Health Unit Coordinator Courses
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Arizona
Gateway
Community College
108
N. 40th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034
http://healthcare.gatewaycc.edu/Programs/HealthUnitCoordinator/default.htm
Contact: Monica Wadsworth, Program Director HUC
Phone (602) 286-8526
Email: monica.wadsworth@gwmail.maricopa.edu
Weblink: http://directory.gatewaycc.edu/HealthSciences/HealthUnitCoordinator/WadsworthM.htm
Arkansas
Arkansas State University Mountain Home (ASUMH)
Contact the Admissions Office at (870) 508-6104 or visit www.asumh.edu
HSA 1007 -Health Unit Coordinator from August 21 - December 12, 2006 offered on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
ASUMH is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
British Columbia
College of New Caledonia
3330-22 Ave
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada V2N 1P8
Phone: 250-562 2131
http://www.cnc.bc.ca/ce/nursing_clerk.htm
4461 Interurban Road
Phone: 250-370-4565 (call for information and brochure)
email: sofbus@camosun.bc.ca
This highly successful eight-month part-time evening and weekend program is in its 12 th year and is offered on-campus each September.
Kwantlen University
College
12666 72nd Avenue
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada V3W 2M8
Phone: 604-599-2100
http://www.kwantlen.ca
The Health Unit Coordinator program is offered on the Langley
Campus, full-time days commencing in September or full-time evenings commencing
in January.
Malaspina University-College –
now:
www.mala.ca
Contact:
Nanaimo Campus Building 310 Room 106
Office Hours: Mon-Fri
Phone: 250-740-6327
Fax: 250-740-6452
Email: dillc@mala.ca
Okanagan University-College
3333 University Way
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada V1V 1V7
Phone: 250-762-5445
http://www.ouc.bc.ca/ce/certificates/certificate.asp
Selkirk Community College
Offers both an on-campus and distance education course
Castlegar Campus
301 Frank Beinder Way
Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada V1N 3J1
Phone: 250-365-7292
Fax: 250-365-6568
http://selkirk.ca/learning/programs/?program=NUCL
Campus Information
http://selkirk.ca/learning/distance/distance_ed_progdetail.asp?programid=43 Distance Education
University-College of the Fraser
Valley
45635 Yale Road
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada V2P 6T4
Laura Larson - Program Coordinator
Phone: 604-864-4626 or 604-792-0025 Local 4626
Email: laura.larson@ucfv.ca
http://www.ucfv.ca/cs/Certificates/nursing_unit_clerk.htm
Vancouver Community College
City Centre Campus
250 West Pender Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6B 1S9
Phone: 604-443-8330
Fax: 604-443-8588
http://www.vcc.ca/programs/detail.cfm?WPGM_DIVISION_ID=6&WPGM_PROGRAM_ID=92
Humboldt Regional Occupations Program offers a HUC
course in the Spring of each year. For more information contact:
HROP, 901
Myrtle Ave., Eureka, CA 95501 707-445-7018
Mission Trails Regional Occupational Program
867 E. Laurel Drive
Salinas, CA 93905
Contact: Berna Maya, Instructor, at 831-753-4209 or bmaya@salinas.k12.ca.us
www.missiontrailsrop.org
Vista Regional Occupational Program/Adult School
offers a HUC Program three times a year.
Please contact us at
(760)758-7122. Located at 305 East Bobier Drive, Vista, CA
92084
http://vas.vusd.k12.ca.us/
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The University of Florida Area Health Education
Centers Program in collaboration with the Area Health Education Centers Programs
of Nova Southeastern University, the University of South Florida and the
University of Miami
Location: http://fhc.medinfo.ufl.edu/admin/coord.html
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point
14000 Fivay Rd
Hudson, FL 34667
Contact: Jill Corriveau, Director of Education, at 727-819-2929, ext. 5811 or
jill.corriveau@hcahealthcare.com
Program for hospital employees to move throughout the
hospital system. Participants will receive 120 hours of didactic and clinical
experience to prepare them to perform the duties of the entry level health unit
coordinator. Course content follows the NAHUC blueprint for national
certification.
Concorde Career Institute
4202 West Spruce Street
Tampa, FL 33607
1-888-744-1355 or 813-874-0094 locally
http://www.concorde.edu/tampa/
This program of study encompasses interpersonal communication skills, medical terminology, ethical responsibilities, safe and efficient work practices, clerical skills, use of computers, interpretation and transcription of practitioner's orders, interdepartmental coordination, chart setup, cardiac monitoring systems and recognition of arrhythmias. This program also offers CPR, first aid, OSHA, HIV training. Financial Aid is available for those who qualify. Concorde Career Institute is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT).
