Linen Room Attendant LNMTC

Health & Human Services; North Carolina; On-site; USD 31,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

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Job summary

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Longleaf Neuro-Medical Treatment Center seeks a Linen Room Attendant to manage laundry operations, linen inventory, and distribution to floors. You will supervise subordinates, coordinate with White Cap laundry, and ensure proper clothing distribution to residents while maintaining sanitation in the linen areas.

This role requires accurate record-keeping, sewing and mending tasks, and the ability to perform moderate to heavy physical

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial or institutional laundry.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to perform medium to heavy physical work.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Launder residents' clothing and manage linen room operations.
• Oversee sewing, altering, and mending of linen.
• Inventory, label, repair, and issue hospital linen.
• Coordinate with contracted laundry to ensure timely linen supply.

Skills

Follow instructions

Physical stamina

Communication

Inventory management

Education

Laundry experience/education

Tools

Sewing machine

Job description

Agency Dept of Health and Human Services Division Longleaf Neuro-Medical Treatment Center Job Classification Title Linen Room Attendant (S) Position Number 60036705 Grade NC01

About Us

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence.

Description of Work

This position serves as a linen room attendant and performs the laundering of the residents clothing at Longleaf NMTC. The position oversees the agency’s linen room including sewing, altering, and mending activities. Work also involves inventorying, marking, repairing and issuing hospital linen. Responsible for subordinates and issues work assignments daily. Position ensures laundry is sorted and sent up to the floors for use. Position marks all new linen prior to distribution or laundering. Coordinates with contracted laundry (White Cap) to ensure soiled linen is picked up and returned in a timely manner to ensure adequate fresh linen for the facility and talks directly with contractor on any linen issues working to resolve them. Individual works with healthcare staff to ensure proper clothing is distrusted to correct residents following established procedures for personal clothing. This position will sweep, mop and dust linen and laundry areas for sanitation purposes.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Salary Range: $31,200 to $46,991

• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to perform medium to heavy physical work.
• Ability to communicate both orally and written.
• Ability to keep inventory on supplies and must be able to operate a sewing machine.

Longleaf Neuro-Medical Treatment Center (LNMTC), located in Wilson, NC

Longleaf Neuro-Medical Treatment Center (LNMTC), located in Wilson, NC, is a state-operated certified Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF). With a staff of about 520, LNMTC provides support to approximately 200 residents with complex medical needs and/or co-existing neuro-cognitive disorders.

THIS POSITION IS DESIGNATED MANDATORY AND MUST REPORT OR STAY OVER DURING ADVERSE WEATHEREVENTS OR OTHER EMERGENCIES.

Supplemental Contact Information

DHHS uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals. Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position. Positions in the Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities shall be subject to pre-employment drug testing and criminal record background checks. Also, the use of tobacco products of any kind including vapor products are prohibited from our campuses. All employees are required to adhere to the facility's Vaccination Policy.

Minimum Education and Experience

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

Education and/or experience in a commercial or institutional laundry that is directly related to the job and consistent with accepted practices of the trade.

EEO Statement

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation.

The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.

Benefits

• Eligible state employees are entitled to comprehensive benefits, including a variety of leave options, professional development opportunities, insurance, and more.