Laundry Worker, Yale Hospital (1st shift)

Saint Francis Hospital, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Francis Health System is seeking a dedicated laundry associate to process and provide clean linen for patients and staff. The role involves handling soiled linen, sorting, weighing, and operating laundry equipment, with emphasis on safety and infection control.

Work involves lifting, standing for long periods, and operating a variety of laundry machines, conveyors, and ironers. This on-site position is full-time, with daytime shifts at the Yale Campus laundry facility in Tulsa, OK.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Able to read and understand instructions and safety signage.
• Physically able to meet the job's demands and operate laundry equipment.

Responsibilities

• Picks up soiled linen from laundry chutes and storage.
• Sorts linen by type and weighs soiled linen for processing.
• Loads/unwraps linens onto washers, dryers and conveyors.
• Unloads clean/soiled linen to designated areas and carts.
• Maintains cleanliness and infection control standards in the laundry.

Skills

Read and write

Safety signage

Physical fitness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Laundry equipment operation

Job description

Working Hours

Full Time Days Saint Francis Hospital - Yale Campus Monday - Friday, every other weekend 5:30 AM - 2 PM

Job Summary

Process and provide clean linen to Saint Francis Health System patients and staff as needed for patient care.

Minimum Education

High School Diploma or GED preferred.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification

None.

Work Experience

0 - 6 months general work experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Must be able to read and write or understand oral instructions and safety signage. Be physically able to meet the physical requirements and working conditions of the job. Is able to understand and operate controls on the laundry equipment.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Picks up soiled linen from laundry chutes and soiled linen storage.
• Physically sorts linen into bins by laundry type, then weighs soiled linen and hangs on overhead monorail system.
• Empties soiled linen slings onto the washer conveyor.
• Unloads and stores new linens and chemicals from delivery vehicles to designated areas of laundry department.
• Loads and unloads clean and/or soiled linen on and off delivery truck for other entities.
• Monitors dryers, press, and chemical supply system to ensure continuous operation.
• Manually feeds sheets and blankets into ironer and/or folder.
• Manually feeds towels, gowns, baby blankets, etc. into small piece folders.
• Hand folds small linen items such as washcloths, diapers, t-shirts, and restraints.
• Folds and/or stacks linen as it comes out of ironer/folder and places linens on bulk storage carts.
• Delivers full carts to various departments and returns empty carts to laundry.
• Maintains a clean and safe work environment, cleans equipment and utilizes cart washer to comply with infection control standards and sanitize equipment.
• Other duties as assigned to facilitate work flow processes.

Decision Making

Independent judgment in making minor decisions where alternatives are limited and standard policies/protocols have been established.

Working Relationships

Works with internal customers via telephone or face to face interaction.

Special Job Dimensions

None.

Supplemental Information

This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties.

Location

Laundry - Yale Campus Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136

Safety Sensitive Position

Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Patient Protection Act (OMMA), a safety sensitive position is defined as any job that includes tasks or duties that the employer believes could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the job or others. This position has been identified as a safety sensitive position. This statute allows employers to lawfully refuse to hire applicants for safety-sensitive jobs or to discipline or discharge employees who work in safety-sensitive jobs if they test positive for marijuana, even if they have a valid license to use medical marijuana.

Equal Opportunity Employer

EOE Protected Veterans/Disability

About Saint Francis

Saint Francis is a Catholic, not-for-profit Health system based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are the largest private employer in Eastern Oklahoma with over 12,000 employees, including 1,000 physicians. The health system is anchored by the 1,112-bed Saint Francis Hospital, the largest hospital in Oklahoma and the 11th largest in the nation. Our system also includes hospitals in south Tulsa, Muskogee and Vinita, as well as 110 Warren Clinic locations from Monkey Island to McAlester, northeastern Oklahoma's only children's hospital, a level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a 168-bed heart hospital, and Tulsa's leading trauma and emergency center.