Laundry Aide
About The Position
The Laundry Aide maintains clean clothing and linens for resident use. The role includes gathering, sorting, washing, drying, folding, hanging, and returning resident clothing and linens while keeping laundry services organized, efficient, clean, and timely. The Laundry Aide helps ensure clothing is properly labeled, returned to the correct resident, and neatly stored, while observing signage indicating when a resident’s family handles their laundry. The role also includes reporting issues related to equipment condition, cleanliness, and safety; assisting during emergencies to keep clean linens and clothing available; and representing the facility professionally. The Laundry Aide communicates courteously with residents, families, coworkers, and vendors; maintains confidentiality and HIPAA compliance; attends required in-service training; records all working and training hours; and complies with Legacy’s Compliance program, Code of Conduct, and Dress Code. Duties may be changed based on facility needs.
Responsibilities
- Gather, sort, wash, dry, fold, hang, and return resident clothing and linens in an effective and efficient manner.
- Maintain organization, cleanliness, and timely laundry service.
- Report issues involving the working order, cleanliness, or safety of department equipment, including laundry carts, washers, dryers, and mixing units.
- Ensure clothing is properly labeled to maintain resident dignity.
- Return clothing to the correct resident and store it neatly.
- Observe signage indicating when family members are doing a resident’s laundry.
- Assist during emergencies by keeping clean linens and clothing available.
- Represent the facility professionally and positively in the community.
- Communicate professionally and courteously with residents, families, coworkers, and vendors.
- Maintain confidentiality of department, resident, and employee information, communications, and documentation, and comply with HIPAA regulations.
- Attend required in-service training.
- Clock in and out for all working and training hours; do not work off the clock.
- Comply with Legacy’s Compliance program and plan, Code of Conduct, and Dress Code.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
