Linen Aide

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a part-time Linen Aide at Fairview Riverside University Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This role supports patient care by collecting, sorting, stocking, and distributing clean linens throughout the hospital while maintaining cleanliness, organization, and infection-prevention standards. The Linen Aide provides linen service, quality, and maintenance throughout the facility, including filling linen carts, responding to requests for clean linen, delivering and picking up soiled linen, and tracking daily linen usage. The position is 0.2 FTE, or 16 hours per two-week pay period, with early morning shifts from 5:00 AM to 9:00 AM and work every other weekend. The schedule is Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday in Week 1, and Friday in Week 2. The position is represented by SEIU Local 113. 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 Windows, Outlook, and tablets.
Basic ability to read and write in English.
Skill in developing effective rapport with customers, coworkers, or families and actively listening to build positive connections.

Nice To Haves

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

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 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 left unused from the previous delivery.
Collect and load soiled linen from facility collection areas into carts and take it to the designated pickup area.
Maintain utilization records on a tablet or on paper, including counts of unused linen from the previous delivery and current linen in the hospital.
Report mechanical or equipment failures and negative conditions to the appropriate supervisor.
Perform other related and miscellaneous duties as required.