Linen Aide

Fairview Health Services•Edina, MN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a casual Linen Aide for its Linen Services team at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota. Hours are scheduled as needed, with opportunities to pick up available shifts based on department needs. The position is represented by SEIU Local 113. Available shifts are early morning (4:00 AM–12:30 PM), day (6:00 AM–2:30 PM), and evening (2:00 PM–10:30 PM). The Linen Aide provides linen service, quality, and maintenance throughout the facility, helping maintain a clean, safe, and organized healthcare environment. The role ensures hospital departments have linens and supplies needed for patient care by collecting, sorting, transporting, and distributing clean and soiled linens; maintaining appropriate linen inventory; and following infection-prevention, sanitation, and safety protocols. The position involves filling linen carts, responding to linen requests, tracking usage, and performing other linen-related duties as assigned. The ideal candidate is dependable, detail-oriented, and able to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced healthcare environment. Previous linen services, laundry operations, or healthcare environmental services experience is preferred. Fairview lists medical, dental, and vision coverage, PTO/vacation and Safe and Sick Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement benefits, and other benefits.

Requirements

Demonstrated knowledge of basic math, human relations, and effective communication.
High-school-level ability to use technology, including entering orders and utilization information into a computer, tablet, or other handheld device.
Basic ability to read and write in English.
Ability to use a computer and applications associated with basic work tasks, such as Windows, Outlook, and tablets.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in linen services, laundry operations, or healthcare environmental services.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate service orientation toward fellow employees, facility staff, and customers.
Inspect and sort linen received from the laundry, record rejected items, and return them to the laundry.
Remove clean linen from laundry carts, place it in designated areas, and load carts for delivery.
Replenish linen according to established levels and/or utilization.
Maintain linen closet logs, document unused linen, and report apparent discrepancies between established standards and actual usage.
Keep the linen room clean and orderly.
Ensure clean linen is covered while delivering it through the hospital.
Count linen not used from the previous delivery.
Collect and load soiled linen from facility collection areas into carts and take it to the designated pickup area.
Maintain linen utilization records on a tablet and/or paper, including counts of unused linen from the previous delivery and linen currently in the hospital.
Use a computer and related applications for basic work tasks, including Windows, Outlook, and tablets.
Develop effective rapport with customers, coworkers, or families, and listen actively to build positive connections.
Report mechanical or equipment failures and negative conditions to the appropriate supervisor.
Perform other related and miscellaneous duties as required.