Laundry Aide

Memorial Healthcare; Owosso (MI); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Healthcare in Owosso, MI is seeking a Laundry Aide to collect, wash, iron, fold, and deliver linen, ensuring timely supply to patient areas and off-site facilities in alignment with patient and family-centered care.

The role includes operating ironing and folding equipment, transporting linen carts, recording weights, wearing PPE, and contributing to hospital mission, safety standards, and a clean laundry environment.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Some commercial laundry experience preferred; on-the-job training provided.

Responsibilities

• Guides articles into ironer, straightening edges and removing imperfections.
• Operates folder and places articles in linen room window.
• Loads/unloads dryers and stacks dry articles for transport.
• Transports linen carts to floors and other areas.
• Records weights of linen carts and maintains logs.
• Supports mission, policies, confidentiality, and customer service standards.
• Wears PPE (gloves, goggles, lab coat) as required.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Physical stamina

Safety awareness

Attention to detail

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Laundry equipment

Ironer/folder

Dryers/washers

Job description

Job Summary

Collects sorts and washes linen. Irons, folds and stacks ironed articles Delivers Laundry to patient areas and prepares laundry to deliver to off sites facilities. Strives for superior performance by consistently providing a product or service to leadership and staff that is recognized as ultimately contributing to the patient and family experience. Recognizes and demonstrates understanding of patient and family centered care.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Guides articles into ironer, straightening edges, smoothing out wrinkles as it is drawn into the machine. Separates torn, stained and other imperfect articles.
• Operates folder and places articles in linen room window.
• Loads and unloads dryers. Folds, counts, stack dry articles on shelves or linen carts to be transported to the department floors or to the courier’s area to be delivered.
• Transports linen carts to the floors and other areas.
• Weights carts and keeps records of such linen weight.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and supports hospital mission, vision, value statements, standards, polices, and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, corporate compliance plan, customer service standards and the code of ethical behavior.
• Wears appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment – Googles, gloves, protective lab coats)

Departmental And Additional Job Responsibilities

• Performs duties as needed in soil sort, pack room area.
• Answers telephone and takes accurate messages
• Attends Meetings as required.
• Cleans, remove trash and maintains laundry area
• Performs other duties as assigned by Manager/Supervisor

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

• High School graduate or GED required

Experience

• Some commercial laundry experience is preferred. On the job training will be provided

Essential Physical Abilities/Motor Skills

These physical requirements are not exhaustive and additional job-related physical requirements may be added on an as needed basis. Corrective devices may be used to meet physical requirements.

• Sedentary Work: Frequently required to stand, kneel and crouch. On a daily basis may be required to move about, sit, climb stairs and bend. Is frequently required to lift and carry up to 20 lbs. May be required to push/pull/carry items between 20-100 lbs.
• Vision: Requires the ability to perceive the nature of objects by the eye. Near acuity: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less. Midrange Acuity: Clarity of vision at distances of more than 20 inches and less than 20 feet.
• Motor Coordination: While performing the duties of the job, it is required to regularly perform functions that include using hand and finger movement, handle or feel objects, be able to use tools or equipment that requires reaching with hands and arms. Must be able to travel independently throughout the hospital; access patients/families including areas confined by space and/or equipment.
• Speaking/Hearing: Ability to give and receive information through speaking and listening.

Essential Technical Abilities

• Able to identify equipment malfunctions.
• Able to pick up, sort, place and stock linen items.
• Able to retrieve and transport soiled linen from chutes to laundry.
• Able to record weights.
• Proficiency using modern office, computer, and telephone equipment as used by Memorial Healthcare.

Essential Mental Abilities

• Able to follow simple direction, to learn work routines
• Able to recognize and use cleaning products appropriately
• Able to organize and maintain safe work habits.
• Able to coordinate work activities with others.
• Ability to adapt and maintain focus in fast paced, quickly changing or stressful situations.
• Ability to read and interpret a variety of documents including, but not limited to policies, operating instructions, white papers, regulations, rules and laws.
• Ability to adapt and maintain focus in fast paced, quickly changing or stressful situations.
• Ability to read and interpret a variety of documents including, but not limited to policies, operating instructions, white papers, regulations, rules and laws

Essential Sensory Requirements

• Able to identify hot and cold.
• Able to identify when dryers and washers have completed their cycle.
• Able to work in hot environment
• Able to see for the purpose of reading information received in formats including but not limited to paper, computer, reports, bulletins, updates, manuals.
• Able to hear for work-related purposes.

Interpersonal Skills

• Ability to interact with co-workers, hospital staff, administration, patients, physicians, the public and all internal and external customers in a professional and effective, courteous and tactful manner, at all times, physically, verbally and in all written and electronic communication.
• Required to remain calm when adversity is encountered.
• Open, honest, and tactful communication skills.
• Ability to work as a team member in all activities.
• Positive, cooperative and motivated attitude.