Overview
The overall purpose of the Laundry Aide position is to assist in the delivery of laundry and linen services throughout the facility. This position may wash, dry, fold, iron, mend, distribute, and deliver facility linen, resident clothing, and patient garments while supporting infection prevention, sanitation, safety, and quality standards. The Laundry Aide helps ensure clean linen availability and efficient laundry operations in a long-term care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, or healthcare environment.
Responsibilities
- Assures effective laundering by loading machines to the proper weight and level, selecting the appropriate wash cycle, and dispensing proper detergents, chemicals, and cleaning agents.
- Sorts laundry by color, fabric type, linen category, and handling requirements and prepares items for washing, including pre-soaking when appropriate.
- Transfers laundered items using sanitized containers and follows established infection prevention and laundry handling procedures.
- Loads and unloads laundry equipment safely and efficiently.
- Folds, stacks, organizes, and stores dried items according to department procedures.
- Irons linens, garments, and clothing items requiring pressing.
- Mends clothing, linens, and laundry items as needed.
- Uses proper equipment and distributes personal laundry to patient and resident closets.
- Collects, transports, processes, and distributes facility linens and resident clothing throughout the facility.
- Cleans and disinfects floors, appliances, folding tables, delivery carts, laundry equipment, and assigned laundry department areas.
- Ensures sanitation, quality assurance, and laundry processing standards are maintained.
- Ensures proper storage of laundry supplies, chemicals, linens, and resident clothing.
- Identifies, reports, and corrects safety hazards.
- Cleans dryer vents after each load and exterior vents daily or as needed to support equipment safety and performance.
- Ensures laundry equipment, carts, and supplies are available and maintained in good working order.
- Supports infection prevention, environmental safety, and regulatory compliance standards related to laundry operations.
- Performs other essential functions and duties as assigned.
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Qualifications
- Experience in a long-term care or healthcare laundry department is preferred.
- Experience with laundry operations, linen services, garment care, textile processing, or environmental services is preferred.
- Knowledge of laundry chemicals, sanitization procedures, infection prevention practices, and safe equipment operation is preferred.
- Ability to read, write, and speak the English language.
Benefits/EEO
What We Offer You
- Competitive Wages
- 401k with match
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Supplemental Insurance
- Vacation, Sick, Personal Holiday & Paid Holidays
- Short-Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Tuition & CEU Reimbursement
- Rewards & Recognition Program
EEOC
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer an excellent benefit plan to include 401(k) with match, CEU reimbursement, vacation, sick time, holidays, medical, dental, and supplemental insurance plans, as well as a highly competitive compensation package.
