Unit coordinator resume examples for 2025
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How to write a unit coordinator resume
Craft a resume summary statement
A well-written resume summary is basically an elevator pitch. You are summing up your skills and experience in a few sentences to wow recruiters, hiring managers, and decision makers into giving you an interview. Here are some tips to putting your best foot first with your resume summary:
Step 1: Start with your current job title, or the one you aspire to. Are you a passionate manager? A skilled analyst? It's a good starting point.
Step 2: Next put your years of experience in unit coordinator-related roles.
Step 3: Now is the time to put your biggest accomplishment or something you are professionally proud of.
Step 4: Read over what you have written. It should be 2-4 sentences. Your goal is to summarize your experience, not recite your resume.
These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some unit coordinator interviews.Hi, I'm Zippi, your job search robot. Let me write a first draft of your summary statement.
List the right project manager skills
Many resumes are filtered out by hiring software before a human eye ever sees them. A robust Skills section can let recruiters (and bots) know you have the skills to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section:
- Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
- Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
- Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a unit coordinator resume:
- Patients
- Customer Service
- Medical Terminology
- CPR
- Patient Flow
- Physician Orders
- Data Entry
- Taking Care
- Compassion
- Emergency Situations
- HIPAA
- Patient Charts
- Coordinators
- Order Entry
- Phone Calls
- Surgery
- Rehabilitation
- Home Health
- Computer System
- Clerical Support
- Front Desk
- Office Equipment
- Direct Patient Care
- Cleanliness
- Patient Charges
- Patient Admissions
- Patient Rooms
- Telephone Calls
- IV
- Test Results
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How to structure your work experience
Your work experience should be structured:
- With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
- Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
- Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
- Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.
How to write unit coordinator experience bullet points
Your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. Instead, it is your chance to show your accomplishments and show why you're good at what you do.
- Use the What, How, and Why format. Answering these questions turns a bland job description into an effective showcase of your abilities.
- What were your responsibilities or goals?
- How did you accomplish them?
- Why were your results important? (How did it impact your company? Can you quantify the results in numbers? )
Here are great bullet points from unit coordinator resumes:
Work history example #1
Unit Coordinator
Prairie View
- Arranged project status meetings to communicate effectively with internal and external departments within the company.
- Relieved Unit Coordinators at times when short staffed during various shifts.
- Answered emails, Phone calls, and escalations from supervisors, customers, and co workers.
- Audited three-customer internet portals looking for billing errors, and usability issues.
- Worked in a call center that handled other phone company issues for DSL or High-speed internet.
Work history example #2
Unit Coordinator
Methodist Hospital
- Complied with all OSHA and HIPAA regulations.
- Monitored Medsurg, Post Cardiac Cath, ICU, CCU, Cardiac Transplant, Stroke Unit and Step Down Units.
- Managed Eight Monitor Cardiac Telemetry with up to Forty Eight Patient Rhythms in Central Tele-Monitoring.
- Monitored quality indicators documented in patient charts needed for CMS.
- Researched drug/supply pricing and reimbursement rates along with proper coding procedures.
Work history example #3
Unit Coordinator
St. Mary's Hospital for Children
- Monitored patients' telemetry strips and alerted nurses/doctors of irregularities in heart rhythms.
- Certified in EKG telemetry monitoring and application.
- Monitored telemetry of patients on the unit or those remotely on other units.
- Entered doctors' orders in the computer using Meditech.
- Obtained necessary records and information from internal and external sources.
Work history example #4
Medical Receptionist
Crozer-Keystone Health System
- Pre-registered patients information into computer, checked insurance for precerts and referrals, collected copays, deductibles, or coinsurances.
- Scheduled patients with EPIC EMR, took messages and routed to appropriate staff within the Group of sixteen clinics.
- Processed payroll, scheduled, filed, phones/switchboard, inventory
- Utilized EPIC (electronic health record system) to check-in patients, schedule appointments, and communicate with the medical staff.
- Entered new patients confidential information into computer database also discharged patients and entered chart information containing ICD-9 and CPT codes.
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Add an education section to your resume
The education section should display your highest degree first.
Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries from unit coordinator resumes:
Some College Courses in nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing - North Brunswick
2007 - 2007
Highlight your unit coordinator certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification section.
Start simple. Include the full name of the certification. It's also good to mention the organization that issued the certification. Next, specify when you obtained the certification.
Here are some of the best certifications to have on unit coordinator resumes:
- Certified Health Unit Coordinator
- Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA)
- Registered Medical Assistant
- Certified Medical Office Manager (CMOM)
- First Aid, CPR and AED Instructor
- Certified Medical Interpreter - Spanish (CMI)
- Word 2010 Certification