Linen Distributor

University of Utah Health•Salt Lake City, UT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position fills exchange carts and basket orders with clean linen items and delivers to hospital and campus locations. The incumbent provides assistance to other linen production areas as needed and visits hospital and off-site facilities using an organization-owned vehicle to determine the types and how much linen is needed on the unit. This position is not responsible for providing patient care. The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center and is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. Our five hospitals and eleven clinics provide excellence in our comprehensive services, medical advancement, and overall patient outcomes.

Requirements

Entry level position.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined above.
Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills.
Knowledge of basic math.
Must be able to meet the schedule, hours, and work location listed for this position.
Must complete all required pre-employment requirements, including reference checks, a background check, drug screening, and required immunizations.

Nice To Haves

Incumbents must have the ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer) and the ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.

Responsibilities

Fills delivery carts and basket orders with clean linen.
Delivers clean linen to various hospital locations and off-site facilities following a predetermined par level.
Removes linen items from delivery carts and counts them as they are placed into cupboards or on exchange carts.
Records linen delivery times using automated equipment.
Inventories, weighs and records linen using automated equipment.
Completes paperwork used to bill non-hospital departments' use of linen.
Responds to service calls by assembling and delivering orders in a timely manner.
Assists in controlling the production schedule board for the laundry production supervisors by determining what specific items are needed.
May assist in the production areas by counting, sorting, folding, wrapping, stacking and removing linen from dryers.