Linen Worker

Mercy Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 19,286 - 24,796; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Cedar Rapids is seeking a Linen Room Attendant to support patient-centered care by handling clean and dirty linen, operating carts, and delivering supplies. Responsibilities include unloading, inventory, and cooperating with EVS management to uphold safety protocols.

This on-site role requires lifting and operating laundry equipment as part of daily duties. The position emphasizes adherence to infection control guidelines, universal precautions, and collaboration with hospital teams to

Qualifications

• Must be able to speak, read, and write in fluent English.
• Basic math skills for counting and inventory tasks.
• Computer literacy for hospital systems and supply tracking.
• Able to maintain a neat appearance and professional image.

Responsibilities

• Unload clean linen from contracted services and inventory in Linen Department.
• Transport linen carts to patient care areas and external sites as needed.
• Drive the hospital truck for deliveries and pickups of linens.
• Load and unload washer/dryer equipment and handle related chemicals.
• Maintain infection control standards and universal precautions.

Skills

Fluent English

Basic math

Computer literacy

Neat appearance

Courteous guest relations

Adapt to exposure to blood/body fluids

Education

High School Diploma/GED preferred

Job description

Work Shift Day Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Summary This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by performing essential linen functions throughout the hospital and external sites. Primary work will consist of unloading clean linen, loading dirty linen, some washing of linens, assembling linen carts, and delivering linen carts and supplies. All work is completed in a friendly, safe/sanitary way following infection control guidelines, universal precautions and directives from EVS Management Team.

Job Duties

• Participates in unloading clean linen from contracted services truck and transport down to Linen Department where linens are inventoried and placed on carts.
• Pushes or pulls linen carts to appropriate patient care areas.
• Drives the hospital truck with clean linen deliveries and dirty pickup of linens from external hospital sites in a safe way.
• Loads and unload the washer and dryer used in the department.
• Uses the proper chemicals in the washer in the department.
• Masters correct types of linens used in different areas of the hospital and external sites.
• Observes and trains on the proper use of standard precautions.
• Responds to linen request made from patient care areas.
• Keeps work area/equipment clean and safe.
• Follows universal precautions while handling dirty linen.
• Rotates weekends/holidays as assigned.
• Participates in meetings and projects.
• Orders linen to keep the inventory operational and functional.
• Follows Mercy's safety guidelines, carries out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities, and promptly reports any unsafe conditions, situations, incidents and injuries.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must be able to speak, read, and write in fluent English.
• Basic math skills, including the ability to count
• Computer literacy
• Must maintain neat appearance and professional image
• Courteous guest relation skills
• Adapt to seeing blood, body fluids and body waste.
• Hospital supplied scrubs will be worn in this position for infection control standards.

Professional Experience Prior linen room experience preferred

Education High School Diploma/GED preferred

Licensure, Certification, Registration N/A

Physical Requirements

• Heavy: Must be able to lift up to 20lbs on frequent basis to waist and shoulder height and lift up to 20lbs overhead on occasional basis.
• Will have to lift up to 100 lbs on rare basis for maneuvering heavy furniture.
• Will be able to push/pull up to 20 lbs of horizontal force on frequent basis, 40 lbs of horizontal force on occasional basis for over 100 feet and up to 50 lbs on rare basis.

Pay Rate Type Hourly

Mercy is an independent, community-based organization supporting the Cedar Rapids area for over 120 years. Mercy is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion and therefore evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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