Job Description

Provide routine support in the environmental services of residents, to assure that the highest degree of quality resident care is always maintained. Provide quality laundry service and to maintain the nursing home in a sanitary manner. Demonstrates a positive working relationship with patients/residents, visitors and facility staff.

• Performing basic housekeeping support procedures for residents as required.
• Cleaning and sanitizing all areas on a regular basis
• Sweeping and mopping
• Trash removal
• Following daily cleaning schedule as required
• Maintaining and organizing cleaning supplies
• Works utilizing guidelines established by the facility policy and procedures
• Conducts self in a professional manner in compliance with unit and facility policies
• Laundry Workers perform a variety of tasks on varying shifts, including collecting and sorting soiled linen, loading and unloading machines, and folding clean linen.
• Operates computer-operated washers and dryers.
• Responsibilities include counting and recording the linen processed each day, making proper deliveries to units and, cleaning and sanitizing the work area including; machines, work tables and sorting area.
• Performs laundry activities within well established guidelines to ensure that quality standards, safety guidelines and customer service expectations are met.
• Delivers personal clothing to the appropriate resident.
• The overwhelming majority of the laundry worker’s job is performed while standing, walking and bending.
• The laundry worker is responsible for satisfactory and timely completion of assigned linen, etc. according to schedule.