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NURSING STAFF
PROFILE
A Good Fit
Jimmy Lancaster, BA
Health Unit Coordinator
Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit
UNC Hospitals
Jimmy Lancaster has been with UNC Hospitals for over 30 years, more than 20 of them
as Health Unit Coordinator (HUC) in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit. He thrives
on the variety that each day brings, and on the freedom to carry out his duties and
responsibilities in the way he thinks best. He is the Chairman of the Assistive Personnel
Career Advancement Team (APCAT) and has no desire to transition out of the position
he currently holds.
“Some of us have chosen and stayed with our jobs because because we have found a
good match, like me with my HUC position. So to me career advancement is staying on
top of what’s current, keeping up with new innovations and new ways of doing things,
and at the same time helping newer staff members learn from my experience.”