Laundry Assistant

Life Care Centers of America; Burlington (KS); On-site; USD 16,531 - 22,041; Full time

Job summary

Life Care Centers of America is hiring a Full-Time Laundry Aide in Burlington, Kansas. The Laundry Aide performs essential laundry services while ensuring patient needs are met according to regulations and company standards.

Applicants should preferably be high school graduates with prior health care experience. Key duties include sorting, ironing, and distributing laundry, along with exhibiting excellent customer service and professionalism towards patients.

Qualifications

• Prior health care experience preferred.
• Able to make independent decisions when necessary.
• Knowledgeable of regulations governing post-acute care facilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform day to day laundry functions including sorting and ironing.
• Exhibit excellent customer service and a positive attitude.
• Assist in the evacuation of patients when needed.

Skills

Customer service

Attention to detail

Knowledge of safety and sanitation

Education

High school graduate or equivalent

Job description

Employment Status: Full-Time Pay Interval: Hourly Shift: Any

Position Summary

The Laundry Aide performs day to day laundry services ensuring patients’ laundry needs are met in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, and Life Care standards.

Education, Experience, and Licensure Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred
• Prior health care experience preferred

Specific Job Requirements

• Make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action
• Knowledgeable of practices and procedures as well as the laws, regulations, and guidelines governing functions in the post acute care facility
• Implement and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the department
• Perform proficiently in all competency areas including but not limited to: patient rights, and safety and sanitation
• Maintains professional working relationships with all associates, vendors, etc.
• Maintains confidentiality of all proprietary and/or confidential information
• Understand and follow company policies including harassment and compliance procedures
• Displays integrity and professionalism by adhering to Life Care’s Code of Conduct and completes mandatory Code of Conduct and other appropriate compliance training

Essential Functions

• Perform day to day laundry functions including: collecting, sorting, ironing, folding, stacking, hanging, and distributing
• Exhibit excellent customer service and a positive attitude towards patients
• Assist in the evacuation of patients
• Concentrate and use reasoning skills and good judgment
• Communicate and function productively on an interdisciplinary team
• Sit, stand, bend, lift, push, pull, stoop, walk, reach, and move intermittently during working hours
• Read, write, speak, and understand the English language