AHEA 112 - Health Unit Coordinator II

5 CR

The second in a series of courses focusing on skills needed to become a Health Unit Coordinator. Students learn the procedures and skills required for this position in a simulated healthcare environment.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of AHEA 110 with a C or better or permission of Program Chair.

Course Outcomes

Prepare and maintain patients’ charts
Analyze and use the steps for the transcription of doctors’ orders
Distinguish between doctors’ orders for tests, therapies/services, medication, and nursing orders
Admit, discharge, and transfer patients
Demonstrate the health unit coordinator’s patient-centered activities, including the steps for completing admission, discharge, transfer, and surgical-related forms
Use practice software to retrieve diagnostic test results

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