What do hospital service workers do?

Answer 1

Full-time social workers usually work a standard 40-hour week; however, some occasionally work evenings and weekends to meet with clients, attend community meetings, and handle emergencies. Some, particularly in voluntary nonprofit agencies, work part time. Social workers usually spend most of their time in an office or residential facility, but also may travel locally to visit clients, meet with service providers, or attend meetings. Some may use one of several offices within a local area in which to meet with clients. The work, while satisfying, can be emotionally draining. Understaffing and large caseloads add to the pressure in some agencies. To tend to patient care or client needs, many hospitals and long-term care facilities are employing social workers on teams with a broad mix of occupations, including clinical specialists, registered nurses, and health aides.

Answer 2

Hospital service workers keep hospitals running. Without caring, energetic service workers, doctors and nurses couldn't do their jobs, and patients would be hungry and uncomfortable. Service workers include all the people who prepare food and serve meals; order, stock, and clean supplies; do the housekeeping; and move patients around safely.

Linen attendants work in the laundry rooms in hospitals, washing and ironing sheets and clothing. They also store, transport, and change bedding so that patients stay clean and comfortable.

Cooks and food preparation assistants keep everyone in the hospital fed and fuelled. Dietary aides serve food in the cafeterias and deliver meals to patients' rooms.

Porters have to be strong. They lift patients carefully in and out of wheelchairs and on and off of beds and stretchers, transporting them from place to place for treatment.

You wouldn't want a nurse running out of vials in the middle of your blood test. Storepeople make sure that won't happen. They order, organize, and distribute supplies throughout the hospital. Everything from bandages and tissues to needles, test tubes, and medical instruments goes through their hands.

Operating room attendants tend specifically to surgical equipment. They make sure all supplies are stocked before surgery begins. Afterwards, they follow strict procedures for cleaning and sterilizing the equipment used.

Other hospital service workers include laboratory aides, equipment and electrical technicians, and janitors. Like all service staff, these workers ensure that hospitals are clean and smoothly run so the rest of us don't have to worry if we wind up in one.