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Job Type:
RegularScheduled Hours:
40Job Summary:
This position distributes linen to all nursing units and ancillary departments. Picks up dirty linen and dirty equipment and cleans equipment from nursing and ancillary units.Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.
Job Description:
- Collects soiled linen from laundry chutes and ancillary departments; ensuring all soiled linen has been collected and delivered to the holding area for pick-up by Tri-State as needed.
- Delivers exchange carts and replenishes par areas as scheduled issuing additional linen as requested; ensuring all area have adequate amount of linen for patient use. Follows procedure for pushing/pulling linen carts. Communicates any changes increase/decreases.
- Accurately replenishes all exchange carts and par carts using the cheat sheets located on the side of the cart; ensuring linen carts are properly prepared for the next exchange and or for the par carts for the day.
- Assist with discards of linen and minimal lift maxi slides, pillow cleaning, washing of clothing for BSI purposes; ensuring the effective and efficient operation of the department.
- Follows infection control policies and procedures at all times to assist in the prevention and control of infections. Makes sure dirty or dropped linen are placed in hamper. Uses Good Hand Hygiene.
- Responsible for ordering bulk linen from Tri-State laundry; ensuring that adequate linen is available to meet the needs of the Health Care system. Checks linen in according to the order sheet; ensuring enough carts are left for the next shift to work with both full and empty carts.
- Cleans shelves and carts monthly. Ensures the cleanliness of linen carts and additional linen is provided as needed for the effective and efficient operation of the linen are.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education, Credentials, Licenses:
- 9th grade education minimum
Specialized Knowledge
- Able to read and write.
- Basic math skills, Computer entry skills
FLSA Status:
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