Henry W. Brewster Technical Center
Students receive education and training in a variety of subject areas: basic healthcare knowledge such as CPR, first aid, HIV, domestic violence, ethics and legalities, teamwork and effective communication techniques. This 90- hour component is called "CORE" and is transferable to any post-secondary health science program in the state of Florida. This HUC program includes training in medical terminology, transcription of M.D./A.R.N.P. orders for diagnostic and treatment orders, admission, discharge, transfer, preoperative and postoperative orders and principles of cardiac monitoring. There is a clinical rotation component conducted in area hospitals. The clinical setting allows the student the opportunity for increased self-direction under the leadership of an assigned preceptor and a registered nurse. Upon graduation, students may take the National Association of Health Unit Coordinators certification examination. Financial aid and placement available.
Pasco-Hernando Community College (PHCC)
The course is offered at both the
north (Brooksville) campus which
is approximately 40 minutes north of Tampa,
and the west (Port Richey)
campus. Port Richey is a bit north of Clearwater.
The course
description, campus address, etc is on the website.
http://www.phcc.edu/
Program offered quarterly in Columbus, GA
Contact:
Hudson Garrett Jr., NCMA, EHS, SEM, MPH, Director, Community Health and Safety
AHA Training Center Director, AHA Regional Faculty
Office: 706.641.5265
Fax: 706.649.1500
Pager: 706.576.0300
Nextel: 706.527.3935
Visit our website: www.columbustech.edu
CARITAS Medical Center, Louisville, KY.
For more information or to receive a registration packet, please call Cathy
Gray-Connors at (502) 361-6651.
The Allied Health Institute, 14571 Old
Spanish Trail, Post Office Box 1358, Luling, LA 70070-1358
Phone
number: (985) 785-9498
E-mail:
alliedhealthinst@msn.com
Delta
College
Workforce Development Center
H-wing
1961 Delta Rd.
University Center, Michigan 48710
Contact: Lindsey Douglas Phone:(989)758-3633 or (989)758-3635
e-mail: lindseydouglas@delta.edu or mrickey@corpserv.delta.edu
Visit our website: www.delta.edu/wdc
Class schedule & information: http://www.delta.edu/wdc/healthunitcoordinator.htm
Health Unit Coordinators are in High Demand Locally! Most graduates of the Delta College Health Unit Coordinator Program are hired within one to three months. Positions are a mix of part-time and full-time, and most are in hospital settings, although other health organizations are also potential employers.
The first 80 hours of the program are spent in a classroom environment. You are evaluated through written exams, class participation, punctuality and attendance. You spend the next 160 hours in the clinical portion of the program. Here you receive hands-on experience at a local hospital. You train with a health unit coordinator preceptor (clinical instructor) during this time. An on-going evaluation by the instructor and the preceptor is conducted through individual conferences and written examinations. The student must maintain a 75% average in each aspect of the program, including ethical and safety aspects as well as demonstrations in order to receive a certificate. Also, students must have consistent attendance in order to receive a certificate. There are no excused absences from this course.
Macomb Community College
Continuing Education
Building H Room 220
44575 Garfield Road
Clinton Township, MI 48038
contact: Program Coordinator Katherine Langan, or Instructor Caryn Waligorski at
(586) 498-4000
Class is 12 weeks. Certification review component included in future
semesters.
Marygrove College
Continuing Education
8425 W. McNichols
Detroit, Michigan 48221
contact: Nonearl Walker-Tate via email at ntate@marygrove.edu
12 week course with 24 hours of clinicals in hospital with instructor
Sankofa Career Services, LLC.
7531 East 8 Mile Rd
Warren MI 48091
contact: Geraldine Conerly at (586) 427-4904 voice, (586)-427-4986 fax, or sankofas@peoplepc.com email
One five-hour class per week for 16 weeks
40 hour externship must be done to complete program
Job placement available
Van Dyke Public Schools
Community Education
Thompson Community Center
11370 Hupp
Warren, MI 48089
(586) 758-8363 or (586) 758-8300
16 week course with 120 hours of internship
Century College
White Bear Lake, MN
Contact: Helen Bruner
(651) 779-3902
email: helen.bruner@century.edu
Hennepin Technical College
9900 Brooklyn Blvd
Brooklyn Park, MN 55369
Contact: Lori Katz
(952) 995-1300
email: lori.katz@hennepintech.edu
- 16 week (1 semester) program
Minnesota State College Southeast Technical College
Winona
Campus
1250 Homer Road
Winona, MN 55987
507 453 2700
http://www.southeastmn.edu/
Red Wing Campus
308 Pioneer Road
Red Wing, MN 55066
651 385 6300
Rochester Community and Technical
College
851 30th Ave SE . Rochester, MN 55904-4999
General Info:
(507) 285-7210 or 1-800-247-1296
Contact (651)846-1600
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College – Jackson County Campus
Workforce Development Office
Hwy 90
PO Box 100
Gautier MS 39553
Phone: (228) 497-7893
Patricia Manuel, RN, BSN, MSN, LNC
Program Director/Instructor
North Carolina
Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NC
Hospital Nursing Unit Secretary program.
