Linen & Laundry Processing Specialist

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

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.