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Course Listings 2017-2018 223 HEALTH UNIT COORDINATOR (HUC) HUC110 1 Credit 1 Period Issues in Health Unit Coordinating History of the health unit coordinating profession, National Association of Health Unit Coordinators (NAHUC) and certification process. Management techniques for health unit coordinators. Communication issues relevant to health unit coordinators. Resume writing. Prerequisites or Corequisites: HCC145 and (HCC130 or HCC130AA, HCC130AB, HCC130AC, HCC130AD, HCC130AE and HCC130AF). Corequisites: HUC113, HUC114, HUC115 and HUC116. HUC111 2 Credits 3 Periods Communication and Hospital Unit Management in Health Unit Coordinating History of the health unit coordinating profession, National Association of Health Unit Coordinators (NAHUC) and certification process. Responsibilities of a hospital unit coordinator. Includes terminology, paper and electronic forms, electronic medical records patient charts, admission/discharge of patients, preoperative and postoperative procedures. Management techniques for health unit coordinators as workflow and process facilitators. Communication issues relevant to health unit coordinators. Prerequisites: None. Course Notes: All HUC classes must be taken concurrently if a student is seeking a certificate of completion in Health Unit Coordinating/Patient Care Associate. HUC113 4 Credits 4 Periods Diagnostic Tests and Treatments Understanding and interpreting physician`s orders for the Health Unit Coordinator (HUC) and other health care workers. Terminology, symbols and abbreviations for diagnostic procedures and treatments. Prerequisites: None. Course Notes: All HUC classes must be taken concurrently except HUC113 if a student is seeking a certificate of completion in Health Unit Coordinating/Patient Care Associate. HUC114 2 Credits 4 Periods Health Unit Coordinator Procedures Application of unit coordinating skills and procedures in the laboratory setting. Transcription of traditional written physician orders and paper-based charts. Electronic patient charts in relation to coordination of hospital unit activities and workflow facilitation. Instruction in utilization of electronic patient charts. Initiation of electronic patient charts and entering physician`s orders to facilitate the transition to fully implemented electronic patient charts with Computer Physician Order Entry (CPOE). Prerequisites: None. Course Notes: All HUC classes must be taken concurrently except HUC113 if a student is seeking a certificate of completion in Health Unit Coordinating/ Patient Care Associate. HUC115 2 Credits 12 Periods Health Unit Coordinator Clinical Application of health unit coordinator skills and procedures in the hospital setting under the supervision of an instructor. Prerequisites: None. Course Notes: All HUC classes must be taken concurrently if a student is seeking a certificate of completion in Health Unit Coordinating/Patient Care Associate. HUC116 1 Credit 1 Period Health Unit Coordinating Clinical Seminar Clinical guidelines and hospital requirements for health unit coordinating clinical. Preparation for an electronic and non-electronic medical record based facility and/or unit. Review and verification of skills, competencies and procedures listed in the Clinical Evaluation Handbook and Skills List. Preparation for National Association of Health Unit Coordinators (NAHUC) national certification exam. Resume preparation and document submission. Prerequisites: None. Course Notes: All HUC classes must be taken concurrently if a student is seeking a certificate of completion in Health Unit Coordinating/Patient Care Associate.