Health Unit Coordinator - Milwaukee Area Technical College

Health Unit Coordinator from Milwaukee Area Technical College is a Campus Certificate Health Administration degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Overview ? Health Unit Coordinator is a 16-credit, short-term technical diploma program (20 weeks full-time and about one year part-time). The program focuses on preparing you to coordinate non-direct patient care tasks including order transcription, clerical support functions, extensive customer service interactions, as well as taking direction from physicians, nurses and other allied health professionals. Following the program's theoretical component, you will apply your skills during the clinical experience. Career Outlook ? Health unit coordinators are valued professionals of the health care team and the demand for this profession continues to grow. Graduates may be employed in hospitals, long-term care facilities or clinics. Job titles may include clinical systems communicator, medical (unit) secretary, emergency department communicator or nursing unit administrative assistant. Program Learning Outcomes ? Employers expect program graduates to be able to: Communicate professionally in the health care environment Coordinate health unit operations Integrate the role of the Health Unit Coordinator in the health care system Manage client information Transcribe medical orders Possible Careers: Health Unit Coordinator/Clerk Clinical Systems Communicator Nursing Unit Administrative Assistant Ward Clerk/Secretary View more details on Milwaukee Area Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Administration courses.