Health Unit Coordinator

This program prepares you for a career in a hospital, a skilled nursing facility, insurance company, clinic, or a health maintenance organization.

As a health unit coordinator (unit clerk/secretary), you will provide communication support to nursing service and ancillary departments.

Program Features & Highlights

• This is a two-term, 19.5-semester-hour, credit program. You'll earn a diploma when you complete the program.
  
  
• The program generally takes six months to complete. You can start in Febrary with completely online coursework, or if you need the structure of a classroom, start in August on our Ottumwa campus.
  
  
• A "test-out" option is available for the Medical Terminology course.

To learn more about the Health Unit Coordinator program, check out the Student Handbook and the Professional Practice Manual at left.

Admission Requirements

• A high school diploma or its equivalent
• A completed admissions application to IHCC (you can do this online)
• COMPASS, ASSET, ACT or SAT score

Orientation

Read through this pdf document (210K) to learn important information about the Health Unit Coordinator program.

In addition, students in the Health Unit Coordinator program will be required to have a Dependent Adult Abuse, Child Abuse and Criminal Background check prior to beginning the clinical/practicum portion of the program.

For more information, contact Heidi Jones at 641.683.5163 or 800.726.2585, ext. 5163.

Course Schedule

Catalog Number	Course Name	Credits
Term I
ADM106	Introduction to Keyboarding	2
CSC105	Computer Essentials	1
ENG105	Composition I	3
HIT125	Essentials of Health Records	2
HSC113	Medical Terminology	2
HSC268	Health Career Certifications	0.5
	Total	10.5
Term II
HSC141	Pharmaceutical Applications	1
HSC230	Employment Preparation	1
HUC121	Health Unit Coordinator	5
HUC122	HUC Practicum	2
	Total	9