Laundry Assistant

Canon Lodge Care Center•Cañon City, CO

19h

About The Position

The Laundry Aide performs day-to-day laundry services to meet patients’ laundry needs in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and Life Care standards. The role includes collecting, sorting, ironing, folding, stacking, hanging, and distributing laundry, while providing excellent customer service and maintaining a positive attitude toward patients. The Laundry Assistant also supports patient evacuation and works productively with an interdisciplinary team.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent preferred.
Prior health care experience preferred.
Knowledge of practices and procedures, laws, regulations, and guidelines governing functions in a post-acute care facility.
Ability to concentrate and use reasoning skills and good judgment.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to sit, stand, bend, lift, push, pull, stoop, walk, reach, and move intermittently during working hours.

Nice To Haves

High school graduate or equivalent.
Prior health care experience.

Responsibilities

Perform day-to-day laundry functions, including collecting, sorting, ironing, folding, stacking, hanging, and distributing laundry.
Provide excellent customer service and maintain a positive attitude toward patients.
Assist in the evacuation of patients.
Make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Follow applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and departmental programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
Perform competently in areas including patient rights, safety, and sanitation.
Maintain professional working relationships with associates, vendors, and others.
Maintain the confidentiality of proprietary and confidential information.
Follow company policies, including harassment and compliance procedures, and complete required compliance training.
Demonstrate dependable, regular attendance and communicate and function productively on an interdisciplinary team.