Career Description 

As a Health Unit Coordinator you will work under the supervision of the nursing department in a healthcare facility or a physician in an office.  In this position, you will transcribe doctors’ orders, schedule diagnostic tests and treatments and manage patients' charts and unit supplies. Health Unit Coordinators are also referred to as Health Unit Clerks/Secretaries and Medical Secretaries. Employment is found in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and physicians’ offices.

Employment Outlook 

Occupations in the field of health services will continue
to rise in the future. In Arizona, Health Unit Coordinator
positions are expected to increase 20% or more in the
next ten years. Health Unit Coordinators earn an
average of $9.51 to $18.74 an hour for an
average salary of $19,781 to $38,979 a year.