The hospital service agent works in hospitals, clinics and nursing homes. The work mainly consists of maintaining the cleanliness and hygiene of premises and equipment, such as patient rooms, bathrooms and kitchens. They also ensure the disinfection and decontamination of operating rooms. Hospital service agents can also help nursing staff and patients with mobility, distribute meals and manage stocks of care equipment.

The job of hospital service agent is accessible without any particular diploma, and is therefore open to everyone.

You can apply directly to nursing homes (EHPADs), hospitals, clinics, or on recruitment platforms (Pôle emploi, Indeed, etc.).

It is necessary to complete 70 hours of training (10 days), often within the same establishment, and to have 6 months of professional experience.

The stretcher-bearer transports patients to the various departments of a hospital establishment, they must ensure the safety of the patient and must therefore be able to provide first aid. They are also responsible for transferring the patient's medical file, transporting analyses and disinfecting his equipment.

The job of stretcher-bearer is accessible without any particular diploma, so it is open to everyone.

The ambulance assistant assists the ambulance driver in transporting patients to hospitals. They must ensure the safety and comfort of patients and must be able to perform first aid care. The ambulance assistant is also responsible for sterilizing medical equipment and maintaining the vehicle.

This profession is easily accessible with a short training course of 91 hours (including 21 hours for the AFGSU2 first aid training), provided by the ambulance training institutes (IFA).

After your training, you can apply directly to hospitals, clinics, retirement homes, or on recruitment platforms (Pôle emploi, Indeed, etc.).

To read: the Réfugiés.info file “ Work as an ambulance driver ”

While you work in the medical-social sector, you can do a validation of acquired experience (VAE) to obtain the diploma to work as a nursing assistant, home help or childcare assistant.

You will need to be able to prove that you have at least one year of personal experience in the field.

You can thus transform past professional experiences in your home country into a diploma recognized in France. This is a process that can take several months, sometimes a year depending on your availability and the difficulties encountered.

Following the VAE, you can obtain, depending on your experience, one of the following diplomas:

• State Diploma of Nursing Assistant (Bac +1)
• State Diploma of Childcare Assistant (Bac+1)
• State Diploma in Educational and Social Support (DEAES) (Bac+1) to be a home helper.

You will then be able to work in these areas.