Laundry Aide- Full Time
OVERVIEW:
The Laundry Aide provides a variety of laundry duties in maintaining the nursing center in an orderly, sanitary condition and in collecting and laundering of linens, garments, and washables.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Collects, sorts, washes, dries, folds and distributes all laundry items to residents.
· Presses/irons garments as requested.
· Labels residents’ personal laundry and linens as directed.
· Cleans dryer filters as necessary.
· Ensures adequate supply of laundry supplies are in stock.
· Notifies supervisor when supplies are low.
· Keeps laundry carts clean and in good working order.
· Properly stores equipment, tools and supplies.
· Keeps a log of missing items and returns them when found.
· Reports any mechanical or equipment needs to supervisor.
· Reports any questionable resident conditions to supervisor.
QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:
· Minimum a high school diploma or equivalent
· 1 or more years’ experience in housekeeping/laundry duties in a long-term health care setting
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
· This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
· This job operates in a health care setting. This role requires regular walking to various locations around the care center.
· Incumbent may be exposed to virus, disease and infection from patients and specimens in working environment.
· May experience traumatic situations, including psychiatric, and deceased patients.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
· The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
· While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear.
· The employee must occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up 30 pounds