Orderly
About The Position
The Patient Support Orderly provides assistance to all nursing and testing units and other hospital areas for patient related activities including but not limited to: transportation of patients, patient items and clinical equipment, lifting/boosting of patients, setting up traction and other direct care activities as trained. These include but not limited to: ECG's, Code Blue, Code 8, other emergencies, and Post Mortem care and transport. The Patient Support Orderly is responsible for assuring that equipment needed by the nursing units is properly assembled, cleaned, maintained and delivered. The University of Vermont Medical Center is committed to being a national model for the delivery of high-quality academic health care for a rural region. The University of Vermont Medical Center will continue to ensure that individuals are employed, and that employees are treated during candidacy and employment, without regard to their sex, gender identity or expression, ancestry, place of birth, HIV status, marital status, age, language, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or obligation for service in the armed forces, or any other characteristic protected by law in all employment practices as follows: Employment decisions at The University of Vermont Medical Center are based on legitimate job-related criteria. All personnel actions or programs that affect qualified individuals, such as employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment, advertising, termination, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, are made without discrimination based upon the individual’s sex, gender identity or expression, ancestry, place of birth, HIV status, marital status, age, language, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or obligation for service in the armed forces, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Requirements
- High School graduate or equivalent
- CPR and AED Training/Certification, and/or previous patient care experience preferred.
- CPR/AED training will be scheduled within the first 60 days from hire date.
- Must attend and complete MOAB training within the first 6 months from hire date.
- This is a bargaining union position.
Nice To Haves
- CPR and AED Training/Certification
- previous patient care experience
Responsibilities
- transportation of patients, patient items and clinical equipment
- lifting/boosting of patients
- setting up traction
- direct care activities as trained
- ECG's
- Code Blue
- Code 8
- other emergencies
- Post Mortem care and transport
- assuring that equipment needed by the nursing units is properly assembled, cleaned, maintained and delivered
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
