LAUNDRY AIDE (24818)

Cantex Continuing Care Network; Vidor (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health plan options

Dental plan options

Vision coverage

Life Insurance

401K with company match

Paid time off

Career growth opportunities

Complementary uniforms

Job summary

Cantex Continuing Care Network is seeking a Laundry Aide at Oakwood Manor in Vidor, TX to support the delivery of laundry services for residents.

You will wash, dry, fold, iron, and deliver linen and residents' clothing while upholding sanitation standards. Experience in healthcare laundry is preferred; excellent English communication is required; full-time hours with benefits and opportunities for growth are available.

Qualifications

• Experience in a long-term care or healthcare laundry department preferred.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English.

Responsibilities

• Load machines with proper weight and cycle, and dispense detergents during laundering.
• Sort laundry by color and type for washing.
• Transfer laundered items to dryers in sanitized containers.
• Fold and stack dried items in proper order.
• Iron or mend items as required.
• Distribute personal laundry to patients' closets.
• Clean and disinfect laundry areas and equipment.
• Identify and correct safety hazards.
• Operate and maintain laundry equipment and supplies.
• Serve as a team leader/role model.

Skills

English proficiency

Team leadership

Healthcare laundry experience

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Skilled Nursing at Oakwood Manor - Vidor, TX 77662

Position Type: Full Time

Job Category: Housekeeping & Maintenance

What we offer you:

• Competitive pay
• Comprehensive health plan options, dental plan options, and vision coverage
• Additional supplemental benefits (life insurance, disability, accident, etc.)
• 401K with company match
• Generous paid time off (Vacation/Sick/Holiday) for full-time positions
• Career growth and advancement opportunities
• A company culture that is committed to compassionate care
• Complementary uniforms and many more perks

Please visit cantexcc.com for more information on this location.

Job Summary

The overall purpose of the Laundry Aide position is to aid in the delivery of laundry services. This position may wash, dry, fold, iron, mend and distribute or deliver linen or patients' clothing.

Qualifications

• Experience in a long-term care or healthcare laundry department is preferred.
• Ability to read, write, and speak the English language.

Essential Functions

• Assures effective laundering by loading machine to proper weight/level, setting proper cycle, and hooking-up or dispensing proper detergents, chemicals, etc.
• Sorts laundry by color, fabric, type, etc., and prepares for washing by pre-soaking as appropriate.
• Transfers laundered items, in sanitized container, to dryers.
• Folds and stacks dried items in proper order.
• Irons those items that require it.
• Mends items that require it.
• Uses proper equipment, distributes personal laundry to patients' closets.
• Cleans and disinfects floors, appliances, folding tables, delivery carts and other laundry areas.
• Ensures that sanitation and quality standards are met.
• Ensures proper storage of supplies.
• Identifies and corrects safety hazards.
• Cleans vents inside dryer after each load and outside of building daily or as needed.
• Ensures that proper equipment is available and in good repair.
• Ability to function as a Team Leader/Role Model.
• Has reviewed Cantex Continuing Care Networks Clinical Policies and Procedures for Abuse Prevention and knows the employees responsibility to enforce it.
• Attends weekly in-services, understands, and complies with Patient Care Management Systems.
• Responsible for assuring patient/resident safety.
• Performs other essential functions as assigned.

We are an Equal opportunity employer; We offer an excellent benefit plan to include 401K with match, CEU reimbursement, vacation, sick, holidays, medical, dental, and supplemental insurance Plans as well as a Highly competitive compensation package.