How to hire an orderly

How to hire an orderly, step by step

Here's a step-by-step orderly hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an orderly job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new orderly
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The orderly hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them an orderly to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire an orderly that fits the bill.

   The following list breaks down different types of orderlies and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Orderly	Description	Hourly rate
   Orderly	Nursing assistants, sometimes called nursing aides, help provide basic care for patients in hospitals and residents of long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes. Orderlies transport patients and clean treatment areas... Show more	$10-22

2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Patients
   • Patient Care
   • Patient Transport
   • CPR
   • PACU
   • Patient Rooms
   • Vital Signs
   • Emergency Room
   • Blood Pressure
   • Catheter
   • Compassionate Care
   • Stretchers
   • Medical Equipment
   • Traction

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Document resident records on daily flow sheets, assist with ADL's sensitive to the needs of geriatric patients.
   • Sanitize stretchers and replenish linen onto stretchers.
   • Change full sharps containers.Assist with families in PACU.
   • Apply knowledge of cardiac rhythm interpretation and EKG analysis.
   • Help clients with ADL's, applying medicine, feeding ...
   • Handle monthly inventory tasks for books, DVDs and various research materials.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your orderly job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. An orderly salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, orderlies' average salary in florida is 43% less than in alaska.
   • Seniority. Entry-level orderlies earn 55% less than senior-level orderlies.
   • Certifications. An orderly with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in an orderly's salary.

   Average orderly salary

   $15.31hourly

   $31,848 yearly

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   Entry-level orderly salary

   $21,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 5, 2025

4. Writing an orderly job description

   An orderly job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of an orderly job description:

   Orderly job description example

   • Current BLS required or completion within 90 days of hire to the unit.
   • Successful completion of all orientation programs and competencies with documentation
   • Behavioral Emergency (Best Training) within 6 months of hire

   First established in 1901, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is a 665-bed quaternary care, teaching hospital that provides comprehensive health care for the region. Staffed with more than 800 physicians, 3200 employees, and 150 volunteers, our hospital is ready to provide you and your family with the quality care you need.

   At Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, we are committed to quality and excellence in patient care. Our goal is to exceed your expectations and to provide you with an environment that is conducive to healing and promotes patient safety. The Newark Beth Israel Medical Center management and staff abide by the philosophy that all patients are to be treated with respect, dignity, and sensitivity.

   The Children s Hospital of New Jersey provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient pediatric services that include a pediatric intensive care unit, pediatric emergency department, Valerie Fund Children s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, and a neonatal ICU with New Jersey s only ECMO unit. The pediatric staff pharmacist works in the decentralized pharmacy satellite and provides collaborative pharmaceutical care to the Children s Hospital of New Jersey including NICU and PICU, and the emergency department.

   We offer a great work environment, competitive rates and excellent benefits, including:

   • Medical/Dental/Vision plans
   • 401 (k)
   • Vacation/Personal/Holiday/Sick Time Off
   • Short & Long Term Disability
   • Basic Life & Accidental Death Insurance
   • Tuition Reimbursement
   • Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right orderly for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your orderly job on Zippia to find and attract quality orderly candidates.
   • Use niche websites such as healthcarejobsite, health jobs nationwide, hospitalcareers, medreps.com.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit orderlies, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new orderly

   Once you've found the orderly candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new orderly. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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