Split Shift Laundry Aide

Cypress Springs Wellness & Rehabilitation; Mount Vernon (TX); On-site; USD 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

Cypress Springs Wellness and Rehabilitation Center is seeking a dedicated Laundry Aide to perform day-to-day laundry and housekeeping duties, ensuring sanitary, safe and comfortable surroundings for residents.

You will manage inventories, operate laundry equipment, and coordinate with nursing staff to support resident care, with opportunities for competitive wages, raises and bonuses.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• One year’s work experience in a commercial establishment with knowledge of laundry/housekeeping procedures.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of general housekeeping/cleaning duties to maintain a sanitary, safe, attractive, and orderly center; performs all general laundry duties.
• Coordinates inventories of clothing and personal items brought in with new residents and marks with proper identification.
• Coordinates picking up brutes with soiled linen from each wing; prepares articles for washing; sorts soiled laundry into loads.
• Operates standard washing procedures and adds soap solution and chemicals.
• Coordinates drying and pressing of linens and garments; checks for wear and tears and returns linen.</br>Distributes laundry to residents and ensures items are returned to the correct residents.
• Maintains equipment; cleans washers/dryers and replaces liners; cleans floors and spills.
• Monitors cleaning products and stock; uses industrial cleaning equipment and products.
• Follows supervisor schedules and assists with emergencies; works with staff on interdepartmental laundry requests.
• Supports housekeeping to cover vacancies and performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Laundry procedures

Sanitation compliance

Inventory coordination

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or equivalency

Job description

Job Type: Full-Time

*Benefits available for full-time employees*

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Job Summary

The Laundry Aide will perform day-to-day activities of the laundry department to ensure provision of quality laundry service compliance in accordance to Federal, State and Local ordinance and regulations. Ensures the environmental and linen cleanliness and sanitation for resident safety comfort and convenience. We believe that nursing is a work of the heart. To provide the best resident care, we promote a culture that is both employee and patient based. We build on trust, compassion and strong communication. We reward our employees with competitive wages, raises and bonuses.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of general housekeeping/cleaning duties in various areas to maintain the center in a sanitary, safe, attractive, and orderly condition; Performs all general laundry duties.
• Coordinates inventories of clothing and personal items brought in with new residents and marks with proper identification.
• Coordinates picking up brutes with soiled linen from each wing throughout shift; Prepares articles for washing by unbuttoning, turning pockets out, and unrolling sleeves; Sorts soiled laundry into appropriate loads for washing.
• Coordinates standard washing procedures to add soap solution and other chemicals to wash.
• Coordinates drying of linens and resident’s clothing in dryer.
• Coordinates pressing of garments; Checks condition of linens for worn spots or tears; Folds linen and returns sufficient amount of linen to clean linen room on each wing for needs of day; Distributes laundry to appropriate resident.
• Ensures clothing is returned to residents following laundry services; Reports unmarked clothing to social services department; Disposes of unmarked clothing left in laundry.
• Maintains equipment used in performing duties; Cleans washers and dryers, cleans dryer lint filters every two hours, and soap dispensers at end or near end of shift; Brushes spillage from floor into drain; Cleans brutes and replace liners daily as assigned.
• Monitors and replenishes cleaning products as required; Inventories stock to ensure adequate supplies; Uses industrial cleaning equipment and products.
• Knowledge and ability to demonstrated understanding of sanitation regulations and team management abilities.
• Makes recommendations to improve service and ensure more efficient operation.
• Works with residents, nurses, physicians, department leaders and other staff members regarding laundry services requests, infection prevention, service resolution opportunities, and other interdepartmental matters. Provides timely follow-up for information to requesting departments.
• Receives assignments from supervisor and follows cleaning schedule as outlined for housekeeping department to clean work space, entrances and exits, utility areas, closets, lounges, lobbies, halls, etc.; Performs emergency housekeeping.
• Follows work assignments from supervisor and performs assignments from supervisor, not limited to, cleaning lint from dryers, vents and registers in resident rooms and other areas; Keeps grounds cleared of debris; Cleans, dusts, washes, and disinfects all fixtures, floors, walls, doors, and ceilings, as required; Changes slip covers, scarves, doilies, etc. when soiled and arranges furniture and equipment in an orderly fashion; Cleans ledges, shelves, vents, windows, window sills, etc.
• Supports the housekeeping/laundry department by fulfilling vacant positions as needed by the center.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or assigned at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency preferred.
• One year’s work experience in a commercial establishment with knowledge of laundry/housekeeping procedures.

Cypress Springs Wellness and Rehabilitation Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.