Laundry Assistant

Life Care Center of Wichita•Wichita, KS

About The Position

The Laundry Assistant performs day-to-day laundry services to meet patients’ laundry needs in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and Life Care standards. The role includes routine laundry processing, customer service, teamwork, and assisting with patient evacuation. The employee is expected to maintain professional relationships, protect confidential information, follow company policies and compliance procedures, and uphold Life Care’s Code of Conduct.

Requirements

High school graduation or equivalent preferred.
Prior health care experience preferred.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Knowledge of practices and procedures, laws, regulations, and guidelines governing functions in a post-acute care facility.
Ability to perform duties in competency areas including patient rights, safety, and sanitation.
Ability to sit, stand, bend, lift, push, pull, stoop, walk, reach, and move intermittently during working hours.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.

Nice To Haves

High school graduate or equivalent.
Prior health care experience.

Responsibilities

Collect, sort, iron, fold, stack, hang, and distribute laundry.
Provide excellent customer service and maintain a positive attitude toward patients.
Assist in the evacuation of patients.
Demonstrate dependable, regular attendance.
Use concentration, reasoning skills, and good judgment.
Communicate and function productively on an interdisciplinary team.
Follow department programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
Maintain professional working relationships with associates, vendors, and others.
Maintain confidentiality of proprietary and confidential information.
Follow company policies, including harassment and compliance procedures, and complete required compliance training.
Perform duties in accordance with patient-rights, safety, and sanitation requirements.