Laundry Aide HCC

PruittHealth•Elkin, NC

About The Position

The Laundry Aide tends laundering machines to clean sheets, blankets, pillow coverings, and patients’ personal articles. The role involves loading laundry into washers, adding specified amounts of detergent or other cleaning agents, transferring wet items through the wringer and dryer for measured cycles, sorting items by identification number or type, and folding and placing them in appropriate storage bins. The Laundry Aide also handles and delivers patient or resident laundry, maintains laundry equipment and work areas, follows chemical safety precautions, and performs related cleaning and equipment tasks. On-the-job training is provided. A high school degree is preferred, as is previous experience in healthcare laundering processes.

Requirements

On-the-job training is provided.
Follows MSDS precautions for chemicals used.

Nice To Haves

High school degree preferred.
Previous experience in healthcare laundering processes.

Responsibilities

Folds and sorts laundry, including blankets, sheets, towels, and personal clothing items.
Hangs clothes on racks according to names and numbers.
Delivers patient or resident laundry to designated areas.
Ensures patients’ or residents’ clothes are ready to wear, not in disrepair, and placed in the proper location.
Understands the functions of various soaps and bleaches.
Follows precautions stated on MSDS for all chemicals used.
Washes and dries clothes and linens.
Keeps equipment clean and follows cleaning schedules.
Maintains a clean and organized area, including sweeping and mopping the laundry area.
Reports needed repairs to the maintenance department.
Operates large filters according to established schedules.
Ensures proper handling of soiled laundry items.
Cleans and disinfects linen carts as required by policy and procedure.
Empties washers and dryers as requested or necessary.
Operates water, gas, and electric cutoff switches and valves.
Understands the proper process for stain removal.