This study presents a theoretical reflection about the work process in health, based on Marxist thought. The study illustrates the hypothesis that this social construction legitimizes itself through the accomplishment of each specialized practice. The study is based on the technical and practical knowledge of the professionals involved. This study shows the elements of the work process in the context of institutionalized assistance, mainly in the hospital environment. It discusses the repercussion of the capitalist production model on the organization of health services. The contradictions of this process are highlighted and there is evidence that this process has resigned itself in a retro-feeding cycle and has shown difficulties to identify and answer to the needs, not only of the population, but also of the health professionals. These agents need to be seen as historical subjects who are active and are inserted in a work context where there are dilemmas and conflicts and where it is possible to envision through processes of formation and inclusion more attuned with reality, the construction of healthier relationships at work.
Work process; Health professionals; Hospital Services