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As a baby Med A in NDMC, I got accused of being an orderly by a vet...however, that was the MOC in his day. There are Medical Technicians though if that's what you're looking for.
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Thank you for your responses guys, sorry I was referring to a hospital orderly. If a person as a hospital orderly could it be put to use as a soldier in what ever postition if there is not actual trade for it. Would a recruiter look positively at this and see it as useful. Is it okay to ask why there would not be a trade for it or an orderly profession in the military. HAHA good one O'Leary
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Michael O'Leary said:
My guess is it's in medical for a reason...as for the above and Pusser's comment, the Navy still has stewards ;D.
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sean m said:
We don't have hospitals in the CF anymore - when we did, we had them manned by medical assistants, nurses, nursing assistants, etc. If you are one right now, you can apply to be whatever you'd like in the CF as long as you meet the pre-requisites.
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If you tell us what you believe these orderlies would be doing, then someone can tell you who does that function in the modern CF.
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is a hospital attendant whose job consists of assisting medical and/or nursing staff with various nursing and/or medical interventions.
Orderlies are often utilized in various hospital departments. Orderly duties can range in scope depending on the area of the health care facility they are employed.
Orderlies are typically found in Emergency Departments, Operating Rooms, Psychiatry, Long Term Care, and Orthopaedics.
, Orderlies can be called Nursing Assistants, PCA (Personal Care Attendants), PSW (Personal Support Workers) and Health Care Aids (HCA). Hospitals in Canada pay these employees rather well and they do a lot around hospital to help people. The nursing shortage in some Canadian provinces has become so bad that they are sometimes responsible for giving out medications
An Operations Assistant (OA) is a type of orderly trained to assist in the running of an Operating Suite. OAs require no prior formal training and learn their craft on the job. As well as fulfilling the duties of an orderly, an OA is responsible for the positioning and readiness of equipment in the operating room; and in assisting surgical staff in the positioning of the patient on the operating table. OAs are required to possess knowledge of equipment that is required for every procedure performed in the suite.
The primary duty of an OA is patient care. The application of anti-Deep vein thrombosis equipment, compression stockings, as well as padding to prevent pressure sores is one of the tasks performed by an OA for most surgical procedures. The movement of the patient from their own bed to the operating table is often coordinated by the OA and the Anaesthetist. Surgical procedures requiring the preparation of a limb with antiseptic utilise an OA to hold the limb for the surgeon whilst maintaining aseptic technique. OAs are also required to collect blood products from the Blood Bank and deliver urgent frozen section samples to the Pathology laboratory.
Orderlies are often utilized in various hospital departments. Orderly duties can range in scope depending on the area of the health care facility they are employed.
Orderlies are typically found in Emergency Departments, Operating Rooms, Psychiatry, Long Term Care, and Orthopaedics.
, Orderlies can be called Nursing Assistants, PCA (Personal Care Attendants), PSW (Personal Support Workers) and Health Care Aids (HCA). Hospitals in Canada pay these employees rather well and they do a lot around hospital to help people. The nursing shortage in some Canadian provinces has become so bad that they are sometimes responsible for giving out medications
An Operations Assistant (OA) is a type of orderly trained to assist in the running of an Operating Suite. OAs require no prior formal training and learn their craft on the job. As well as fulfilling the duties of an orderly, an OA is responsible for the positioning and readiness of equipment in the operating room; and in assisting surgical staff in the positioning of the patient on the operating table. OAs are required to possess knowledge of equipment that is required for every procedure performed in the suite.
The primary duty of an OA is patient care. The application of anti-Deep vein thrombosis equipment, compression stockings, as well as padding to prevent pressure sores is one of the tasks performed by an OA for most surgical procedures. The movement of the patient from their own bed to the operating table is often coordinated by the OA and the Anaesthetist. Surgical procedures requiring the preparation of a limb with antiseptic utilise an OA to hold the limb for the surgeon whilst maintaining aseptic technique. OAs are also required to collect blood products from the Blood Bank and deliver urgent frozen section samples to the Pathology laboratory.
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medicineman said:
Yes, but they don't polish officers' shoes anymore. The RCN Stewards manual actually explains how to "bone" shoes/boots and clean officers' braid - now that we're using metal braid again, we might need this service in the future. ;D
All joking aside, Stewards continue to perform an important role in the modern Navy. They now run the NPF organization on board (i.e. they control all the booze, so they're VERY popular, and other canteen stores), so their work is crucial to morale. They are also the resident experts on how to properly fulfill some of our diplomatic functions when we show the flag around the world. Additionally, they also fill important roles in the damage control and casualty clearing organizations on board.
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sean m - we have Medical Technicians, which I'm sure you can read about in the various threads here. If you're not interested in that, there are a gazillion other trades out there that can be quite interesting as well. The stewards I was making fun of, and as Pusser notes, are involved with casualty management at action and emergency stations on ships as well as their real jobs.
Pusser - I hear you, just making fun of them.
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Pusser - I hear you, just making fun of them.
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Thank you for your response, this is interesting for the navy. To be honest though I am not really interested in controlling booze and promote diplomatic functions/ What do you think of of the info on my previous post do you think the army would be interested in someone with that sort of background. It is better than some person with no background just wanting to go into the army. I was thinking with a history if being an orderly in a hospital emergency room and than it would be possible to really make a difference on the ground with soldier and civilians.
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