Linen Room Attendant LNMTC
About The Position
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence. 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.
- 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 residents' clothing.
- Oversees the agency's linen room, including sewing, altering, and mending activities.
- Inventorying, marking, repairing, and issuing hospital linen.
- Issuing work assignments to subordinates daily.
- Ensuring laundry is sorted and sent to the floors for use.
- Marking all new linen prior to distribution or laundering.
- Coordinating with contracted laundry services to ensure timely pickup and return of soiled linen.
- Communicating with contractors to resolve any linen issues.
- Working with healthcare staff to ensure proper clothing is distributed to correct residents.
- Sweeping, mopping, and dusting linen and laundry areas for sanitation purposes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
