BCCC to offer course for Health Unit Coordinator training | Eastern North Carolina Now

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    Have you thought about a career in health services? The Division of Continuing Education at Beaufort County Community College will offer a course beginning Thursday, April 3, that will prepare students to work as health unit coordinators in health care facilities.

    The class will meet 6 to 9 p.m. Monday and Thursday through Sept. 15, 2014 in Room 1217 of Building 12 on the BCCC campus. The cost of the course is $180. The required textbooks, "Health Unit Coordinating" and "Skills Practice Manual for La Fleur Brooks' Health Unit Coordinating, 7th Edition," are available from the BCCC Book Store for an estimated cost of $152.75 before the first night of class. Students will also be required to bring a one-inch binder, stapler and hole puncher to class.

    A health unit coordinator is an entry-level health professional that helps maintain and support a health care facility. Duties include setting up charts for hospital admittance, performing data entry, ordering lab tests and x-rays, transcribing physician orders and communicating them to nursing staff and other hospital departments, using computerized order entry systems, setting up and maintaining patient records, managing facility communications and keeping the unit in compliance with facility policy and confidentiality regulations.

    The large number of expected retirements and tougher immigration rules are reducing the number of qualified professionals that are currently in this field. In some states it is projected that employment in healthcare services will grow 18.0 percent from 2007-2017, according to U.S. Department of Labor statistics.

    The average salary for health unit coordinators range from $10.92 an hour in some rural areas to $20.82 in larger metropolitan areas, according to Workforce Explorer.

    Students may register by calling 940-6375 or in person in room 802 of Building 8 on the BCCC campus. BCCC accepts Visa, MasterCard and Discover. Checks payable to Beaufort County Community College may be mailed to the attention of Eva Peartree, 5337 U.S. Highway 264 East, Washington, N.C. 27889.

    For more information, contact Sue Gurley, program coordinator, at (252) 940-6263 or by email at sueg@beaufortccc.edu.

    Information about this or other classes offered by the Division of Continuing Education is available at www.beaufortccc.edu/coned.


    Beaufort County Community College is a public comprehensive community college committed to accessible and affordable quality education, effective teaching, relevant training, and lifelong learning opportunities for the people served by the College.