Lead Laundry

WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital; Princeton (WV); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

PCH Princeton Community Hospital is seeking a Linen Services Lead to supervise and coordinate linen processing, washing, and distribution across assigned areas. The role requires ensuring clean linens, timely deliveries, and adherence to infection control guidelines.

The position involves training staff, monitoring daily workflows, and maintaining supplies and equipment. A high school diploma and one year of laundry experience are preferred for this role.

Qualifications

• One year of laundry experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• The candidate must follow sanitation and infection control guidelines and communicate effectively with team members.

Responsibilities

• Monitors laundry activities to ensure proper cleaning, servicing, and stocking of supplies; reports problems as necessary.
• Performs laundry duties including collecting soiled linens, processing tasks, cleaning, and delivery.
• Ensures supplies and equipment are available for duties.
• Trains attendants on sanitation and infection control guidelines.
• Assists in training employees in proper techniques and use of supplies, materials, and equipment.

Skills

Follow directions

Communication

Infection control procedures

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Leads assigned members of the linen services team in collecting, washing, and distributing clean linens and apparel for assigned areas.

Experience

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• One (1) year of laundry experience.

Preferred Qualifications

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

• High school diploma or equivalent

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

• Monitors laundry activities in assigned area(s) to ensure proper cleaning, servicing and stocking of supplies, the completion of work schedules and supervisory instructions; reporting problems as necessary.
• Performs laundry duties including, but not limited to, collecting soiled linens, processing tasks, laundry cleaning, and delivery.
• Ensures all supplies, materials and equipment are available in assigned work area for proper performance of duties.
• Trains attendants on following all sanitation and infection control guidelines.
• Assist in training employees in proper techniques and use of supplies, materials and equipment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Position requires Sitting, Standing, Bending, Lifting, and Moving around facility.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs and push a minimum of 125 lbs.
• Ability to push and pull heavy, wet linen and move equipment and supplies throughout the work day.
• Must be able to wear latex, vinyl, neoprene, and rubber gloves when performing certain Laundry duties.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequent exposure to communicable diseases, body fluids and different types of cleaning and laundry chemicals.

Skills And Abilities

• Must be able to follow direction as given.
• Must be able to communicate with other employees and patients in a proper manner.
• Knows the procedures for infection control.

Additional Job Description

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Exempt/Non-Exempt

Shift:

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

Company

PCH Princeton Community Hospital

Cost Center

605 PCH Linen Services

Address

122 12th Street
Princeton
West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively \"WVUHS\") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.