Laundry Aide (LA) (24165)

Cantex Continuing Care Network; Denison (TX); On-site; USD 24,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with match

CEU reimbursement

Vacation

Sick leave

Holidays

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Supplemental insurance plans

Competitive compensation package

Job summary

Cantex Continuing Care Network is seeking a Laundry Aide at Beacon Hill in Denison, TX to support laundry services for residents. Duties include washing, drying, folding, ironing, mending, and delivering linen and patient clothing within a healthcare setting.

Experience in a long-term care laundry is preferred; strong English communication is required. This on-site role includes maintaining sanitation and safety standards and contributing to patient comfort through clean laundry operations.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Loads machines with proper weight and cycles, adds detergents and chemicals.
• Sorts laundry by color and fabric; prepares items for washing.
• Transfers laundered items to dryers in sanitized containers.
• Folds, stacks, and irons as needed; mends items.
• Cleans laundry areas and ensures sanitation and safety standards.

Skills

Laundry operations

English language

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Skilled Nursing at Beacon Hill - Denison, TX 75020Position Type: Full Time - PRNJob Category: Housekeeping & MaintenanceBeacon Hill

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are at the heart of Cantex. We are committed to a culture that respects our differences and values the contributions of all people.

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.

QualificationsQualifications:

• 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.

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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.