Laundry Aide

PAY: $15.60 hour

BENEFITS:

Tuition Assistance
Weekly Paychecks
Referral Bonuses
Flexible Schedules
Generous Paid Time Off

 

  JOB SUMMARY:

 The Laundry Aide is responsible for ensuring ancillary department linen and residents’ personal clothing and linens are properly collected, sorted, laundered, distributed, and/or stored.  Follows facility policies and performs job duties in compliance with OSHA universal precaution, infection control and facility policies.

 Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Handles all facility laundry in accordance with sanitary guidelines set by federal, state and local regulations Assures that an adequate supply of clean linens is maintained and distributed to all departments to meet daily needs. Sorts all soiled laundry into appropriate categories. Uses proper formula for processing soiled linen to adequately clean/dry and protect linen. Applies basic math to fill carts and record poundage. Lifts and carries loads of laundry to and from cleaning equipment Washes, dries, folds, and hangs all laundry neatly and properly and weighs linens Identifies and processes personal laundry with resident’s name and labels personal clothing items Returns clean resident laundry to appropriate rooms, closets, dressers and supply areas. Remove all empty hangers from the closets. Keeps washing machine supplied with chemical product at all times. Keeps work area clean and neat at all times and performs cleaning assignments as scheduled or directed Reports broken or defective equipment, other maintenance or safety concerns that present an unsafe or unsanitary condition to the Maintenance Supervisor. Disposes waste properly in accordance to facility policy. Contributes to facility Continuous Quality Improvement initiatives as requested Maintains HIPAA privacy, security and confidentiality standards Follows facilities policies and procedures including Standard Precautions and Infection Control techniques ( handwashing /PPE Attends all meetings as requested by supervisor and Administrator Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor

ABOUT US:

Absolut Care is comprised of five skilled nursing facilities and one assisted living facility in New York State, including: Absolut Care of Allegany in Allegany, Absolut Care of Aurora Park in East Aurora, Absolut Care of Gasport in Gasport, Absolut Care of Orchard Brooke in Orchard Park, Absolut Care of Three Rivers in Painted Post and Absolut Care of Westfield in Westfield.