PT Laundry Aide Evenings and Weekends

About the role

Performs a variety of general laundry and housekeeping/cleaning duties to provide quality laundry service and to maintain the nursing home in a sanitary manner, and free from offensive orders.

Essential Duties

• Make available a quantity of clean linen for proper care and comfort of all residents
• Maintain all linen in good repair and remove from service any linen with holes and/or stains
• Collect laundry from residents daily or as needed
• Label new resident's clothing items as needed
• Sorting, treat, wash, dry and fold clothing and linens
• Deliver clean laundry items to resident rooms
• Follows all sanitary processes and procedures related to laundry duties
• Maintain inventory of laundry supplies
• Use all laundry equipment and supplies in a safe manner
• Report laundry equipment issues to the Administrator

Qualifications

• GED or High School Diploma
• 1 year of experience preferred
• Ability to read and understand directions related to laundry/housekeeping procedures
• Basic math skills
• Ability to problem solve and seek assistance when needed

Physical Demands

• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear
• Frequent use of industrial washers and dryers and related laundry/housekeeping equipment

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.