Laundry Equipment Operator

Tucson Medical Center; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

TMC HealthCare is seeking a laundry associate to load, wash, and dry linens for a Southern Arizona hospital. You will plan daily wash schedules and sort laundry for isolation and contamination control while ensuring timely delivery of linens.

No prior experience is required; a high school diploma or GED is sufficient. The role emphasizes safety, sanitation, and patient-centered service in a busy hospital environment.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or GED or equivalent.
• Experience: No prior experience required.
• Licensure: Tug operator’s certification required for driving duties.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to safety, sanitation, confidentiality and values of the organization.
• Exhibits excellent customer service with visitors and staff.
• Washes and dries laundry, considering isolation and water levels.
• Plans daily wash schedule and establishes priorities.
• Receives soiled laundry from hospital areas and sorts by type.
• Delivers linens to user departments and distributes emergency supplies.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Skills

Reading basics

Print simple sentences

Simple arithmetic

Time documentation

Common sense

Following instructions

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Tug operator’s certification

Job description

TMC HealthCare
TMC HealthCare is Southern Arizona's regional nonprofit hospital system with Tucson Medical Center at its core. Each day staff comes to work to use their skills and expertise to improve the health of the entire community, from birth to the end of life.

Loads, operates, and monitors power equipment for washing and drying linens and other laundry along with participation in collection and delivery of laundry.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Adheres to TMC organizational and department specific safety, sanitation, confidentiality, standards of behavior and values of Compassion, Community, Dedication, and Integrity.

Exhibits excellence in customer service through appropriate attitude and interaction with visitors and staff.

Washes and dries laundry considering isolation, contamination, and water levels.

Plans daily wash schedule and establishes priorities.

Receives or collects soiled laundry from various areas of the hospital.

Sorts laundry according to type and condition and weight, and records weight.

Delivers linens to user departments according to pre-established par levels and schedules; distributes emergency supplies as needed.

Performs related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION: High school diploma or GED; or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

EXPERIENCE: No prior experience or training.

LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION: Tug operator’s certification is required only for those employees responsible for driving and being asked to drive a tug.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.
• Ability to print and speak simple sentences.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers.
• Ability to read a clock and accurately document time.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions.
• Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.