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Predispositions for performing the profession include:

• Physical fitness;

• Well-developed fine motor skills;

• Good hand-eye coordination;

• Kindness;

• Communicativeness;

• Ability to remain calm in sudden, unforeseen situations;

• Ability to work in a team;

• Attention concentration ability;

• Divisibility of attention;

• Good memory;

• Logical reasoning;

• Emotional resilience;

• Empathy;

• Ability to establish contact with people.

Working conditions and job opportunities: You will work:

• Most often indoors, but sometimes also outdoors;

• Individually, although in larger institutions medical caregivers may work in teams;

• In direct contact with people;

• In shifts; work is done both during the day and at night, including on days off. The working hours of a caregiver typically range between 8 and 12 hours per day;

• Often wearing protective clothing;

• Abroad, provided that appropriate conditions are met.

You can work, among other places:

• In hospitals;

• In healthcare facilities;

• In non-public healthcare teams, homes, and social assistance centers;

• In foundations and associations working for sick and dependent individuals;

• In hospices and sanatoriums;

• In patients' homes.