Duties and Responsibilities:

Maintains the delivery of quality Laundry services.

· Receives and follows /instructions as assigned.

· Performs specific tasks in accordance with daily work assignments.

· Washes and sorts residents' personal laundry.

· Washes and sorts residents' gowns; separates infectious isolation wash.

· Makes up and sets up linen carts for all three shifts with proper amounts of linen

· Hangs resident's personal clothing on racks according to resident's room number.

· Marks or otherwise identifies resident and facility laundry with departmental or individual identification.

· Sorts articles into groups according to the laundry treatments each will receive.

· Issues clean linens (bedspreads, bath blankets, sheets, towels, pillow cases, pillows, etc.) to proper linen closets

· Ensures that work/assignment areas are clean and that equipment, tools, supplies, etc. are properly stored at all times, as well as before leaving such areas for breaks, meal times, and end of the workday.

· Discards infectious wastes into appropriate containers.

· Segregates worn, stained or otherwise imperfect articles

· Performs unscheduled Laundry or Housekeeping tasks as directed

Maintain equipment and Housekeeping supplies:

· Ensures laundry supplies have been replenished in work areas as necessary.

· Keeps immediate supervisor informed of supply needs.

· Ensures that the laundry area and its equipment is properly maintained.

· Reports equipment malfunctions or breakdowns to supervisor as soon as possible.

· Follows established safety precautions when performing tasks and when using equipment and supplies.

· Assists others in lifting heavy equipment, supplies, etc., as directed or requested.