Healthcare Worker

A Healthcare Worker is an industry-specific worker that is a medical worker (who performs healthcare tasks to support patient care).

• AKA: Health Worker, Medical Worker, Health Professional.
• Context:
  • It can (typically) provide Patient Care through medical services.
  • It can (typically) maintain Healthcare Standards through clinical practice.
  • It can (typically) follow Medical Protocols through healthcare procedures.
  • It can (typically) ensure Patient Safety through care delivery.
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  • It can (often) work in Healthcare Facility through clinical assignment.
  • It can (often) maintain Medical Certifications through professional development.
  • It can (often) collaborate in Healthcare Teams through care coordination.
  • It can (often) document Patient Information through medical records.
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  • They can range from being a Junior Healthcare Worker to being a Senior Healthcare Worker, depending on their experience level.
  • They can range from being a Healthcare Professional to being a Healthcare Support Worker, depending on their role level.
  • They can range from being a Human Healthcare Worker to being an Automated Healthcare Worker, depending on their worker type.
  • They can range from being a Clinical Healthcare Worker to being an Administrative Healthcare Worker, depending on their work focus.
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• Examples:
  • Healthcare Professionals, such as:
    • Professional Physicians, for medical treatment.
    • Professional Surgeons, for surgical care.
    • Professional Specialists, for specialized care.
    • Professional Nurses, for nursing care.
  • Healthcare Supports, such as:
    • Medical Technicians, for technical support.
    • Healthcare Assistants, for care support.
    • Medical Secretarys, for administrative support.
    • Care Aides, for patient assistance.
  • Healthcare Researchers, such as:
    • Clinical Researchers, for medical research.
    • Laboratory Technologists, for lab testing.
    • Medical Scientists, for healthcare study.
    • Research Assistants, for study support.
  • Healthcare Administrations, such as:
    • Hospital Administrators, for facility management.
    • Clinical Coordinators, for care coordination.
    • Health Managers, for program management.
    • Office Managers, for clinic administration.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Legal Worker, who handles legal matters.
  • Engineering Worker, who performs technical work.
  • Education Worker, who provides educational services.
  • Business Worker, who manages business operations.
• See: Healthcare Service, Medical Practice, Clinical Care, Patient Care, Health Science.

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References

2020

• (Wikipedia, 2020) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_professional Retrieved:2020-6-4.
  • A health professional (or healthcare professional) may provide health care treatment and advice based on formal training and experience. The field includes those who work as a physician, surgeon, physician assistants, nurse, physiotherapist, dentist, midwife, psychologist, psychiatrist, or pharmacist or who perform services in allied health professions. A health professional may also be a public health or community health practitioner.

2014

• http://www.who.int/occupational_health/topics/hcworkers/en/
  • A health care facility is a workplace as well as a place for receiving and giving care. Health care facilities around the world employ over 59 million workers …

     Health-care workers (HCWs) need protection from these workplace hazards just as much as do mining or construction workers. Yet, because their job is to care for the sick and injured, HCWs are often viewed as “immune” to injury or illness. Their patients come first. They are often expected to sacrifice their own well-being for the sake of their patients. Indeed health protecting health-care workers has the added benefit to contributing to quality patient care and health system strengthening. Some of the same measures to protect patients from infections, such as adequate staffing, protect health-care workers from injury.

2009

• (WordNet, 2009) ⇒ http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=medical%20practitioner
  • S: (n) medical practitioner, medical man (someone who practices medicine)

2009

• (Ariely, 2009) ⇒ Dan Ariely. (2009). “Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions - revised and expanded edition." Harper-Collins New York. ISBN:978-0-06-135323-9
  • QUOTE: I plan to take a proactive step by looking more closely at my relationships with physicians, lawyers, bankers, accountants, financial advisers, and the other professionals to whom I turn to for expert advice. I can ask doctors who prescribe me drugs whether they have any financial interest in the pharmaceutical company; financial advisers whether they get paid by the management of particular funds they are recommending; and life insurance salespeople what kind of commission they are working on — and seek to establish relationships with providers who do not have conflicts of interest (or at least get a second independent opinion).

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