Orderly

Location: Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital, Provo, Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24

About the Role

This position transports patients to and from the O.R., handles routine tasks related to patient care, organizes equipment, and provides general cleaning of surgical suites.

Schedule

• Part-time, 24 hours/week
• Tuesday & Thursday (6:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.)
• Must be able to respond to hospital within 30 minutes when on call
• Holidays and call required

Responsibilities

• Applies standards of and maintains sterile technique appropriately
• Obtains and restocks supplies when needed
• Assists with turnover of the rooms including cleaning appropriately after the case and preparing the room for the next case
• Assists anesthesia when needed including turnover anesthesia equipment
• Keeps department clean including keeping hallways uncluttered by returning supplies and equipment to their proper storage areas
• Transports patients to and from surgery
• Transports specimens appropriately including blood and blood products
• May scrub into procedures and assist with organ holds, extremity holds, camera holds, and retractor holds
• May open sterile supplies

Requirements

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers
• Pass Basic Aseptic Technique class (required within 90 days of hire or transfer into this job)

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need to see and read information, labels, sterile indicator tags, colors, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors requiring verbal communication, hearing, and understanding spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, especially during emergencies
• Manual dexterity to manipulate complex and delicate equipment and instruments with precision and accuracy, including computer use and typing for documentation and medication preparation
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients, bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment, including heavy items
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining/distributing supplies and equipment, including pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment
• Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position with personal protective equipment for extended periods

Pay

Hourly range: $17.86 - $23.21 (actual rate dependent upon experience)

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package covering mind, body, and spirit, including programs to foster wellness, health, happiness, security, connection, and engagement. Learn more about our benefits.