Laundry Services Technician - Ephrata Community Hospital - Day

Wellspan Health•Ephrata, PA

28d

About The Position

General Summary Collects soiled laundry and distributes clean linens to user departments. Maintains stock levels on nursing floors. Follows established procedures. Duties and Responsibilities Essential Functions: Collects soiled laundry from various areas of the hospital and delivers to soiled linen rooms in the linen services area. Answers telephone, takes messages and/or linen orders by telephone or fax. Provides accurate information or forwards callers to appropriate resource. Examines articles for stains, tears or other imperfections. Counts and stacks linens for distribution or places them in supply storage. Reports linen supply shortages to linen manager. Delivers linens/scrubs to user departments according to preestablished par levels and schedules. Distributes emergency supplies as needed. Makes supply packs for departments and puts linen stacks in carts for distribution on/off campus. Cleans equipment and work area at end of work day. Alerts supervisor to malfunctioning/defective equipment, and replacement of worn out wearing apparel. Enters and/or retrieves data from established computer files. Enters daily data in the Linen Helper computer program. Washes, dries, folds and delivers patient room curtains on a daily basis or when any soiled linen is delivered to wash room. Assists HCSC delivery driver with loading and unloading of clean and soiled linen carts. Common Expectations: Participates in educational programs and inservice meetings. Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation Required for All Jobs: Performs other related duties as identified. WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a compliance program to support WellSpan's values and standards for professionalism, integrity, and ethics. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization and the performance expectations of the job, the department, and the compliance program. WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a privacy program to safeguard the patient information and the business and operational information of the organization. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization to safeguard patient and business/operational information. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Physical Demands: Standing - Frequently Walking - Frequently Sitting - Occasionally Carrying/Lifting - Occasionally (50lbs) Pushing/Pulling - Occasionally (50lbs) Kneeling/Crouching - Occasionally Reaching - Occasionally Talking - Frequently Hearing - Frequently Repetitive Motions - Rarely Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Frequently Working Environment: Indoor/Outdoor - Occasionally Loud Noise - Occasionally Occupational Hazards - Frequently Bloodborne Pathogen - Exposure

Requirements

Ability to understand laundry procedures.

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma or GED Preferred
Less than 1 year Relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Collects soiled laundry from various areas of the hospital and delivers to soiled linen rooms in the linen services area.
Answers telephone, takes messages and/or linen orders by telephone or fax.
Provides accurate information or forwards callers to appropriate resource.
Examines articles for stains, tears or other imperfections.
Counts and stacks linens for distribution or places them in supply storage.
Reports linen supply shortages to linen manager.
Delivers linens/scrubs to user departments according to preestablished par levels and schedules.
Distributes emergency supplies as needed.
Makes supply packs for departments and puts linen stacks in carts for distribution on/off campus.
Cleans equipment and work area at end of work day.
Alerts supervisor to malfunctioning/defective equipment, and replacement of worn out wearing apparel.
Enters and/or retrieves data from established computer files.
Enters daily data in the Linen Helper computer program.
Washes, dries, folds and delivers patient room curtains on a daily basis or when any soiled linen is delivered to wash room.
Assists HCSC delivery driver with loading and unloading of clean and soiled linen carts.
Participates in educational programs and inservice meetings.
Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation
Performs other related duties as identified.