Laundry

Responsibilities

• Operate laundry machines to clean facility linens and residents’ personal items.
• Load clothing and linens into washers, adding specified amounts of detergent or other cleaning agents.
• Transfer clean, wet items from washers to dryers for measured time cycles.
• Sort, fold, and place dry items in appropriate storage shelves or resident rooms.
• Comply with facility personnel, safety, and corporate policies and procedures.
• Report witnessed or reported allegations of resident abuse or neglect immediately to the Administrator, Director of Nursing, or Unit Manager.
• Treat residents, family members, visitors, and team members with respect and dignity.
• Maintain confidentiality of all resident and family information.
• Report to work on time and as scheduled.
• Wash and dry resident clothing and facility linens.
• Sort and fold linens and resident clothing, ensuring all items are mended and ready for use.
• Deliver resident laundry as designated.
• Use various soaps, bleaches, and cleaning agents appropriately.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area, including cleaning dryer filters as directed.
• Coordinate with supervisor for inventory needs.
• Follow the Housekeeping/Laundry Manual while working.
• Ensure compliance with all state and federal regulations, including bloodborne pathogens, infection control, hazardous materials use, and fire safety.

Requirements

• Regular worksite attendance.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Willingness to work beyond normal working hours, including weekends and holidays, when necessary.
• Ability to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.
• Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Use of a transfer/gait belt or assistance from another employee when lifting or carrying objects in excess of 25 pounds.

Physical Requirements

• Lift up to 10 lbs: Constantly
• Lift 11 to 25 lbs: Constantly
• Lift 26 to 50 lbs: Not required
• Lift over 50 lbs: Not required
• Carry up to 10 lbs: Constantly
• Carry 11 to 25 lbs: Occasionally
• Carry 26 to 50 lbs: Not required
• Carry over 50 lbs: Not required
• Reach above shoulder height: Constantly
• Reach at shoulder height: Constantly
• Reach below shoulder height: Constantly
• Push/Pull: Constantly
• Hand manipulation (grasping, handling, torquing, fingering): Constantly or frequently
• Other movements (twisting, bending, crawling, squatting, kneeling, crouching, climbing, balancing) may be required.
• Ability to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile individuals.
• Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics to enable these senses to function adequately.