Laundry Specialist

Crestmoor Care Center•Denver, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Laundry Specialist performs day-to-day activities of the Laundry Department in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations for long-term care and assisted living facilities. The role helps maintain the facility in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner. On-the-job training is provided. The position works throughout the facility and involves regular interaction with residents, personnel, visitors, and government agency representatives. Work may involve interruptions, emotionally upset or hostile residents or family members, exposure to hazardous chemicals and infectious materials, and occasional work beyond normal duty hours or in other positions when necessary.

Requirements

At least an 8th-grade education.
Ability to follow oral and written instructions, including instructions for mixing cleaning compounds and disinfectant solutions.
Ability to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile people.
Must meet the facility’s general health requirements, including a mental and physical examination.
Must have adequate sight and hearing, or prosthetics enabling those senses to function adequately for the role.
Ability to push, pull, move, and/or lift at least 25 pounds to a height of at least 5 feet and carry or move that weight at least 50 feet.

Responsibilities

Follow work and cleaning schedules as closely as practical.
Coordinate routine laundry services with nursing services.
Collect soiled linens and clothing from living and medical units; sort items by color and fabric, track collections, and report shortages or discrepancies to the Housekeeper.
Operate automatic washing and drying machines; wash, fold, and place clean items on racks by unit; press or iron garments as instructed.
Clean floors and walls by sweeping, mopping, dusting, and spot cleaning; clean work and supply carts, equipment, and supplies as requested.
Maintain accurate records of incoming and outgoing clothing items and file laundry sheets and request records for future reference.
Handle laundry chemicals and perform custodial duties in the laundry area.
Use safety equipment and supplies when lifting or moving heavy objects and wear protective clothing and equipment when handling infectious waste or blood and body fluids.
Attend and participate in mandatory in-service and continuing education programs.
Maintain confidentiality of resident care information, including protected health information.
Maintain supplies, equipment, and laundry-area sanitation, order, and safety; follow oral and written instructions for mixing cleaning compounds, liquids, and disinfectant solutions.
Perform other assigned duties.
May work beyond normal duty hours, on weekends, in other positions temporarily, on shifts other than the hired shift, or be called back during emergencies.
May assist with resident evacuation during emergencies.