Hello from a Hospital Support Specialist student!
I am Elizabeth and I am in the Hospital Support Specialist program at Stenberg College. I am excited to share my first blog with everyone. First, let me tell you…
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Best Environmental Practices for Hospital Support Staff
Over the past few years, there have been huge efforts across all industries to preserve what’s left of our planet’s dwindling resources. Environmental initiatives to increase energy efficiency and reduce…
What Does a Hospital Support Specialist Do?
Whether it’s booking new appointments, updating medical files, or helping patients fill out important forms related to their health care, an astounding amount of clerical work helps keep clinics, hospitals,…
Should You Work in a Hospital or a Private Clinic?
If you’re training for a healthcare career in B.C., you may start considering whether you’d like to work in a hospital or private clinic setting. Each choice would have its…
A Hospital Support Specialist’s Guide to Medical Imaging
Medical imaging refers to a wide range of techniques that provide medical professionals with a better look at the human body. Medical imaging is crucial because it offers a range…
Practicum..then the finish line!
So this is it, school is almost over. Practicum has began. I, unlike some of my class mates, am going to an office. I start my practicum at a Physio…
Rounding the bases – the end of classes
The end of school was fast approaching. It was hard to believe that almost a full year had gone by. It started off slow, with many adjustments and new routines…
Medical Imaging
So this is it, the last module before practicum. Just when I had a small inclination that it would ease up, it didn’t. I’ve been waiting for this module the…
Countdown to Practicum
Going to school in the summer has been challenging, the kids are out and want to go everywhere! I have managed a mini vacation on the first long weekend of…
Into the Hospital for Training
As we creep into Summer, and I have finally eased into the transition of evening classes. The past few months have been the HSS (Hospital Support Specialist) part of the…
The Importance of Professional Communications
As I go through this course I am often reminded that people are happier when they are treated with kindness. In our jobs as Hospital Support Specialists we must remember…
Balancing it all: Family, School and Life
With a job at least you get to leave, go home and relax. With school you get to go home and do hours of homework, and study equally as much….
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