Linen Aide

Job description

Job Overview
Fairview is looking to hire a Linen Aide to join our Linen Services team at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, MN. This is a casual position, meaning hours are scheduled on an as-needed basis, with opportunities to pick up available shifts based on department needs. This position is represented by SEIU Local 113.
Available Shifts:
• Early Morning: 4:00 AM – 12:30 PM
• Day: 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM
• Evening: 2:00 PM – 10:30 PM

In this role, you will help maintain a clean, safe, and organized healthcare environment by ensuring hospital departments have access to the linens and supplies needed for patient care. Responsibilities include collecting, sorting, transporting, and distributing clean and soiled linens throughout the facility, maintaining appropriate linen inventory levels, and following established infection prevention, sanitation, and safety protocols.
The ideal candidate is dependable, detail-oriented, and comfortable working independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced healthcare environment. Previous experience in linen services, laundry operations, or healthcare environmental services is preferred.
The Linen Aide's job is to provide a superior level of linen service, quality, and maintenance throughout the facility. Duties include (but not limited to) filling linen carts and responding to order requests with clean linen items, delivery, and pickup of soiled linen, tracking linen usage daily using hospital's tracking system and performing other linen related duties as assigned
Responsibilities
• Performs all tasks demonstrating service orientation to fellow employees, facility staff and customers
• Inspects and sorts linen as it is received from laundry; records and returns reject to laundry
• Removes clean linen from laundry carts and places in designated areas. Loads carts for delivery
• Replenishes linen according to established levels and/or utilization
• Maintains log for linen closets, documents unused linen, and reports any apparent discrepancy between established standards and actual usage
• Maintains linen room in a clean and orderly condition
• Performs all other related and miscellaneous duties as required
• Makes certain that while delivering through the hospital, the clean linen is covered
• Takes count of linen not used from previous delivery
• Collect and load soiled linen into carts from soil collection areas in the facility and take it to designated pick-up area
• Maintain records utilization information on tablet and/or paper. This includes counting linen not used from previous delivery and current linen in hospital
• Ability to use a computer and applications that are associated with performing basic work tasks (navigate in Windows, Outlook, tablets, etc.)
• Must have basic ability to read and write in English
• Skilled in developing effective rapport with customers, coworkers, or families, actively listening to develop a positive connection
• Reports mechanical & equipment failures or negative conditions to appropriate supervisor

Required Qualifications
• Demonstrated knowledge of basic math, human relations and effective communication required
• High school level ability to use technology, such as entering orders and utilization information into a computer, tablet, or other handheld device

Benefit Overview
Fairview offers a generous benefits package, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, PTO/vacation and Safe and Sick Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement and more! Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairview.org/benefits/localseiu
Compensation Disclaimer
The posted compensation range corresponds to the minimum and maximum pay rates outlined in your union agreement for the respective job classifications at the time of job posting. An individual's pay rate within this range may be influenced by various factors, including FTE, skills, knowledge, educational background, and qualifying experience as specified in the contract. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.
EEO Statement
EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status $21.96- $25.74 Hourly