Linen Aide

Fairview Health Services; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 19,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PTO/vacation

Safe and Sick Time

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement

Job summary

Fairview Health Services is hiring a Linen Aide at Fairview Riverside University Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. This part-time role (0.5 FTE) covers 5:00 AM–9:00 AM shifts, with every other weekend work, and includes benefit eligibility under SEIU Local 113.

You will collect, sort, stock, and distribute clean linens, support infection prevention standards, and perform related duties. Previous linen services or healthcare experience is helpful but not required.

Qualifications

• Basic math, with effective communication required.
• High school level ability to use technology (computer/tablet) to enter data.

Responsibilities

• Performs service-oriented tasks for staff and customers.
• Inspects and sorts linen, records and returns rejects to laundry.
• Loads and delivers linen on carts; replenishes stock as needed.
• Maintains linen room and workspace in a clean, orderly condition.
• Keeps records of linen usage and utilization.
• Takes count of linen from deliveries and tracks in log or tablet.

Skills

Basic math

Communication

Technology literacy

English reading/writing

Tools

Computer

Tablet

Job description

Job Overview

Fairview is looking to hire a Linen Aide to join our team at Fairview Riverside University Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. This is a part-time, 0.5 FTE (40 hours per two-week pay period), benefit-eligible position working early morning shifts from 5:00 AM – 9:00 AM, including every other weekend. This position is represented by SEIU Local 113.

Schedule

• Week 1: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

• Week 2: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday

• Shift: 5:00 AM – 9:00 AM

• Weekend Rotation: Every other weekend

As a Linen Aide, you will support patient care by collecting, sorting, stocking, and distributing clean linens throughout the hospital while maintaining cleanliness, organization, and infection prevention standards. The ideal candidate is dependable, detail-oriented, and comfortable performing physical tasks in a fast-paced environment. Previous linen services, laundry, housekeeping, or healthcare experience is preferred but not required.

The Linen Aide's job is to provide a superior level of linen service, quality, and maintenance throughout the facility. Duties include (but not limited to) filling linen carts and responding to order requests with clean linen items, delivery, and pickup of soiled linen, tracking linen usage daily using hospital's tracking system and performing other linen related duties as assigned

Responsibilities

• Performs all tasks demonstrating service orientation to fellow employees, facility staff and customers
• Inspects and sorts linen as it is received from laundry; records and returns reject to laundry
• Removes clean linen from laundry carts and places in designated areas. Loads carts for delivery
• Replenishes linen according to established levels and/or utilization
• Maintains log for linen closets, documents unused linen, and reports any apparent discrepancy between established standards and actual usage
• Maintains linen room in a clean and orderly condition
• Performs all other related and miscellaneous duties as required
• Makes certain that while delivering through the hospital, the clean linen is covered
• Takes count of linen not used from previous delivery
• Collect and load soiled linen into carts from soil collection areas in the facility and take it to designated pick-up area
• Maintain records utilization information on tablet and/or paper. This includes counting linen not used from previous delivery and current linen in hospital
• Ability to use a computer and applications that are associated with performing basic work tasks (navigate in Windows, Outlook, tablets, etc.)
• Must have basic ability to read and write in English
• Skilled in developing effective rapport with customers, coworkers, or families, actively listening to develop a positive connection
• Reports mechanical & equipment failures or negative conditions to appropriate supervisor

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of basic math, human relations and effective communication required
• High school level ability to use technology, such as entering orders and utilization information into a computer, tablet, or other handheld device

Benefit Overview

• medical
• dental
• vision
• PTO/vacation
• Safe and Sick Time
• tuition reimbursement
• retirement
• and more!

Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairview.org/benefits/localseiu

Compensation Disclaimer

The posted compensation range corresponds to the minimum and maximum pay rates outlined in your union agreement for the respective job classifications at the time of job posting. An individual's pay rate within this range may be influenced by various factors, including FTE, skills, knowledge, educational background, and qualifying experience as specified in the contract. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status