Laundry Aide

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

TRAVEL:

There is no travel expected for this position