Laundry Assistant

Life Care Centers of America; Centerville (TN); On-site; USD 15,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Life Care Centers of America is seeking a Laundry Aide to perform day-to-day laundry services, ensuring patients' laundry needs are met in line with applicable laws, regulations, and Life Care standards. The role emphasizes patient service, teamwork, discretion, and adherence to code of conduct, with a focus on maintaining a clean, safe post-acute care environment.

High school diploma is preferred and reliability, confidentiality, and professional conduct are essential traits for success in this

Qualifications

• Ensure patient rights, safety and sanitation knowledge.
• Ability to follow laws, regulations, and Life Care standards.
• Read, write, speak, and understand English.

Responsibilities

• Perform day to day laundry tasks: sorting, ironing, folding, distributing.
• Provide excellent customer service to patients.
• Assist in evacuations.
• Maintain regular attendance.
• Work as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Team collaboration

English proficiency

Professionalism

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Healthcare experience preferred

Job description

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
• Demonstrate dependable, regular attendance
• 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

An Equal Opportunity Employer