What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laundry Aide - Full Time position at Vetras Healthcare, LLC?
Laundry Aide
Performs necessary functions for the upkeep and maintenance of residents clothing.
Essential Functions;
Performs necessary functions for the upkeep and maintenance of residents clothing.
Essential Functions;
- Loads and unloads washers and dryers.
- Sort, wash, dry fold and iron linens and residents' clothing
- Operates ironers, folders and presses as required.
- Discards Linens and maintains records.
- Keep Manager informed of linen needs.
- Deliver clean linen and residents' clothing to rooms; stock linen closets and carts for nursing units and returns linen barrels to the laundry.
- Discard stained, torn or otherwise unacceptable linen.
- Maintain a clean, organize and sanitary work area.
- Perform equipment cleaning such as removing detergent build-up in washers and cleaning lint traps in dryers.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Must be able to speak/read/write in English
- Six months of laundry experience or he ability to be trained.
- Must be able to learn the operations of washing machines, dryers, and associated equipment.
- Regular and punctual attendance.
- Ability to take instruction and constrictive criticism and manage own time effectively.
- Able to tolerate standing and walking throughout the day.
- Able to tolerate frequent bending, stooping, squatting, pushing and pulling occasional kneeling, climbing, reaching, stretching and crawling.
- Able to lift and carry up to 40 pounds occasionally.
- Able to tolerate exposure to solvents and chemicals.
