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The porter is identified as a Specialized Social Healthcare Auxiliary, often inserted within the wards, Simple or Complex Operating Unit. Also signed as 'ASSS' this professional figure has assumed an important role since the 1980s as an alternative to the job of general nurse. But what does the porter do, what are his duties, the monthly and annual salary, and how can one undertake a career of this kind? Let's go to deepen everything there is to know! The professional figure of the porter is placed inside hospital facilities but, unlike nurses, does not require a university education. To become a porter you can attend specific courses, held in the various municipal areas, dedicated to the OSS, under the organization of public or private entities. Attending the course requires several hours of theory and practice and a final exam, with the consequent issue of a certificate with a validity course through which to propose one's candidacy at the hospital facilities. The porter is placed professionally within the hospital health facilities and takes care of assistance to the sick to meet their basic needs, such as washing and eating, especially in cases where the person's autonomy is compromised or temporarily weakened. The porter collaborates alongside other professional figures, such as nurses and ward doctors, but at the management level he is subject to the nursing direction. Specifically, the porter can help patients to: eat,