Service Tech - Laundry Linen Services - FT - Evening

Stormont-Vail HealthCare, Inc.; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Stormont Vail HealthCare, Inc. is seeking a Linen Services Technician for the second shift to ensure steady linen flow across the Medical Center. You will sort, inspect, and prepare linen for distribution, operating laundry equipment and keeping work areas organized.

This role emphasizes reliability and basic reading/sentence skills to follow instructions, with 40 hours per week in a hospital setting and opportunities to contribute to patient care through clean linens.

Qualifications

• Experience in a service industry.
• Preferred experience in a hospital.

Responsibilities

• Sort wet linen into correct categories/baskets.
• Visually inspects all linens for cleanliness, tears and stains.
• Operates all laundry equipment per instruction, including loading and unloading washers and dryers.
• Folds all types of clean linens in a neat, consistent manner and then placed in proper storage areas.
• Load linen carts with clean linen with correct par levels.
• Distributes linens throughout Medical Center.
• Keeps equipment, laundry carts and work areas clean at all times.

Skills

Reading proficiency

Print simple sentences

Basic reasoning

Job description

Position Status:Full timeShift:Second Shift (Evenings - Less than 12 hours per shift) (United States of America)Hours per week:40Job InformationExemption Status: Non-ExemptA Brief OverviewServices Technicians perform a wide range of duties internally to ensure the ongoing operation of the organization. Duties can range between sanitation, laundry, and nutritional services. Linen Services Techs work in all stations of the Linen Department and distributes linen throughout the Medical Center.Experience QualificationsExperience in a service industry. PreferredExperience working in a hospital. PreferredSkills and AbilitiesAbility to read a limited number of two- and three- syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences. (Required proficiency)Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables. (Required proficiency)What you will doSorts wet linen into correct categories/baskets. Visually inspects all linens for cleanliness, tears and stains.Operates all laundry equipment per instruction, which can include loading and unloading washers and dryers.Folds all types of clean linens in a neat, consistent manner and then placed in proper storage areas.Load linen carts with clean linen with correct par levels. Distributes Linens throughout Medical Center.Keeps equipment, laundry carts and work areas clean at all times.Travel Requirements20% Delivery and pick-up; dependent upon department need.Required for All JobsComplies with all policies, standards, mandatory training and requirements of Stormont Vail HealthPerforms other duties as assignedPatient Facing OptionsPosition is Patient FacingRemote Work GuidelinesWorkspace is a quiet and distraction-free allowing the ability to comply with all security and privacy standards.Stable access to electricity and a minimum of 25mb upload and internet speed.Dedicate full attention to the job duties and communication with others during working hours.Adhere to break and attendance schedules agreed upon with supervisor.Abide by Stormont Vail’s Remote Worker Policy and will review and acknowledge the Remote Work Agreement annually.Remote Work CapabilityOn-Site; No RemoteScopeNo Supervisory ResponsibilityNo Budget Responsibility No Budget ResponsibilityPhysical DemandsBalancing: Occasionally 1-3 HoursCarrying: Frequently 3-5 HoursClimbing (Ladders): Rarely less than 1 hourClimbing (Stairs): Occasionally 1-3 HoursCrawling: Occasionally 1-3 HoursCrouching: Rarely less than 1 hourDriving (Automatic): Occasionally 1-3 HoursDriving (Standard): Occasionally 1-3 HoursEye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Frequently 3-5 HoursFeeling: Frequently 3-5 HoursGrasping (Fine Motor): Frequently 3-5 HoursGrasping (Gross Hand): Frequently 3-5 HoursHandling: Frequently 3-5 HoursHearing: Occasionally 1-3 HoursKneeling: Occasionally 1-3 HoursLifting: Frequently 3-5 Hours up to 50 lbsOperate Foot Controls: Occasionally 1-3 HoursPulling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbsPushing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbsReaching (Forward): Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbsReaching (Overhead): Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbsRepetitive Motions: Frequently 3-5 HoursSitting: Rarely less than 1 hourStanding: Occasionally 1-3 HoursStooping: Occasionally 1-3 HoursTalking: Occasionally 1-3 HoursWalking: Frequently 3-5 HoursPhysical Demand Comments:Incumbent may drive between facility locations for delivery and pick-up. May need to push or pull up to 200 pounds when transporting materials.Working ConditionsBurn: Occasionally 1-3 HoursChemical: Occasionally 1-3 HoursCombative Patients: Occasionally 1-3 HoursDusts: Occasionally 1-3 HoursElectrical: Occasionally 1-3 HoursExplosive: Rarely less than 1 hourExtreme Temperatures: Occasionally 1-3 HoursInfectious Diseases: Occasionally 1-3 HoursMechanical: Occasionally 1-3 HoursNeedle Stick: Occasionally 1-3 HoursNoise/Sounds: Frequently 3-5 HoursOther Atmospheric Conditions: Occasionally 1-3 HoursPoor Ventilation, Fumes and/or Gases: Occasionally 1-3 HoursRadiant Energy: Rarely less than 1 hourRisk of Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids: Occasionally 1-3 HoursRisk of Exposure to Hazardous Drugs: Rarely less than 1 hourHazards (other): Rarely less than 1 hourVibration: Occasionally 1-3 HoursWet and/or Humid: Occasionally 1-3 HoursWorking Conditions Comments:While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to work indoors with extreme temperature fluctuations sometimes exceeding 90 degrees F. The employee is regularly exposed to heavy equipment with moving parts, blood borne pathogens, hazardous chemicals and humid conditions.Stormont Vail is an equal opportunity employer and adheres to the philosophy and practice of providing equal opportunities for all employees and prospective employees, without regard to the following classifications: race, color, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, uniformed service, disability or genetic information. This applies to all aspects of employment practices including hiring, firing, pay, benefits, promotions, lateral movements, job training, and any other terms or conditions of employment.Retaliation is prohibited against any person who files a claim of discrimination, participates in a discrimination investigation, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment act based upon the above classifications.