Laundry Technician

Monument Health•Rapid City, SD

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides an uninterrupted flow of clean laundry sufficient to meet the needs of the total operation of the facility. Performs other duties as assigned by department manager, supervisor, and/or charge person.

Requirements

Requires the ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department.
Heavy work - exerting up to 25 pounds of force constantly (67-100% of the time), and/or up to 50 pounds frequently (34-66% of the time), and/or up to 100 pounds of force occasionally (up to 33% of the time), and or up to 100 pounds of force seldomly to move objects.
Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids, or tissues.

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma/GED Equivalent in General Studies

Responsibilities

Start up the CBW (Continuous Batch Washer) in the morning, entering correct date and pertinent information, and shut down the CBW, following proper procedures, on a rotating basis.
Pre-sort all linens as they are received in the laundry in a timely manner.
Maintain a constant and consistent flow of linens to the CBW.
Check computer screens at conveyor and at the end of dryer line, enter proper linen wash codes and troubleshoot error messages when alarm sounds.
Start up spreader, iron and folder and shut them all down properly at the end of shift. Know the proper settings of all switches to match the linen being processed.
Check with coworkers/supervisor/technician II on a regular basis to assure proper linens are being processed to meet any special requests and all scheduled deliveries.
Fill outside orders correctly and neatly and complete paperwork for each account.
Post-sort and fold clean tumble-dried linen as needed, and in a timely manner, to maintain necessary linen flow and prevent excessive wrinkles in linen from sitting in carts for prolonged periods of time.
Phone the main hospital and outside accounts to inform them of delays.
Perform other duties as assigned by department manager, supervisor, and/or charge person.