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Written by: Zheng Cuibi
2020-10-23 00:00
Last update date: 2020-10-23 00:23
Cathay Pacific announced yesterday (21st) that it would lay off 5,300 employees in Hong Kong and lost their jobs overnight, which made many people feel hesitant.
Union Hospital announced that the retrenched cabin attendants can take the hospital’s medical assistant course for free, and they can graduate in just six weeks, and then have the opportunity to be hired by the hospital to work as medical support staff. The starting salary is about 15,000 yuan. .
Yuan Weijie (left), principal of the Nursing Training School of Ren'an Hospital, and Li Jiyao, president of Ren'an Hospital (right).
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Dr. Li Jiyao, Dean of Ren'an Hospital, said that the aviation industry is facing great challenges, and flight attendants, like medical care, belong to the service industry. I believe that the nurse training school of Ren'an Hospital can do its best during these difficult days. The courses provide one more way out for those in need.
Union Hospital announced that the retrenched cabin attendants can take the hospital's medical assistant course for free, and they can graduate in just six weeks, and then have the opportunity to be employed by the hospital as medical support staff.
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Course tuition fee of 3800 yuan is now providing 100 free places
The principal of Ren'an School of Nursing, Yuan Weijie, said that the original tuition fee for the "Medical Support Staff (Clinical Patient Service)" course offered was RMB 3,800 and 200 places were provided each year. This time 100 places will be allocated to the retrenched flight attendants. Give charcoal in the snow.
After completing the six-week course, trainees will obtain the qualification of "3A Patient Service Assistant", which is recognized by the Hospital Authority. If they perform satisfactorily, they can also be preferentially hired by Union Hospital as medical support staff. He said that in the past, 80% of graduates were admitted to Ren'an, with a starting salary of about 15,000 yuan.
Medical support staff need to work in shifts, and their work includes measuring the patient's temperature and blood pressure, and handling the patient's vomit and urine when necessary.
Li Jiyao bluntly said, "If you are not afraid of hard work and unpleasant procedures, it is not a difficult thing to change to a career." Yuan Weijie added that the medical care industry is very satisfied. In the past, there were also cabin attendants who switched to medical care. Students who wish to continue their careers also have promotion steps and ways. , Can continue to study courses to become registered nurses and registered nurses.
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Yuan Weijie pointed out that the course includes theory and classroom practice, as well as clinical experience for students. They can enroll from now until March next year. There are 40 students in each class. Institutions will depend on applicants’ response and input during the interview. The concept of the healthcare industry is the admission criteria.
As the quota for November is about to be full, applicants are expected to start classes in December at the earliest.
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