Orderlies

Orderlies

Transport patients to areas such as operating rooms or x-ray rooms using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds. May maintain stocks of supplies or clean and transport equipment.

Key Competencies * Concern for Others * Self Control * Stress Tolerance * Cooperation * Dependability * Social Orientation * Attention to Detail * Integrity * Adaptability/Flexibility * Initiative

Representative Tasks * Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds. * Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers. * Disinfect or sterilize equipment or supplies, using germicides or sterilizing equipment.

Industry

Government, Manufacturing, Mining Quarrying & Oil & Gas Extraction, Administrative & Support Services,

Job Family Healthcare Support

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