Laundry Aide

Hamilton Pointe Health and Rehabilitation•Ohio, IN

About The Position

The Laundry Aide provides laundry services for residents and the facility while maintaining cleanliness, organization, and established quality standards. The role includes handling resident and facility laundry, maintaining a safe laundry area, following infection-control and safety procedures, and helping create a clean, comfortable environment for residents. The Laundry Aide follows established policies and procedures, protects residents’ privacy and property, and reports incidents and equipment or maintenance concerns as required.

Requirements

Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to lift, push, pull, and move equipment and supplies weighing more than 50 pounds.
Ability to walk, bend, lift, and stand constantly for long periods during a scheduled shift.

Responsibilities

Wash, dry, fold, and distribute resident and facility laundry.
Sort and handle linens and personal clothing properly, including picking up and transporting soiled and isolation linens according to protocol.
Return clean laundry to the appropriate resident or department.
Maintain a clean, safe, and organized laundry area and follow cleaning schedules for assigned areas and department schedules.
Follow infection-control, safety, and established laundry policies and procedures.
Use appropriate protective clothing and equipment while performing laundry duties.
Use laundry equipment and supplies properly and promptly report equipment or maintenance concerns.
Protect residents’ rights, privacy, confidentiality, and property.
Report and document resident or visitor incidents, accidents, complaints, or allegations according to facility procedures using the designated occurrence reporting system.
Work as part of the team to help provide a clean and comfortable environment for residents.