Laundry Aide
About The Position
Under general supervision and in accordance with established policies and procedures, the Laundry Aide performs laundry and linen services for hospital areas. Duties may include distributing clean linen; collecting and sorting soiled linen using universal precautions; inspecting, folding, repairing, and assembling linen; operating laundry equipment; and issuing and maintaining records for employee uniforms. Employees are expected to model Brown University Health’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, and demonstrate the core Success Factors of Instill Trust and Value Differences, and Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate.
Requirements
- Ability to follow precise instructions for folding linen and counting the correct number of pieces.
- Knowledge of clothes and materials when working in the sewing area.
- Ability to read and write English.
- Clerical and numerical ability to maintain simple records, count inventory, and take linen orders by telephone.
- A minimum of one year of sewing experience is required for the sewing room only.
- Physical ability to lift wet or dry linen and bundles, push or pull linen racks and bins, visually inspect materials, and feed folding equipment and sewing machines.
- Ability to walk, stand, lift light and heavy loads, bend, carry, and push.
- Ability to stand on safety ladders to reach uniforms and assemble linen carts.
Responsibilities
- Assemble racks of clean linen and distribute it to area clinics using linen baskets.
- Take linen orders from personnel on units and by phone.
- Pick up soiled linen from hospital clinics using linen baskets.
- Sort linen into like categories for washing while using personal protective equipment and universal precautions.
- Visually inspect clean linen for imperfections, fold it, and place it in appropriate racks for delivery.
- Separate missed re-wash linen and fold it for exchange carts; fold pediatric patient linen for exchange carts.
- Use an automatic folding machine to fold patient gowns, towels, isolation gowns, and under pads.
- Sort and carefully inspect surgical linen for stains, tears, or damage; patch small holes, refer other items for repair, or condemn items beyond repair.
- Precisely fold surgical linen, stock shelves, and assemble kits and surgical packs with the specified quantities of linen.
- Assemble exchange carts with the specified kinds and quantities of linen for units.
- Calculate linen returns and re-assembly needs to prepare user-area carts for the next delivery.
- Bag washed clothes and fitted sheets for delivery to user areas.
- Feed linen into a mechanical spreader and rotate among ironer positions as part of a four-person team.
- Operate ironer keypad functions to process flat sheets, draw sheets, pillow cases, cubicle curtains, and bath blankets.
- Receive items from the cross-folding machine, count them, assemble carts to the required par, and inspect for stains, tears, or damage.
- Make, mend, and repair items such as drapes, specialty sheets, collars, and slings.
- Alter uniforms for proper fit.
- Issue uniforms to hospital employees, ensure correct size and fit, prepare identification markers, and maintain issuance records.
- Feed lab coats and uniforms into the steam tunnel machine.
- Sort linen items being removed from service and count them by piece and type.
- Pin hems, sleeves, and other areas in preparation for alterations.
- Maintain a clean and safe work area using brooms and other cleaning tools.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
