Machine/Linen Attendant
About The Position
This position involves operating various laundry machinery, handling and transporting linens, performing cleaning duties, and ensuring adherence to departmental policies and procedures. The role requires the ability to follow instructions, operate specific equipment, and maintain a clean and organized work environment. Responsibilities include loading and unloading washers and dryers, operating ironers and folders, folding and stacking linens, inspecting for quality, and delivering clean and collecting soiled linens throughout the hospital.
Requirements
- Ability to read, write, speak, perform addition and subtraction and follow simple written and oral directions.
- Ability to stand for the duration of the shift.
- Ability to walk throughout the hospital numerous times per day.
- Ability to lift containers loaded with soiled linen weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to read forms, charts and worksheets.
- Ability to receive and understand phone calls when working solo on weekends.
- Ability to climb steps and ladders when placing clean linen on shelves.
Nice To Haves
- Valid Missouri Class E Driver’s License
Responsibilities
- Follow established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
- Operate, load and unload washers and dryers.
- Operate spreader machine.
- Operate flatwork ironer, flatwork folder to iron and fold flatwork pieces.
- Operate steam press or iron to press special coats, doctor’s lab coats, and other items.
- Work at hand fold table to fold and stack linen; place/load linen into hampers and linen carts.
- Segregate worn, stained or otherwise imperfect articles.
- Inspect linen for tears, soil and/or stains.
- Deliver linen exchange carts and linen hampers throughout the hospital.
- Sort and deliver linen bags throughout the hospital.
- Pick up soiled linen throughout the hospital; deliver it to the laundry.
- Work in the wash room to sort and weigh all linens.
- Record weights of wash loads.
- Perform general cleaning; sweep and mop floors, wash walls.
- Use air hose and vacuum to remove lint.
- Participate in educational programs and in-service meetings.
- Attend meetings as required.
- Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
