Lead Linen Tech

Job Requirements:

Required Skills
The ability to read and understand product labeling and comprehend simple mixing measurements. Ability to understand specific verbal or written instructions and procedures. No experience required. Excellent customer service skills required. Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel spreadsheets. Prefer previous knowledge of hospital cleaning techniques.

Required Skills
Maintain active membership in an EVS/Linen professional membership, such as the Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE).

Essential Functions:

Create, implement, manage, and audit linen par levels at all locations linens are supplied.

Ensure clean and dirty laundry and linens are properly stored, staged, delivered, dropped off and neatly prepared for all patient care usage.

Coordinate continuously with the laundry/linens service vendor to ensure response times are met and quality of service is provided.

Collect departmental data and provide inventory count reports for laundry/linens continuously to Accounts Payable and the EVS & Linen Director.

Establish continuous communication and coordination between all building supervisors to ensure inventory counts remain accurate, and laundry and linens are properly delivered, staged, stored and picked up timely.

Ensure the laundry and linens in-house cleaning and folding services are performed efficiently, to meet operational, Infection Prevention, and Join Commission requirements.

Non-Essential Functions:

Manage Reject Linen Program with Linen Vendor to ensure quality of linens in all service areas.

Hold monthly quality control meetings with Linen Vendor to address and follow up on any linen related quality deficiencies.

Perform duties as assigned by director.

Organizational Expectations:

Provides a positive and professional representation of the organization.

Promotes culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention.

Maintains hospital standards for a clean and quiet environment.

Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in related scope of job role or practice.

Participates in ongoing quality improvement activities.

Maintains compliance with organization’s policies, as well as established practices, protocols, and procedures of the position, department, and applicable professional standards.

Complies with organizational and regulatory policies for handling confidential information.

Demonstrates excellent customer service through his/her attitude and actions, consistent with the standards contained in The Gritman Way.

Functional Demands:

Population Served
Inpatient/Outpatient: Neonatal, Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric.

Physical Demands
Lifting: Occasional Lift - Maximum of 50 lbs. knee to shoulder height, Frequent Lift - 5lbs. From floor to waist height,. Items Lifted – Linens, Laundry Bags, Liquid containers, trash bags.

Push/Pull: Carts and bins that have the potential to weigh up to 500 lbs. Moderate force required to push full laundry bins, minimal force for cleaning supplies vacuums and mops.

Carry: 5 lb. containers multiple times per day.

Dexterity: High degree required to clean in small areas.

Climbing: May use ladder / stool.

Standing: May stand and walk up to 7.5 hours a day.

Kneeling / Stooping: Frequently throughout day.

Driving: Seldom, but, may be required.

Environmental Conditions
Inside with occasional outside work. Frequent exposure to wet conditions with water, disinfecting and mopping solutions. Frequent exposure of toxic or caustic chemicals in dealing with cleaning supplies. Occasional exposure to biomedical waste with lab boxes and sharps containers, and suction canisters