HUCF 1201 Health Unit Coordinator Procedures
Course Information
| Course Number | HUCF 1201 |
|---|---|
| Course Title | Health Unit Coordinator Procedures |
| Description | This course expands on the role and job duties of the Health Unit Coordinator. Students will work with medical terminology and information necessary to comprehend and process a variety of orders within a health care setting. Examples of various kinds of orders are studied and many opportunities for practicing procedures is provided. Interaction with the patient chart and the Electronic Health Record continue to be explored, and multiple types of entries are practiced by students. Also, an overview of basic anatomy as well as disease and disorders will be covered to enhance understanding of orders and other elements of working in a health care setting. This course will focus on preparing students for certification through the National Association of Health Unit Coordinators. |
| Total Credits | 3 |
| Total Hours | 48 |
| Instruction Type | Credits and Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 3 Credits, 48 Hours |
Pre/Corequisites
None
Institutional Core Competencies
- Communication - Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate and effective interactions with others to achieve their personal, academic, and professional objectives.
- Critical and Creative Thinking - Students will be able to demonstrate purposeful thinking with the goal of using a creative process for developing and building upon ideas and/or the goal of using a critical process for the analyzing and evaluating of ideas.
Course Competencies
- Describe techniques of a Health Unit Coordinator in a practice setting
- Identify documentation and forms necessary to execute HUC job duties
- Utilize medical terminology
- Demonstrate knowledge of patient activity, positioning, and nursing order processing
- Describe Nutritional Care Order processing
- Develop knowledge of processing of medication orders
- Describe steps for processing treatment orders
- Describe the processing of laboratory orders
- Identify process for working with diagnostic imaging orders
- Demonstrate understanding of Admission, Discharge, Transfer, Preoperative, and Postoperative procedures
- Develop understanding of basic health, anatomy, disease & disorder conditions
- Identify National Association for Health Unit Coordinators
SCC Accessibility Statement
South Central College strives to make all learning experiences as accessible as possible. If you have a disability and need accommodations for access to this class, contact the Academic Support Center to request and discuss accommodations.
North Mankato: Room B-132, (507) 389-7222; Faribault: Room A-116, (507) 332-7222.
Additional information and forms can be found at: southcentral.edu/disability
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