Soil Sort Lead

NOVO Health Services Job Opportunity

Get to know us: NOVO Health Services offers linen management solutions to the healthcare industry. NOVO Health keenly focuses on safety and infection control and provides its partner hospitals with a value-driven linen management control system that measures and monitors linen utilization by department to eliminate excess internal costs. NOVO's wide range of service programs offer a variety of options to provide a seamless, single source distribution system. NOVO's regional healthcare linen facilities are HLAC accredited and operate with state-of-the-art processing equipment and processes.

Essential Functions

• Know all soil sort operations, including Standard Operating Procedures and Q.A. functions, and ensure adherence by soil sort personnel to established standards.
• Train all new soil sort employees.
• Make recommendations to facility management on soil sort methods or production standard changes.
• Assist facility management in employee hiring process and evaluations as needed.
• Keep accurate records to comply with written Standard Operating Procedures.
• Assist facility management in scheduling of any testing, validation, etc.
• Maintain cleanliness
• Ability to read and understand all Standard Operating Procedures.
• Adhere to all safety processes & guidelines
• Other duties as assigned.

May need to assist as needed in the following areas:

• Open up bags at the breakout table and send linen up the belt.
• The primary cart mover (the attendant closest to the soil cart) brings the empty soil cart away from the belt, puts a new cart in area and takes the empty cart and pushes it to the cart area.
• The bag breaker attendant breaks open the bags.
• The attendants on the belt perform the following tasks: One attendant sorts of large pieces consisting of bath blankets, flat sheets, draw sheets and thermals.
• The second attendant sorts the second largest pieces underpants, patient gowns, and fitted sheets.
• The third attendant will handle all the rest of the pieces such as bath towels, washcloths, hand towels, and scrubs.
• The last stage of the soil room process is hoist and weigh or staging. The attendant pulls the full slings away as they fill up, puts an empty sling in, weighs the full one, records the information and hangs it.
• Adhere to quality standards in terms of soil sorting and cart cleaning.

Working Conditions:

Work is performed in a fast-paced indoor area with little exposure to dust and high temperatures; moderate exposure to excessive noise; climate-controlled environment; and controlled access. Frequent exposure to bio-hazardous materials and strong odorous chemicals or elements. Must wear personal protective equipment while in decontaminated areas.

What we can offer you as a full-time associate:

• Competitive pay
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off Program (PTO)
• 401(k) w/Employer Match
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Programs
• Basic Life/AD&D Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD)

Why work for NOVO Health Services?

NOVO Health Services strives to be the employer of choice in the hospital sterile and hygienically clean linen industry. To do that, we provide a safe, positive work environment where our associates experience tremendous growth and related opportunities for advancement.