The Worker: Support Services Vocabulary

central services

• the hospital department responsible for receiving, storing, cleaning, disinfecting, sterilizing and distributing medical and surgical supplies and equipment

• term that describes procedures and practices that maintain cleanliness and preserve public health

• the career pathway that focuses on creating a therapeutic environment for providing patient care

• the hospital department responsible for housekeeping, laundry, and facility maintenance

support services

• the hospital department responsible for receiving, storing, cleaning, disinfecting, sterilizing and distributing medical and surgical supplies and equipment

• term that describes procedures and practices that maintain cleanliness and preserve public health

• the career pathway that focuses on creating a therapeutic environment for providing patient care

• the hospital department responsible for housekeeping, laundry, and facility maintenance

environmental services

• the hospital department responsible for receiving, storing, cleaning, disinfecting, sterilizing and distributing medical and surgical supplies and equipment

• term that describes procedures and practices that maintain cleanliness and preserve public health

• the career pathway that focuses on creating a therapeutic environment for providing patient care

• the hospital department responsible for housekeeping, laundry, and facility maintenance

sanitation

• the hospital department responsible for receiving, storing, cleaning, disinfecting, sterilizing and distributing medical and surgical supplies and equipment

• term that describes procedures and practices that maintain cleanliness and preserve public health

• the career pathway that focuses on creating a therapeutic environment for providing patient care

• the hospital department responsible for housekeeping, laundry, and facility maintenance

compassion

• sympathy for the distress of others accompanied by a desire to help

• the ability to decide independently what to do and when to do it

• the body's attempt to adjust to a change

• employability skills related to communication, attitude, teamwork and problem solving that are difficult to teach but critical to workplace success.

intiative

• sympathy for the distress of others accompanied by a desire to help

• the ability to decide independently what to do and when to do it

• the body's attempt to adjust to a change

• employability skills related to communication, attitude, teamwork and problem solving that are difficult to teach but critical to workplace success.

stress

• sympathy for the distress of others accompanied by a desire to help

• the ability to decide independently what to do and when to do it

• the body's attempt to adjust to a change

• employability skills related to communication, attitude, teamwork and problem solving that are difficult to teach but critical to workplace success.

public relations

• a formal approach to the analysis of a healthcare team's performance and systematic efforts to improve it.

• term that describes a field specializing in communication between an organization and the public

• term used to describe the act of showing a caring attitude toward patients without trying to become friends

• the career pathway that focuses on creating a therapeutic environment for providing patient care.

professional distance

• a formal approach to the analysis of a healthcare team's performance and systematic efforts to improve it.

• term that describes a field specializing in communication between an organization and the public

• term used to describe the act of showing a caring attitude toward patients without trying to become friends

• the career pathway that focuses on creating a therapeutic environment for providing patient care.

marketing

• a formal approach to the analysis of a healthcare team's performance and systematic efforts to improve it.

• term that describes a field specializing in communication between an organization and the public

• term used to describe the act of showing a caring attitude toward patients without trying to become friends

• a term that describes a field specializing in making others aware of a company's or individual's products and services