Laundry Services Technician - Ephrata Community Hospital - Day

Socket.dev; Ephrata (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Education assistance

DailyPay

Expanded Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

WellSpan Health in Pennsylvania is seeking a full-time Linen Services Attendant to collect soiled laundry and distribute clean linens across nursing units. The role supports stock levels and follows established procedures with a 5:00am–1:30pm shift and every-other-Saturday requirement.

Responsibilities include loading and unloading linens, answering linen orders by phone or fax, inspecting items for damage, and ensuring timely delivery to user departments.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand laundry procedures.

Responsibilities

• Collects soiled laundry from various areas and delivers to linen rooms.
• Answers telephone and takes messages/linen orders by telephone or fax.
• Examines articles for stains, tears or other imperfections.
• Counts and stacks linens for distribution or stores in supply areas; reports shortages.
• Delivers linens/scrubs to user departments per par levels and schedules; distributes emergency supplies.
• Cleans equipment and work area; reports malfunctioning equipment or worn apparel.
• Enters data in Linen Helper computer program daily.
• Washes, dries, folds and delivers patient room curtains daily or with deliveries.

Skills

Laundry procedures

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Schedule

Full Time: 80 Hours/Biweekly

Hours: 5:00am - 1:30pm

Every Other Saturday and Rotating Holidays, Required

Starting Rate: $18.00/hr + pay for experience

General Summary

Collects soiled laundry and distributes clean linens to user departments. Maintains stock levels on nursing floors. Follows established procedures.

Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collects soiled laundry from various areas of the hospital and delivers to soiled linen rooms in the linen services area.
• Answers telephone, takes messages and/or linen orders by telephone or fax. Provides accurate information or forwards callers to appropriate resource.
• Examines articles for stains, tears or other imperfections.
• Counts and stacks linens for distribution or places them in supply storage. Reports linen supply shortages to linen manager.
• Delivers linens/scrubs to user departments according to preestablished par levels and schedules. Distributes emergency supplies as needed.
• Makes supply packs for departments and puts linen stacks in carts for distribution on/off campus.
• Cleans equipment and work area at end of work day. Alerts supervisor to malfunctioning/defective equipment, and replacement of worn out wearing apparel.
• Enters and/or retrieves data from established computer files. Enters daily data in the Linen Helper computer program.
• Washes, dries, folds and delivers patient room curtains on a daily basis or when any soiled linen is delivered to wash room.
• Assists HCSC delivery driver with loading and unloading of clean and soiled linen carts.

Common Expectations:

• Participates in educational programs and inservice meetings.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation

Required for All Jobs:

• Performs other related duties as identified.
• WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a compliance program to support WellSpan's values and standards for professionalism, integrity, and ethics. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization and the performance expectations of the job, the department, and the compliance program.
• WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a privacy program to safeguard the patient information and the business and operational information of the organization. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization to safeguard patient and business/operational information.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

• None Required
• High School Diploma or GED Preferred

Work Experience:

• Less than 1 year Relevant experience. Required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to understand laundry procedures.

Benefits Offered:

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Education assistance
• Financial education and support, including DailyPay
• Expanded Paid Parental Leave

For additional details: Benefits & Incentives | WellSpan Careers (joinwellspan.org)