AHE 122 - Health Unit Coordinator Procedures I

5.0 Credits
First of a two-course series on responsibilities of health unit coordinator, including medical terminology, requisitions/forms, transcribing orders, patient admission/discharge, preoperative/ postoperative procedures. Application of HUC skills/procedures in lab setting. Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in AHE 121.

Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Manage the clerical tasks on the nursing unit as it relates to admissions, discharges, internal and external transfers and analyze their importance with regard to positive patient outcomes. [REASON]
Assemble and maintain the medical chart. [REASON]
Log on and enter orders using the practice activity software. [REASON]
Accurately transcribe physician orders. [REASON]
Manage, analyze and prioritize urgent and non-urgent physician orders. [REASON]
Analyze and demonstrate how to accurately transcribe observation, dietary, medication, laboratory and diagnostic imaging orders. [REASON]
Input medication orders onto the medication profile/medication administration record. [REASON]
Identify which department to contact to order treatment, dietary, medication, laboratory and diagnostic imaging orders. [REASON]
Explain the purpose of the patient’s chart including its importance as a legal document. [COMMUNICATE]
Explain the importance of confidentiality in assembling and handling the patient charts. [COMMUNICATE]