LINEN DISTRIBUTION ATTENDANT - EAMC LAUNDRY AND LINEN

East Alabama Health; Opelika (AL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

East Alabama Medical Center is seeking a Linen Distribution Attendant to distribute, transport, and sort linen for the hospital, ensuring carts are prepared and delivered to units daily.

The role emphasizes strong customer service and the ability to interact with patients, visitors, and staff, with preferred experience in healthcare settings and a valid driver’s license.

Qualifications

• The ability to speak, and understand English is necessary to follow instructions and respond to requests.
• The ability to read and understand department names and locations.
• None required.

Responsibilities

• Distribute, transport and sort linen for all hospital departments.
• Build, sort and organize exchange carts and deliver linen carts to each unit daily.
• Interact with patients, visitors and staff with strong customer service.

Skills

Customer service

English proficiency

Reading comprehension

Education

HSD/GED (preferred)

Job description

At East Alabama Medical Center, our mission is high quality, compassionate health care, and that statement guides everything we do. We set high standards for customer service, quality, and keeping costs under control.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Linen Distribution Attendant is responsible for distributing, transporting, and sorting linen for all applicable departments in the main hospital. This includes accurately building, sorting, and organizing exchange carts and delivering the linen carts to each unit daily. Strong customer service skills and ability to interact with patients, visitors and other staff is highly preferred.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• The ability to speak, and understand English is necessary in order to be able to follow instruction, and respond to patient/staff requests.
• The ability to read and understand department names and locations.
• None required.

Required Registration/License/Certification

• Valid Driver's License.

Preferred Education

• HSD/GED is not required, but preferred.

Preferred Experience

• Previous linen distribution experience, particularly in a health care setting preferred, but not required.