Laundry Services Aide - Chambersburg Hospital - Days

6am2:30pm. Monday Friday every other weekend and rotating holidays.

Sorts cleans and processes laundry for the Hospital and other facilities.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Unit Based Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Core Values: Service Integrity Compassion
service excellence and patient and family centered care by showing respect honesty fairness and a positive attitude toward all customers.
confidentiality.
dependability to include attendance and punctuality.
accountable takes initiative and ownership of issues.
a professional demeanor. Represents hospital in a positive way. Has a compassionate working relationship with patients and families.
personal responsibility for 2way communication. Communicates and listens effectively with patients families coworkers other departments physicians/providers and community.
coworkers initiatives and a patient and family centered philosophy; pitches in; does own part and helps others.
to continuously improve work environment/processes (Performance Improvement). Demonstrates a patient and family centered focus when considering/developing improvement solutions.
willingness/enthusiasm to create embrace and facilitate change.
self and others; supports a learning environment; leads by example. Encourages patients and families to give feedback and suggestions for improvement.
working relationships critical to the organization including patients families coworkers other departments physicians/providers and community.
others by providing recognition and support.

Technical Excellence
critically; utilizes sound judgment; promptly reports potential risks.
state of art knowledge of area of specialty healthcare trends and practice and populations served.
a level of computer literacy appropriate to their role.
and maintains current all unit specific and organizational skills/competencies certifications/licensures as required.
hospitalrequired reviews e.g. HIPAA safety health screening care concerns and others as assigned.
to National Patient Safety Goals.

Job Specifics
workload at beginning of shift so that important deadlines can be met.
personal protection practices and Infection Control techniques; keeps work area and equipment clean.
protective clothing (i.e. gown cap gloves goggles as indicated); washes hands before and after handling soiled linen.
established Infection Control Guidelines.
linen shortages to supervisor.
phone; receives requests for linen and pickup of soiled linen; relays information..
dryers; loads and unloads linen to keep production flowing.
remaining linen on clean linen carts from each area; adds appropriate amount and type of linen.
and disinfects linen carts daily.
mops and dusts Laundry as per procedure.
and inspects linen for tears holes etc inspects green towels for holes sends to seamstress for repair as needed.
surgical drapes and wraps packs at a rate of 6 per minute.
in maintaining linen room and its equipment.
with linen inventory annually.
knowledge of various departmental jobs; maintains ability to assist in other positions.
departmental inservices and educational programs to develop communication skills learn new forms/procedures etc.
soiled linen for washers according to established procedures. Can sort one basket 7 to 10 minutes.
flat work ironer; feeds sheets and other flat items. Able to produce 350 folded sheets per hour.
towel and gown folder; able to produce 130 folded gowns in 30 minutes; 160 towels in 30 minutes.
linens to floors promptly in the morning. All carts to be delivered by 7:30 am.
pickup schedule as posted within established time frames.
large blanket items and fitted sheets. A basket of bath blankets in 10 minute spreads in 5 minutes fitted sheets in 20 minutes.
packs and linen supplies on cart.

General Requirements

The following requirements are expected of all employees:
Core Values: Integrity Compassion Excellence Service
Annual Health Screening with Infection Control and Blood Borne Pathogens Education
Safety Awareness: Hospital Fire Safety and Disaster Procedures
Confidentiality: Maintains Employee and Patient Confidentiality.
Attendance: Regular attendance is an essential function of the position
Leadership Standards:
Character: Attitude Integrity Role Modeling
Job Performance: Results Orientation Customer Focus Decision Making Awareness
Interpersonal Skills: Communication Relationshipbuilding Team Player Celebration
Innovation: Breakthrough Thinking KnowledgeBuilding/Sharing Coaching/Empowering System Vision & Management
Physical and Mental Requirements: Classified as heavy work by the Dictionary of Ocupational Titles: May exert 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or 20 to 50 pounds of force frequently and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly in order to move objects.
Stands and walks constantly on carpet or tiled surfaces.
Lifts up to 70 pounds from floor to waist and/or shoulder level frequently.
Carries up to 20 pounds for distances of up to 300 feets occasionally.
Frequently pushes/pulls up to 300 pounds throughout the hospital.
Constant bending and twisting.
Occasionally squats and kneels.
Reaches up to two feet overhead on a constant basis.
Ability to occasionally operate hand controls on various laundry equipment.
Nearvisual acuity for detecting soiled or torn linen; color perception required.
Auditory acuity adequate for hearing normal voice tones when not facing an individual and to detect noises in malfunctioning equipment.
Manual dexterity digital sensitivity and flexibility in order to operate equipment and manipulate laundry.
Mental DemandsPossesses good general mental health; verbal and written communication skills; ability to speak English and understand spoken English and basic math skills.
Working Environment: Work is performed in an indoor environment. Frequent exposure to extreme heat hot pipes linen high noise level slippery and wet floors and possible exposure to infections bodily fluids which is mitegated by the use of gowns gloves reduce the risk of exposure.
Reporting Structure: Reports to the Environmental Services Manager. In his/her absence reports to the Director of Environmental Services.
Disclaimer: These essential job functions are requirements of the position which must be performed either with or without reasonable accommodation. The essential job function list is intended to be a guide rather than a limitation. The Chambersburg Hospital possesses the right to add new responsibilities to the list as business demands dictate. Some of the essential job functions may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat/significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or others.

By identifying essential job functions we are in no way stating or implying that these required tasks are the only activities that are to be performed by the employee occupying this position. In addition employees will also be expected to follow any other jobrelated instructions and to perform any other jobrelated duties that are included in the job description. The preceding requirements represent only the minimum acceptable levels of knowledge skills and/or abilities that a job incumbent must possess; in order to perform the job successfully the incumbent will possess additional aptitudes so as to perform the other duties that the job description entails.
Revised Date: 09/12/2017

Qualifications and Standards
Education: High School Graduate or G.E.D. preferred.
Experience: Experience applying customer service behaviors and communication skills required. Previous experience as a laundry helper preferred.
Certifications/Licensure: None Required