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 and Health Unit 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 hourly range of $10.65 to $21.19 for an annual salary range of $22,160 to $44,070.