The contracting platform of the Junta de Andalucía, once again, highlights the job and professional opportunity for mediation, because it is also a discipline susceptible to specialization and applicable to a large number of different areas, such as in this case the intercultural field related to health. This is why the Public Health Business Agency Hospital de Poniente seeks to include socio-health mediation within its services, something necessary after the high immigration rate that Almería registers according to INE census data.
The Almería public hospital complex, regional in scope, located in El Ejido (Almería), opens tender to implement a Mediation Service at the hospital. The deadline for receiving applications ends on December 11 at 2:00 p.m. This commitment to mediation from hospitals, which translates into a good job opportunity for mediators, is something that, without a doubt, will greatly benefit those who are really protagonists: patients, especially foreigners, who will be able to see themselves better socially integrated. within the field of health.
What is a socio-health mediator?
It is a mediator specialized in intercultural communication who tries to eliminate cultural and communication barriers within the healthcare field that may exist between patients and health professionals (clinical or administrative).
The function of the social-health mediator is, broadly speaking, to work in collaboration with health personnel and support units to achieve effective communication with foreigners and prevent conflicts that may arise due to different codes of conduct between different cultures; As well as offering information and advice to foreign patients about their rights and duties regarding healthcare and the functioning of the healthcare system.
Information
Deadline for submission of offers: 12/11/2013 at 2:00 p.m.
Place:
Public Health Business Agency Poniente Hospital
Ctra. de Almerimar s/n
04700 El Ejido (Almería)
Contact points:
Person: Public Procurement Unit
Telephone: 950022572 | Fax: 950022755
E-mail: mariaafrica.garcia@ephpo.es
Web: http://www.juntadeandalucia.es
