Laundry Aide

Job Description

Job Description

OVERVIEW:

The Laundry Aide provides a variety of laundry duties in maintaining the nursing center in an orderly, sanitary condition and in collecting and laundering of linens, garments, and washables.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

·         Collects, sorts, washes, dries, folds and distributes all laundry items to residents.

·         Presses/irons garments as requested.

·         Labels residents’ personal laundry and linens as directed.

·         Cleans dryer filters as necessary.

·         Ensures adequate supply of laundry supplies are in stock.

·         Notifies supervisor when supplies are low.

·         Keeps laundry carts clean and in good working order.

·         Properly stores equipment, tools and supplies.

·         Keeps a log of missing items and returns them when found.

·         Reports any mechanical or equipment needs to supervisor.

·         Reports any questionable resident conditions to supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

·         Minimum a high school diploma or equivalent

·         1 or more years’ experience in housekeeping/laundry duties in a long-term health care setting

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

·         This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

·         This job operates in a health care setting. This role requires regular walking to various locations around the care center.

·         Incumbent may be exposed to virus, disease and infection from patients and specimens in working environment.

·         May experience traumatic situations, including psychiatric, and deceased patients.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

·         The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

·         While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear.

·         The employee must occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up 30 pounds

  Requirements:

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a Florida AHCA Level 2 background screening in accordance with state regulations. 

TRAVEL: 

·         There is no travel expected for this position