What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laundry Aide position at Prestige Care - The Orchards?
What does the Laundry
Aide do?
In short, you will work closely with our residents and other housekeeping and maintenance staff to ensure our residents’ items are clean and kept.
Why join the Prestige Care Family in the Laundry Aide role and what can we offer you?
- The ability to work in a welcoming, home-like setting with like-minded healthcare providers.
- Your work hard work and expertise matters here – you are ensuring the community is safe and clean for all residents and their family members, where we provide comfort, security, and a thriving lifestyle. You would be a part of that!
- Our 35 year old, family-owned and operated organization (with over 80 locations in 8 states) means we aren’t too small, but not too big. You are known here.
- Defined career path and upward mobility to grow your career.
In this job, every day you will…
1. Collect and sort soiled clothing and linen for washing.
2. Launder the soiled clothing and linens on a timely and daily basis to meet the needs of the care center and it’s residents, folding and preparing clean clothing and linen for distribution to resident rooms and facility linen storage areas.
3. Maintain linen and resident clothing in useable condition by mending torn linens or garments.
4. Keep work area organized and clean, according to established procedures, and maintaining washer and dryer equipment in accordance to proper maintenance recommendations.
5. Utilize cleaners, detergents, and other hazardous materials according to department procedure.
6. Ensures that equipment is properly maintained and properly stored and that storage areas are kept clean and safe. Advises supervisor of supply needs and equipment needs as necessary.
7. Coordinates daily laundry service with other departments.
Education & Experience you need to qualify:
- Must be able to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Experience working with seniors helpful.
- Ability to understand verbal directions and read written instructions.
- Able to communicate with residents on a daily basis.
- Ability to solve practical problems and interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ways you can advance beyond the Laundry Aide role:
Once you master this role, you could consider the Activities Director, Business Office Manager, Housekeeping Manager, Laundry Manager or other more clinical jobs (CNA, LPN, RN, etc.) with Prestige Care.
EOE/M/F/VETS/DISABLED – At Prestige, it is our promise to
personally touch lives every day. It is a philosophy of caring based on our
core values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect, that are at the
center of all that we do. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce
that represents all of us, coming from different experiences, cultures,
backgrounds, and viewpoints. Inclusion is the way we treat one another and how
we celebrate what makes us different. Prestige is proud to be an Equal
Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race,
religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or
related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression,
age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability,
or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Prestige Care & Rehabilitation
The Orchards
Prestige Care & Rehabilitation- The Orchards
THE LOCATION:
Located in Lewiston, Idaho at 1014 Burrell Ave, beautiful scenery surround Prestige Care & Rehabilitation , The Orchards. Located in Lewiston, Idaho in Nez Perce County, the community is near the VA Lewiston Clinic and the Saint Joseph’s Regional Cancer Center.
With an amazing number of outdoor recreational opportunities and indoor activities just a short drive away. We offer a continuum of care from assisted living to skilled nursing and rehabilitation.
At Prestige Care & Rehabilitation – The Orchards, we are dedicated to you and your loved one by providing the assistance you need, the independence you want, with the dignity and respect you deserve. We promote a positive and healthy environment so that our residents can achieve the highest level of independence, with the very best offerings in physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy and Restorative Nursing.
We provide stimulating activities for all our residents to meet their social, recreational, and their spiritual needs. Our food service manager takes pride in planning fresh, well-balanced meals according to individual nutritional needs and personal tastes.
THE COMPANY:
Prestige Care is a family of over 75 skilled nursing post-acute care centers, as well as assisted living and memory care communities in 8 Western states. We are an organization of over 5,000 team members who serve thousands of residents, where we have the privilege of personally touching their lives every day.
We have four core values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect that guide everything that we do. With a strong commitment to career development and advancement, Prestige Care is an employer that can help you achieve your career goals and objectives. With a healthcare career at Prestige Care, you will enjoy a collaborative, team-oriented environment where your work truly matters at the end of every day.
Prestige Care is a family-owned and operated industry leader in the skilled nursing, assisted living, and rehabilitation space. As a Prestige Care team member, you are more than just an “employee,” you are part of our family. With a company focus on career development and advancement, there are many opportunities for advancement at our over 80 communities and care centers in 8 Western states. The healthcare career opportunities are endless and we look forward to collaborating with you to achieve your professional goals. Check out the career path that you can take with Prestige Care below:
We also offer a full benefits suite to eligible employees that includes the following:
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
HSA/FSA accounts
Employer paid group life and AD&D insurance
401(k) plan with company match
Paid vacation, sick days, and holidays
Employee Assistance Program
Commitment to career development and continuing education
Scholarship/ tuition reimbursement
Flexible scheduling
Employee discounts: cell service, theme parks, and so much more!
*Benefits may vary by location