Laundry Aide - Union-Lev in Baltimore, Maryland at LifeBridge Health

Summary: Maintains the laundry and linen processing in the best possible manner and supplies all users with the necessary amounts of clean, fresh linens to help maintain the daily functions necessary for the proper care of all residents and patients.

Responsibilities: Collects all soiled linens throughout the day. Collects all linens from both the halls and chute rooms to be laundered. Sorts, weighs and prepares linens for washing. Washes linens according to policy. Weighs all linens to assure proper weight for each machine for thorough washing. Begin the washing process following the program formula for each type of linen. Washes the patient's clothing separately. Delivers washed linens to the dryer side for proper drying. Reports any problems found in machines, dispensing units or dryers. Dries all linens completely and removes promptly to prevent unnecessary wrinkling. Removes linens from washers and fills dryers, being sure not to overload dryers in order to get proper drying. Assists in folding when dryers are in use. Delivers blanks to the units daily as needed. Folds linens throughout the day to prepare daily carts for distribution to units. Folds all linens according to policy and fills all carts for the next day delivery. Sorts the patient's clothes and delivers them to the unit daily. Folds linens for the night emergency cart and for an afternoon delivery to the units. Fills all carts based on the par requests from the nursing units.
Assures the proper linens are on the units in a timely manner. Prepares morning carts for delivery to the units by the porters. Prepares an afternoon cart for delivery to each unit by either the washer or the dryer staff. Delivers blankets and spreads per request or as needed.