Health Unit Clerk Support Specialist Program

The occupational objective of this program is to prepare the students to gain employment in settings such as: hospitals, clinics, insurance companies, public health care agencies, long-term care facilities where they will perform non-clinical tasks usually under the supervision of nursing staff and provide the link between patients, physicians, nursing staff and other departments. Job duties and environments vary by place of employment. Some Hospital Unit Clerks are employed part-time or work evening or weekend shifts. The job outlook for qualified unit clerks is very good due to advances in medical technology. According to the Health Careers Center, job opportunities are expected to be plentiful for health unit clerks, with growth mirroring that of all health care professions.

The learning outcomes include the following:

• To perform receptionist duties such as greeting and checking in patients
• To manage and coordinate scheduling of appointments
• To compile patients’ charts
• To transcribe physicians’ orders
• To prepare birth and/or death certificates
• To record vital signs
• To order hospital supplies
• To complete the admission, preoperative, and postoperative procedures

Other duties may include:

• Receiving new patients
• Collecting patient records
• Ordering hospital supplies

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Entrance Requirements: Grade 12/GED or mature student status. Applicants must successfully complete the admissions interview and entrance assessments.

Prerequisites: Applicants must show proof of successful completion of transcription medical terminology and office skills from a recognized healthcare program.

Total Program Hours: 240 Hours.
Full-time Program Length: 12 Weeks (2.8 Months).

Career Opportunities: Medical Office Assistant, Unit Clerk, Nursing Unit Coordinators, Nursing Unit Assistants, Health Unit Coordinators

Program may not be available at all campuses. Program content is subject to change.

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