Linen/Laundry Handler

MedStar Health’s Washington Hospital Center; Baltimore, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

MedStar Health’s Washington Hospital Center in Baltimore is seeking a Laundry Aide to collect soiled laundry, sort and weigh washes, and distribute clean linens across departments, ensuring stock levels are maintained and items are properly handled.

You will operate sewing machines or hand-sew to repair cloth items, document daily weights for charge purposes, and support in linen logistics, safety procedures, and department par levels.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, required and perform arithmetic calculations.
• Prior work experience not required.
• Basic computer skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists peers as necessary. Performs daily housekeeping duties in area of assignment.
• Assists with flatwork finishing, shakes out dry clean laundry and folds for mangling; works as catcher and folder after laundry is pressed.
• Maintains records of total weight of what was processed daily for each hospital department; checks linen supplies and lists linen usage by department.
• Delivers linens to user departments according to par levels and schedules; takes supply requests and delivers them.
• Marks dimensions on cloth or uses patterns to cut out articles and sews them using a machine or by hand.
• Measures and alters gowns, uniforms and other hospital apparel; keeps a log of completed work.
• Operates all mechanical equipment in a productive and safe manner; assists in care and maintenance of department facilities.
• Receives or collects soiled laundry and sorts and delivers per schedule; observes universal precautions.
• Washes and dries laundry; loads and unloads washing machines and dryers.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Basic computer skills

Education

Reading, writing, arithmetic

Job description

About the Job

General Summary of Position

Collects soiled laundry sorts and weighs washes and dries. Distributes clean linens and maintains stock levels. Makes and repairs a variety of cloth rubber and plastic articles such as drapes instrument wrappers equipment covers linens gowns and layettes using a sewing machine or by hand.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists peers as necessary. Performs daily housekeeping duties in area of assignment.
• Assists with flatwork finishing shakes out dry clean laundry and folds for mangling. Works as a catcher and folder after laundry is pressed.
• Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies procedures quality standards and safety standards. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations.
• Inspects wash at various stages of processing for cleanliness; advises assistants or recommends changes in washing and rinsing procedures to effect a clean and sanitary wash.
• Keeps records of total weight of what was processed daily for each hospital department for charging purposes. Maintains required records and reports. Checks floor linen supplies and lists linen usage by department.
• Makes supply packs for departments and puts linen stacks in carts for distribution. Delivers linens to user departments according to pre-established par levels and schedules. Takes supply requests and delivers them.
• Marks dimensions on cloth or uses patterns to cut out articles. Obtains type and quantity of articles needed. Assembles pieces and sews them together using a sewing machine or by hand.
• Measures and alters gowns uniforms and other hospital apparel. Keeps a log of completed work and the disposition of unusable materials. Salvages unrepairable items by making smaller articles of lesser size. Cleans and maintains sewing machines and other sewing equipment; keeps sewing room clean.
• Operates all mechanical equipment in a productive and safe manner. Assists in care and maintenance of department facilities equipment and supplies. Helps clean machines and floors and performs other cleaning assignments.
• Participates in meetings and on committees.
• Participates in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Receives or collects soiled laundry from various areas of the hospital. Sorts and delivers to soiled linen areas at a pace conducive to keeping washers active. Observes universal precautions in handling of soiled linen to include isolation of soiled linen proper attire and hand-washing.
• Stacks and delivers pre-established levels of linen or linen carts to storeroom nursing units ancillary departments and offsite customers per schedule. Keeps records of linen distribution by department.
• Washes and dries laundry considering isolation contamination water levels etc. Loads and unloads washing machines and dryers.

Minimal Qualifications

Education

• Ability to read write required and
• perform arithmetic calculations. required

Experience

• Prior work experience not required

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic computer skills preferred.

This position has a hiring range of USD $18.40 - USD $29.74 /Hr.