Orderly Job Description Template

Job title

Orderly

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable orderly to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will transport patients, help move and reposition patients and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients
• Help move and reposition patients
• Deliver equipment and supplies
• Clean and set up rooms
• Deliver specimens
• Respond to unit requests
• Follow safety and infection rules
• Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Working knowledge of safe patient handling and wheelchair and stretcher use
• Reliability and kindness
• [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

• BLS CPR
• Safe patient handling training
• Certified Patient Care Technician
• Experience with wheelchairs

Skills

• Infection control
• Basic patient care
• Specimen handling
• Communication systems
• Teamwork
• Stamina

Work environment and schedule

Orderlies work in hospitals and nursing facilities, walking much of the day. Shifts cover days, nights, weekends and holidays.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.