Laundry Aide

Description

JOB SUMMARY:

A Laundry Aide is responsible for ensuring ancillary department linen and residents’ personal clothing and linens are properly collected, sorted, laundered, distributed, and/or stored. Follows facility policies and performs job duties in compliance with OSHA universal precaution, infection control and facility policies.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Handles all facility laundry in accordance with sanitary guidelines set by federal, state and local regulations

Assures that an adequate supply of clean linens is maintained and distributed to all departments to meet daily needs.

Sorts all soiled laundry into appropriate categories. Uses proper formula for processing soiled linen to adequately clean/dry and protect linen.

Applies basic math to fill carts and record poundage.

Lifts and carries loads of laundry to and from cleaning equipment

Washes, dries, folds, and hangs all laundry neatly and properly and weighs linens

Identifies and processes personal laundry with resident’s name and labels personal clothing items

Returns clean resident laundry to appropriate rooms, closets, dressers and supply areas. Remove all empty hangers from the closets.

Keeps washing machine supplied with chemical product at all times.

Keeps work area clean and neat at all times and performs cleaning assignments as scheduled or directed

Reports broken or defective equipment, other maintenance or safety concerns that present an unsafe or unsanitary condition to the Maintenance Supervisor. Disposes waste properly in accordance to facility policy.

Contributes to facility Continuous Quality Improvement initiatives as requested

Maintains HIPAA privacy, security and confidentiality standards

· Follows facilities policies and procedures including Standard Precautions and Infection Control techniques ( handwashing /PPE)

· Attends all meetings as requested by supervisor and Administrator

Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications

Skills

Preferred

Communication Skills: Expert

Infection Control Practices: Expert

People Skills: Expert

Problem solving abilities: Expert

Education

Preferred

High School or better

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)