The Unit Clerk: Job Description, Qualifications, and Duties

The Unit Clerk
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What new things did I learn?
Health Unit clerks work under the directives of physicians and nursing staff in
performing clerical duties (Clark 41). The unit clerks can also act as receptionists and
communicating with the patients in person and on phones.
In the Unit Coordinating course, I have learned the education qualification of a Unit
Clerk in the hospitals. First is the level of education one should attain. The Unit Clerk is
required to have a certificate in postsecondary, a diploma or the associate's degree in the field.
The period of this unit can be completed in one year or less. There is inclusive of information in
health management, ethics, pharmacology, human anatomy, and medical terminology. This
courses will make one a competent unit clerk in a Hospital (Clarke 34).
The Unit Coordinating course has given me the job description of the Unit clerk. The
health unit clerks are also called the floor clerks and unit coordinators; they collaborate with
nurses, healthcare workers and physicians within the secretarial or the general office's function at
the nursing home, Hospital, or the other medical facilities (Fay 112). They order supplies, answer
phones and orders transcribing as the physicians give them. The Health Unit clerk handles the
majority of the patient's paper works, such as admission, personal information form, and
discharge. The Unit clerks must have mastery of admirable communication skills, inclusive of
written and verbal; they should also be in a position to multi-task. The office skills, for instance,

filling, scheduled, and organizing is typically required.
The Unit Coordinating course has clearly outlined the duties of the Unit clerk which may
include using the computer in documenting the physician’s orders, updating the patient’s
information, preparing the patient’s treatment charts and the scheduling appointments. They
work under the supervision of nurses and physicians, taking accommodating the administrative
needs and the direction. The students have to understand the basic nursing procedure and the
background knowledge of pharmacology. The unit clerks must keep the patient's confidentiality
which is the rule-abiding them as the standards of this unit.
Will I apply this knowledge to work as a HUC? If so, why? If not, why?
Yes, I will apply to work as a HUC. This is because out of the Unit Coordinating course;
I have seen some benefits and achievements when I become a clerk unit in the hospital. One, I
have realized that working as a clerk unit respect and culture will be highly appreciated. Through
the orientation, I have realized that the doctors are always friendly, helpful and respectful in all
ways possible (Jackson 14). Secondly, I am qualified in computer packages, and I will be enjoying
feeding the patients documents ready for admission so that the care could start.
Thirdly, the most friendly part of the unit is helping the parents in getting their birth
paperwork information for the naming the new ones. Lastly, the only challenge is when one of
the patients passes away, and the family members are there mourning for them. Altogether, I
loved working as a Unit Clerk.