Laundry Services Technician - Ephrata Hospital - Days/Evening

WellSpan Health; Ephrata (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

WellSpan Health is looking for a part-time Linen Services Technician to handle linen collection and distribution at their Ephrata Community Hospital. This role involves maintaining stock levels, ensuring cleanliness, and providing excellent service to various departments while working a flexible schedule.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Flexible spending and health savings accounts

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Short-term disability

Education assistance

Financial education and support

Wellness and Wellbeing programs

Caregiver support via Wellthy

Childcare referral service via Wellthy

Qualifications

• None Required, high school diploma preferred.
• Less than 1 year relevant experience required.

Responsibilities

• Collects and delivers soiled and clean linens.
• Maintains linen stock levels and reports shortages.
• Cleans work area and equipment.

Skills

Understanding laundry procedures

Education

High School Diploma or GED Preferred

Job description

Schedule

Part-Time: 16 Hours/Biweekly

Hours: 5:00am - 1:30pm; 1 Day/Week

Every Other Saturday and Holiday Rotation, Required

General Summary

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

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• 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

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
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Short-term disability
• Education assistance
• Financial education and support, including DailyPay
• Wellness and Wellbeing programs
• Caregiver support via Wellthy
• Childcare referral service via Wellthy

WellSpan Health's vision is to reimagine healthcare through the delivery of comprehensive, equitable health and wellness solutions throughout our continuum of care. As an integrated delivery system focused on leading in value-based care, we encompass more than 2,300 employed providers, 250 locations, nine award-winning hospitals, home care and a behavioral health organization serving central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. Our high-performing Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is the region's largest and one of the best in the nation. With a team 23,000 strong, WellSpan experts provide a range of services, from wellness and employer services solutions to advanced care for complex medical and behavioral conditions. Our clinically integrated network of 3,000 aligned physicians and advanced practice providers is dedicated to providing the highest quality and safety, inspiring our patients and communities to be their healthiest.

WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital

One of eight premier hospitals in the WellSpan system, WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital offers a full range of leading-edge inpatient, outpatient and emergent care services. The hospital is noted for its distinct ability to combine state-of-the-art medical technology with quality, compassionate care to meet the needs of the more than 550,000 residents of northern Lancaster County and the surrounding area. As a full-service, non-profit acute-care hospital, with a 141 licensed bed capacity, WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital admits approximately 5,500 patients annually. Nearby WellSpan Ephrata Cancer Center supports the hospital as part of WellSpan's regional network of five cancer centers. WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital was one of several WellSpan Health hospitals honored by U.S. News & World Report with the High Performing recognition for 2022-23.