Hospital Orderly
OSCA 442532·ANZSCO 423311
15,800
43%
40.7%
48 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
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Courses linked to this job include Certificate III in Health Services Assistance.
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About this career
Assists with the provision of care to patients in a hospital by ensuring wards are neat and tidy, lifting and turning patients, transporting them in wheelchairs or on movable beds, and providing direct care and support.
What they typically do
- Transports patients in wheelchairs or mobile beds
- Provides safe patient handling and positioning in beds and transfers to and from beds
- Undertakes general duties, ensuring hospital wards are clean, orderly and sanitised, maintaining infection control protocols
- Provides direct care and support to patients, assisting with their personal needs such as showering and dressing
- Stocks and replenishes supplies of medical equipment, and transfers items between departments or wards
- Assists with the preparation and serving of patients' meals and beverages
Where they work
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Share of workers by location
Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Hospital Orderly.
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Certificate III in Health Services Assistance
HLT33115 · AQF 3 · 135 providers