-clinical
tasks for admission, discharge and transfer of a patient; preparing
the patient's chart for surgery, and handling all telephone
communications for the nursing unit.
More and more, health unit coordinating is becoming recognized
as an entry-level position on the non-clinical career ladder.
Interested students should be aware that most hospitals and
health care facilities require employees to pass a criminal
background and/or drug screen check before being hired.
Additionally, most hospitals and health care settings require
a high school diploma or GED to be hired.
This course is also open entry, meaning it can be started at
anytime during the year. To further prepare for the job market,
medical terminology and keyboarding classes are also suggested.
Please refer to the Training
Center for Community and Economic Development for information
regarding fees and payment.
Questions regarding the course can be directed to the Training
Center for Community and Economic Development or Sally
Roof, course instructor.
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will qualify
to receive a certificate from the Training
Center for Community and Economic Development in "On-line
Basic Understanding of Health Unit Coordinating."
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