Laundry Aide

Brown Medicine•Cranston, RI

12d•$20 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, performs laundry aide duties according to established policies and procedures. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Success Factors include: Instill Trust and Value Differences, Patient and Community Focus, and Collaborate.

Requirements

Ability to follow precise instructions for folding and counting correct number of pieces.
Knowledge of clothes and materials when working the sewing area.
Ability to read and write English.
Clerical and numerical ability to maintain simple records, count inventory and take orders from linen by telephone.
A minimum of one year sewing experience is required (sewing room only).
Physical ability to lift loads of wet or dry linen, push/pull linen racks and bins of soiled linen and lift bundles.
Physical ability to visually inspect materials.
Physical ability to feed folding equipment and sewing machines.
Physical ability to use brooms, etc. to maintain work area in a clean and safe fashion.
Walking, standing, lifting (heavy & light loads), bending, and carrying/pushing.
Standing on safety ladders to reach uniforms and assemble linen carts.

Responsibilities

Assembles racks of clean linen and distributes to area clinics using linen baskets.
Takes orders for linen from personnel on units and by phone.
Picks up soiled linen from various hospital clinics using linen baskets.
Sorts linen into like categories for washing, using universal precautions.
Visually inspects clean linen for imperfections, then folds and places in proper racks.
Separates missed re-wash linen and folds patient linen for delivery.
Folds patient gowns, towels, isolation gowns, and under pads using an automatic folding machine.
Sorts and inspects surgical linen for damage, patches small holes, or refers items for repair/condemnation.
Folds surgical linen precisely and stocks shelves.
Assembles various types of kits and surgical packs.
Assembles exchange carts with linen for units requiring specific numbers and kinds of linen.
Performs linen return and re-assembly calculations.
Bags washed clothes and fitted sheets for user areas.
Feeds linen into mechanical spreader and works in a team of four on the ironer, rotating positions.
Switches ironer key pad function to process various flat linens.
Stands at the cross-folding machine, receiving folded items, counting, and assembling carts.
Visually inspects items while feeding and folding, separating damaged items.
Mends and repairs items such as drapes, specialty sheets, collars, and slings.
Makes alterations for proper fit of uniforms.
Issues uniforms to hospital employees, assuring correct size and fit.
Prepares name tapes or other identification markers.
Keeps records of uniforms issued to employees.
Feeds lab coats and uniforms into the steam tunnel machine.
Sorts linen items being ragged out and keeps a count by piece and type.
Pins hems, sleeves, etc. in preparation for alterations.