Laundry Associate

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Adheres to TMC organizational and department specific safety, sanitation, confidentiality, standards of behavior and values of Compassion, Community, Dedication, and Integrity.
• Exhibits excellence in customer service through appropriate attitude and interaction with visitors and staff.
• Sorts laundry according to type and condition and weight, and records weight; separates heavily stained or torn garments and routes for rewashing or mending; routes garments for hand finishing; hangs garments or places in pile for distribution to proper department within hospital.
• Operates industrial ironing/pressing machine: feeds articles onto feeder belt, smoothes and straightens edges, guides articles to prevent wrinkles, and shakes out and feeds large articles, such as sheets and bedspreads, into ironer.
• Performs flatwork finishing; shakes out dry, clean laundry and folds for mangling; works as a catcher and folder after laundry is pressed.
• Records the number of linens distributed by department.
• Counts and stacks linens for distribution or places them in supply storage; reports linen supply shortages to leads.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: High school diploma or GED; or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Experience: No prior experience required.
• Licensure or Certification: None required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to operate industrial ironing/pressing machine.
• Ability to neatly fold linens and hospital garments according to protocol.
• Ability to read or listen and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively converse and relay information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers.
• Ability to read a clock and accurately document time.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.