Linen Aide

Trinity Health • Des Moines, IA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

GENERAL SUMMARY: Responsible to receive linens in the laundry department as well as fill linen cart orders and complete distribution to meet the needs of the hospital. Duties will encompass all Mercy Medical Center Des Moines hospitals (Main Campus and West Lakes). CORPORATE PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT: It is the obligation of each employee of Mercy Medical Center to abide by and promote the mission and core values of the Spirit of Mercy. CORPORATE POLICY STATEMENT: It is the obligation of each employee of Mercy Medical Center to comply with Mercy’s mission, values, standards of conduct, policies, procedures and related practices (e.g. Dress Code, Time and Attendance, and other policies). HIPAA SECURITY COMPLIANCE: Security Access: Low “Incumbent has no access to confidential information and must comply with the terms of the Mercy Medical Center Security Policies as it applies to their job role.”

Requirements

• Must possess basic computer skills for annual education, benefits enrollment, payroll viewing inventory, par levels tracking, printing of cart sheets and other information needed in daily duties.
• Ability to communicate in spoken English, as well as ability to read, write and comprehend English required.
• Perform simple calculations.
• Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter abuse training for child and dependent adult abuse within three (3) months of hire.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED preferred.

Responsibilities

• Fill and prepare linen carts for delivery to floor/units. Fill clinic orders. This has specific daily check-off lists for each day of production.
• Loads soiled linen for pick-up and receive clean linens from vendor for cart preparation and distribution to all service areas.
• Usage of push/pull carts for linen retrieval and delivery on varying surfaces.
• Perform a variety of linen processing tasks, which involve hand operations. Included are: dryers and washer operations. Hand operations include folding, sorting, and placing in proper carts. Filling exchange cars to set par levels.
• Must meet production standards as outlined by department.
• Multi-tasking with high efficiency.
• Maintains high level of cleanliness in the work area. Sanitize linen carts daily and wipe them clean.
• Must be able to identify defective linens while filling carts.
• Answers phone fill STAT requests and log information, relays message to supervisor as well as checking department voicemail system to fulfill customers’ requests.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees