Linen Room Attendant LNMTC

State of North Carolina • Wilson, NC

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as a linen room attendant and performs the laundering of the residents clothing at Longleaf NMTC. The position oversees the agency’s linen room including sewing, altering, and mending activities. Work also involves inventorying, marking, repairing and issuing hospital linen. Responsible for subordinates and issues work assignments daily. Position ensures laundry is sorted and sent up to the floors for use. Position marks all new linen prior to distribution or laundering. Coordinates with contracted laundry (White Cap) to ensure soiled linen is picked up and returned in a timely manner to ensure adequate fresh linen for the facility and talks directly with contractor on any linen issues working to resolve them. Individual works with healthcare staff to ensure proper clothing is distrusted to correct residents following established procedures for personal clothing. This position will sweep, mop and dust linen and laundry areas for sanitation purposes.

Requirements

• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to perform medium to heavy physical work.
• Ability to communicate both orally and written.
• Ability to keep inventory on supplies and must be able to operate a sewing machine.
• Education and/or experience in a commercial or institutional laundry that is directly related to the job and consistent with accepted practices of the trade.

Responsibilities

• Performs the laundering of the residents clothing
• Oversees the agency’s linen room including sewing, altering, and mending activities.
• Inventorying, marking, repairing and issuing hospital linen.
• Responsible for subordinates and issues work assignments daily.
• Ensures laundry is sorted and sent up to the floors for use.
• Marks all new linen prior to distribution or laundering.
• Coordinates with contracted laundry (White Cap) to ensure soiled linen is picked up and returned in a timely manner to ensure adequate fresh linen for the facility and talks directly with contractor on any linen issues working to resolve them.
• Works with healthcare staff to ensure proper clothing is distrusted to correct residents following established procedures for personal clothing.
• Sweep, mop and dust linen and laundry areas for sanitation purposes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed