Environmental Services Linen - Evening en Delta Hospital

Gathers, sorts, washes, dries, folds and maintains all hospital laundry.  Including, bedding, restroom items, patient gowns, cloth masks, patient room curtains, cleaning rags and mops.

 Position Responsibilities:

• Understands and follows directions.
• Picks up soiled linen safely and as scheduled and properly sorts linen by category and stains.
• Weighs and properly documents weight by department.
• Safely handles infectious linen according to policies & procedures.
• Operates washers and dryers properly while handling wet and dry linen safely.
• Inspects and handles chemicals safely.
• Identifies and treats spots properly.
• Demonstrates ability to properly process clean linen.
• Identifies linen as to type and dries it properly with correct drying temperatures.
• Prevents contamination of clean linen by wearing a hair containment device, washing hands, wearing clean clothes and preventing clean linen dropping on the floor.
• Properly folds linen and stocks linen according to par levels while inspecting for quality control.
• Completes linen stocking in a timely manner to prevent shortages, not overstocking, and keeping stocked area cleaned.
• Reports washer, dryer, and safety concerns immediately via maintenance work order.
• Fill Housekeeping position during staff shortages.