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Online Certified Health Unit Coordinator (CHUC) Certification Training

Open the door to a career as a Health Unit Coordinator or Medical Secretary

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This nationally recognized certification is issued by the National
Association of Health Unit Coordinators, Inc.

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National Association of Health Unit Coordinators, Inc. (NAHUC)

The National Association of Health Unit Coordinators, Inc. (NAHUC) provides professional standards of practice, education and ethics for unit coordinators. For more than 30 years, certification as a health unit coordinator by the NAHUC Certification Board has offered proof to employers, other health care professionals and customers that they have demonstrated the essential knowledge and skills in areas of health unit coordinating. Certification provides evidence that health unit coordinators are qualified, and that the facility supports and encourages staff to continuously improve their performance.

CHUC Certification Details

Certified Health Unit Coordinators are professional healthcare workers who perform the non-clinical functions of the nursing unit or department. Gain your national CHUC certification through the NAHUC to build a Health Unit Coordinator career. Other titles include unit secretary, unit clerk, unit communicator, information coordinator and more.

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CHUC Certification Skills Gained

CHUC Certification Career Pathways

CBCS Certification Skills Gained

  • Manage communications between doctors, nurses and patients for health unit or hospital floor
  • Protect confidentiality and patient rights
  • Process admissions, discharges and transfers
  • Manage physician orders
  • Interpret hospital terminology and abbreviations
  • Operate communication equipment and computers
  • Identify and correct potential hazards
  • Adhere to customer/patient satisfaction service initiatives
  • Respect cultural diversity
  • Comply with regulatory agency guidelines/rules

CBCS Certification Career Pathways

Health Unit Coordinator

Health Unit Coordinators ensure administrative operations run efficiently in a clinical setting such as a hospital, doctor’s office, or clinic. Their duties include planning patient activities, updating medical files, and resolving patient complaints. A Health Unit Coordinator is also known as a Ward Clerk, Unit Secretary, Hospital Unit Coordinator, Nursing Unit Coordinator, Patient Access Technician/Coordinator, … Read more

$29,000 – $52,000

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Medical Secretary

A Medical Secretary provides secretarial work that requires specialized knowledge of medical terminology and procedures, insurance and billing processes and medical records management. They with physicians and other clinicians and may gather intake information from patients scheduled for appointments at an office.

$26,000 – $32,000

Estimated Salary1

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