Linen Aide

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Linen Aide at Fairview Riverside University Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This part-time, 0.5 FTE position is benefit-eligible and works 40 hours per two-week pay period, from 5:00 AM to 9:00 AM. The schedule includes every other weekend, and the position is represented by SEIU Local 113. The Linen Aide provides linen service, quality, and maintenance throughout the facility to support patient care. The work includes collecting, sorting, stocking, and distributing clean linens throughout the hospital; filling linen carts and responding to requests; delivering clean linen and collecting soiled linen; and recording linen usage using the hospital's tracking system. The role also maintains cleanliness, organization, and infection prevention standards. Candidates should be dependable, detail-oriented, and comfortable performing physical tasks in a fast-paced environment. Previous linen services, laundry, housekeeping, or healthcare experience is preferred but not required.

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.
Ability to use a computer and related applications for basic work tasks, including navigating Windows and Outlook and using tablets.
Basic ability to read and write in English.
Ability to develop effective rapport with customers, coworkers, or families and actively listen to build positive connections.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in linen services, laundry, housekeeping, or healthcare.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate service orientation when working with 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 utilization.
Maintain logs for linen closets, document unused linen, and report discrepancies between established standards and actual usage.
Keep the linen room clean and orderly.
Cover clean linen while delivering it through the hospital.
Count linen left unused from the previous delivery.
Collect and load soiled linen from facility soil collection areas into carts and take it to the designated pickup area.
Maintain utilization records on a tablet and/or paper, including counts of unused linen from the previous delivery and current linen in the hospital.
Perform other related and miscellaneous duties as required.
Report mechanical or equipment failures and negative conditions to the appropriate supervisor.