Job Summary:
Essential functions of the position:
Maintain laundry/linens in a clean, sanitary, safe, orderly, and attractive manner.
Job-related physical requirements:
- This is a physical position requiring the ability to stand; walk; freedom of body movement including bending, crouching, turning, and reaching; ability to push and pull equipment. These abilities will be repeated constantly throughout shift.
- Able to lift and carry up to 30 pounds without difficulty.
- Ability to function in extremes in temperature.
- Reasonable accommodation in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) will be considered for any individual deemed disabled by the Act.
Supervision:
Reports to:
Director of Housekeeping
Extent of supervision:
Follows daily assignment from supervisor. Seeks redirection from Lead Laundry Attendant or direction from Administrator or Charge Nurse in absence of supervisor.
Supervisory Responsibility:
This position has no supervisory responsibility
Position Specifications:
Education Requirement:
No minimum education specification.
Licensure Requirement:
No licensure requirement.
Additional skills/knowledge:
- General knowledge of laundry systems including equipment operation, chemical use and laundering techniques.
- Must be able to follow oral and written instructions in the predominant language of the facility.
- Must have knowledge of Residents' Rights and always respect these rights.
- Must have appropriate knowledge of Policies and Procedures of the company (including Personnel Policies) and always follow these policies.
- Must have knowledge of and practice appropriate safety and injury-prevention measures. Reports any incident/accident immediately, regardless of severity.
- Must have knowledge of and practice applicable infection control techniques, especially as they relate to processing of laundry.
- Must attend relevant in-service education programs and other informational meetings.
Status/Schedule:
Full time, part time, temporary
Hourly
Scheduled shifts between 5:00am and 12:00midnight, seven days a week. Other times as necessary.
Usual Location:
Primarily in the laundry and throughout the facility. Travels occasionally to other facilities of the company.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Collects soiled laundry from nursing units.
- Properly sorts laundry and linen for effective processing, including locating and handling properly those items that require special handling (soaking, discard, etc.).
- Properly load laundry/linen into equipment, use appropriate size loads.
- Fold, sort, and stack clean and dry linen on carts or in storage area in appropriate quantities and for ease of use.
- Uses equipment properly, including chemical concentrations and monitoring cleaning needs (lint traps, etc.). Notifies supervisor of any equipment problems or questions.
- Assists with linen inventories.
- Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.
- Cooperates well with other departments (nursing, dietary, etc.) when they make special requests of the laundry.
- Completes required forms/paperwork accurately and on-time.
- Reports to work on-time.
- Can be relied upon to attend work as scheduled.
- Accepts as a condition of employment, responsibility to be at the facility or emergency shelter in the event of a natural or other emergency (especially hurricanes). By signing below, employee acknowledges receiving a copy of his/her Emergency Preparedness job description (copy attached)
- Required interaction with employees/other departments/outside parties:
- Works cooperatively as a team member of the staff.
- Treats residents and visitors to the facility with courtesy and respect, makes serving these people a priority