Contact: Barbara S. Bostic, R.N., Program Coordinator, Health & Community Service, Continuing Education at barbara.bostic@cpcc.edu
Mountainside Hospital's School of Allied Health
1 Bay Avenue
Montclair, NJ
Runnells Specialized Hospital of
Union County
40 Watchung Way
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey 07922
Instructor: Nora Dunn, CHUC, RN, RHIA, MLS
For more information, contact: ndunn@ucnj.org
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039
For more information, contact:
Angela M. Cole, A.A., HUC , Manager of Support Services, Health Unit Coordinator Liaison Specialty Resource Unit at 513-636-3594 or email: Angie.White-Cole@cchmc.org
Free Online Contact Hour Opportunity
http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/ed/cme/streaming-media/library/huc.htm
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
Internet-based health unit
coordinator course
3520 Central Pkwy
Cincinnati Ohio 45223
Contact: Daphne T. Robinson, Instructor/Coordinator for Health & Public Safety
at 513-569-1684
Great Oaks - Health Professions Academy
Susan Rench
Program Coordinator
3120 Burnett Ave Suite 103
Cincinnati Ohio 45229
Contact: Susan Rench, Program Coordinator, at 513-961-4220 ext. 19, or email
susan.rench@cchmc.org
Bidwell Training Center
1815 Metropolitan Street
Pittsburgh PA 15233
Contact: Dolores Sewchok, Director Medical Programs, at 412 323-4000 ext. 215 or email dsewchok@mcg-btc.org
Delaware County Community College
901 S. Media Line Road
Media, PA 19062
http://www.dccc.edu
Contact: Marian Edmiston, Program Coordinator at 610-359-5274 or
medmisto@dccc.edu
South Dakota
Western Dakota Tech
800 Mickelson Drive
Rapid City, SD 57703-4018
Contact: Donita O'Meara, RN, BSN,
Health Unit Coordinator/Patient Care Technician Instructor , at (605)
718-2916 or e-mail donita.omeara@wdt.edu
Fax: (605) 394-1789
Texas
Texas Computer Training Institute
Eight week program with daytime and evening classes available.
Amarillo Campus
Bank of America Building
701 South Taylor Street
Suite B-190
Amarillo, TX 79101
Contact: Shelly Brackeen, Executive Director at (806) 372-3700 or email at sbrackeen@tcti.org
Austin Campus
Bank of America Building
3301 Northland Drive
Suite 312
Austin, TX 78731
Contact: Trey Owen, President at (512) 420-2660 or email at trey@tcti.org
Lubbock Campus
Pyramid Plaza Building
3323 South Loop 289
Suite 570
Lubbock, TX 79423
Contact Kristen Phelps, Director of Admissions at (806) 785-2100 or email at kristen@tcti.org
Clover Park Technical College
Pima Medical Institute
1627 Eastlake Avenue East
Seattle,
Washington 98102
Contact: (206) 322-6100
Website: http://www.pimamedical.com/careers/health_unit_coord.htm
Seattle Vocational Institute
Spokane Community College offers a
one-year health unit coordinator certificate, with an optional A.A.S. degree,
which prepares the student to work in a nursing unit of a hospital or long-term
care facility. Tasks include coordinating physician orders for the patient among
the physician, nursing staff, and other hospital departments; performing daily
chart analysis for physician signatures on orders; utilizing computerized order
entry systems; setting up and maintaining patient records; and managing
communications on the unit, both in-person and by telephone, according to
facility policy and in compliance with confidentiality statutes. Upon completion
of the program, students may take the national certification exam offered by
NAHUC.
Classes are offered weekdays at SCC.
Prerequisites: Physical
exam, ability to perform under stress, keyboarding skills, and appropriate
skills in ASSET, SAT, or ACT.
Call the SCC Health & Environmental Science
Division at (509)533-7296 or contact SCCInfo for more
information.
Wisconsin
Lakeshore Technical College
1290 North Avenue
Cleveland, WI 53015-1414
Contact: Lynn Owen, RN, MSN, Program Director at (920) 693-1226 or
lynn.owen@gotoltc.edu or
Trish Klein, Admissions Specialist at trish.klein@gotoltc.edu or (920) 693-1851 .
Milwaukee Area Technical College
700 West State Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233-1443
Contact: Lucia E. Francis, MS, RHIA, Associate Dean of Health Occupations, at (414) 297-8569 or francisl@matc.edu
Waukesha County Technical College
Health Unit Coordinator Technical
Diploma
800 Main Street
Pewaukee, WI 53072
Contact: Diana Skornicka, Program Counselor, at (262) 691-5161.
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