Laundry Attendant

Sioux Center Health; Sioux Center (IA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Sioux Center Health in Sioux Center, IA is seeking a dedicated Laundry Aide for day shift. The role involves inspecting, sorting, and assembling linens, and preparing items for transport to contracted laundry services.

You will assist with linen distribution and maintain inventory, including residents’ personal laundry, in a compassionate, faith-based environment. The position emphasizes infection control, adherence to procedures, and cross-training across departments to support a thriving

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• 1-3 months related experience or training

Responsibilities

• Inspect, assemble, wrap linen items and care for personal clothing.
• Complete linen inventory and restock procedures.
• Maintain linen inventory in good repair.
• Perform all linen functions per Infection Control Protocols.
• Collect soiled linens from nursing unit areas.
• Prepare soiled linen carts for transport to laundry service and distribute clean linen to units.
• Launder long-term care residents' personal laundry and deliver to residents' rooms.
• Cross-train to other locations as needed.
• Housekeeping duties may be required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

High school diploma or GED

1-3 months related experience or training

Job description

Location:

Sioux Center, IA

Worker Type

Regular

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

Discover a Career of Faith and Healing:

For over 70 years, Sioux Center Health has served patients with Jesus’ healing ministry. With eight locations located in Sioux Center, Iowa and surrounding communities, we take great pride in providing superior care in our state-of-the-art facilities.

A Career that You Will Love:

There’s no other way to say it: You will love working here. Between our strong mission and our great people, we have nurtured a pretty exceptional culture at Sioux Center Health.

A Chance to Make a Difference:

Working with us means making a real difference in the lives of our community members. Your talents and your passions are truly appreciated here. In addition to the service we provide, Sioux Center Health also supports our community with sponsored programs and events, and other volunteer work. If this is your passion, you need to consider joining our team driven to provide quality care and services within a caring Christian culture.

Position Highlights

At Sioux Center Health, our people are the heart of everything we do. Guided by a strong mission and a commitment to exceptional care, we've built a stable, thriving organization where employees make a meaningful difference. Our dedication to excellence is reflected in the recognition we have earned. Sioux Center Health has been named a Top Workplace in Iowa, received Best of the Northwest honors in 13 categories—including Best Place to Work—and earned a Five-Star Patient Survey Rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). We have also been recognized as a Chartis Top 100 Critical Access Hospital and Top Hospital in Iowa. Our Care Center has received the LeadingAge Excellence in Workplace Award, reflecting our commitment to creating a positive environment for both residents and employees. Beyond our organization, you'll find an outstanding community to call home. Sioux County was ranked #4 in the nation among the Healthiest Communities by U.S. News & World Report and CVS Health, reflecting the high quality of life and strong community values that make this region a great place to live, work, and grow.

Summary

• The laundry position is responsible for the inspection, sorting, collection, and assembly of linens. This position is also responsible for preparing the linen for transport to contracted laundry service, assisting with clean linen distribution per linen exchange carts, the inventory, re-stock, and distribution of general patient care linens and maintaining linens in good repair. The Laundry position is also responsible for the laundering of long term care resident’s personal laundry.
  

General Hours of Work

• Daytime hours with rotating start times and rotating holidays.
  

Education And/or Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree; or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  

Certificate, Licenses, Registrations

• N/A
  

Essential Functions

• Responsible for the inspection, assembly, wrapping of linens, and care of personal clothing.
• Responsible for completing linen inventory and re-stock protocols.
• Maintains linen inventory in a state of good repair.
• Completes all linen functions in accordance with established Infection Control Protocols.
• Responsible for the collection of soiled linens from all nursing unit pick up areas.
• Prepares the soiled linen carts for transport to contracted laundry service.
• Assists with distribution of clean linen to all nursing units.
• Responsible for the laundering of long term care resident’s personal laundry. This includes the weighing, washing, drying, folding, ironing, and mending of the resident’s personal laundry. This position is responsible for delivering the personal laundry to appropriate resident’s rooms, hanging or placing in specific closets and drawers, and searching for lost or missed places items.
• Retrieves empty clean linen transport carts from linen processing area and delivers to the soiled linen sorting area.
• Cross train to other department locations and responsibilities as needed.
• Housekeeping duties may be required.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.