Laundry Aide / Full time / 1st shift

Pay Rate:  $14.57 - $21.85/hr. 

SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide optimum levels of laundry service by assuring that all laundry policies and procedures are consistently followed.  The primary objective is to provide unblemished and unwrinkled linens throughout the facility.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION:

High School Graduate preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

• Ability to read warning labels on hazardous chemical containers and MSDS sheets
• Ability to follow written or oral instructions.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Must be able to lift and carry a maximum of 50 lbs.
• Ability to push delivery cart on wheels weighing a maximum of 250 lbs.
• Good communication and listening skills.
• Ability to complete assignments with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work as a team or alone.
• Must be able to interface with people of all levels in a positive and professional manner.

PRINCIPAL JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Wash, dry, fold and stack laundry.
• Collect and sort dirty linens and laundry.
• Wash, dry, mangle and fold table linens.
• Replenish all supplies in assigned areas.
• Keep work area and equipment clean and sanitary.
• Attend mandatory in-services and meetings.
• Embracement of mission statement and Laurel Lake standards of conduct.
• Adhere to attendance policies and must be able to work weekends and overtime when required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES – Other:

1. Performs other related duties as needed.

The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Extreme hot conditions

CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT / WORKING CONDITIONS:

Non-Patient Care Staff (0-20 lbs.) – Physical Demands

Occasional – 1 to 33% of workday

Frequent – 34 – 66% of workday

Constant – 67 – 100% of workday

Not at all – 0% of workday

Occasional

Sitting, Unilateral Vertical Reach 36-72”, lift 0-20#, 6-36” from floor; lift 0-20#, 36-48” from floor; climbing stairs; operating machines (2 hand(s)).

Frequent

Unilateral Horizontal Reach 0-18”; push/pull 100’, 19ft.lbs.

Constant

Standing, walking: 2.3 mph, 0 incline; bilateral fine motor manipulation; functional near, far, color vision aided or unaided; functional hearing aid or unaided; functional verbal communication skills; working overtime as assigned to meet operational/patient care demands.

Not at All

Hold 200# patient sidelying while doing procedure x 2 min; roll 200# patient away/toward self; transfer 105# person chair-chair 5x/hr. with gait belt; bed-cart transfer with 200# person and assist of one with sheet; lift 0- ___# 6-36” from floor; lift 0- ___# 6-72” from floor; climbing ladders, working from heights, crawling, kneeling, running, operating machines: (2 foot/feet).

Category II Job Classification – Laurel Lake employees who have jobs with tasks that rarely involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and have no contact with used sharps.

Job Hazard Risks:

Lifting

Infectious Disease Exposure

Hazard Materials Exposure (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical)

Workplace Violence Potential

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS

This job description identifies the general nature and level of work to be performed.  It is not to be considered an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties or skills required of an incumbent.