Laundry Aide

Starting at $17/HR

Day Shift Hours 7am-3pm

Essential Duties

• Responsible for providing clean, sanitary and properly processed linens, clothing, towels and other laundry items for residents and facility staff.


* Collect, sort, wash, dry, fold and distribute resident and facility laundry


* Properly identify and separate personal resident clothing and facility linens


* operate commercial washers, dryers, irons and other equipment safely


* Fold and organize clean laundry neatly and return items to the appropriate resident rooms or designated areas


* Maintain adequate supplies of clean linens


* Follow infection-control procedures when handling soiled laundry.


* Assist with inventory


* Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Qualification

Education and/or Experience

Previous laundry, housekeeping, healthcare or nursing home experience

Ability to follow written and verbal instructions

Physical Demands

Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time

Ability to frequently bend, reach, push, pull, lift and carry laundry

ability to lift and move laundry bags

ability to perform repetitive tasks in a faced paced enviroment

Work Environment

This position works primarily in the facility's laundry area and throughout resident care areas.

The employee may be exposed to heat, humidity, cleaning products, dust and soiled or contaminated laundry and must follow all applicable safety and infection control procedures

We are an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.