I. General Summary

Under general supervision, receives and cleans linens from laundry service and issues clothing and linen items in accordance with departmental procedures. Fulfillment of the job duties requires the employee to have access to medication storage areas.

II. Principal Responsibilities and Tasks T

he following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.

• Sorts, checks and stocks clean linen and clothing (scrubs and hospital gowns) delivered by outside laundering service, daily, to assure that all items are not stained, torn or unusable and to maintain the best available quality.
• Unloads newly cleaned linens carts from vendors’ trucks then transported to the linen department to be weighed and stored.
• Unloads linens from laundry carts, sorts according to type and size. Stocks linens on department storage shelves or delivery carts, as appropriate. Loads designated department or hospital floor linen carts for delivery to designated area.
• Inspects cleaned linen and clothing for damage from laundering or wear to determine need for repair or replacement. Notifies supervisor of linens needing replacement and gives linens needing repair to the seamstress. Checks linens and clothing to ensure that they are sorted and folded according to color, size, usability and departmental standards.

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III. Education and Experience

• Completion of an eighth grade level of education is required.

IV. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to understand and follow oral and written instruction. Basic understanding and ability to converse effectively using the English language to communicate with nursing and other allied health personnel in the process of delivering linens, reading work schedules and answering requests for linen.
• Ability to perform simple mathematical operations, using addition and subtraction, to record increases and decreases in linen stock levels.
• Ability to operate washing and drying machines, stamping machine for stamping UMMS labels in clothing and Pallet Jacket for unloading new linens from the vendors’ trucks.
• Ability to input data into a menu-driven computerized tracking system to monitor the number of surgical scrubs utilized in the operating room and linens for patient care areas.
• Ability to lift stacks of linen of approximately 30 lbs, ability to stand and walk the majority of the time. While in the process of performing all aspects of the job; ability to push/pull heavy laundry carts approximately weighing 100 to 500 lbs while in the process of delivering laundry to various areas of the hospital. Lifting and loading soiled linen bags weighing approximately 25 to 50 lbs.

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