Laundry Associate 1

Franciscan Health Michigan City Campus3500 Franciscan Way Michigan City, Indiana 46360

WHAT WE NEED
Reliable laundry wizards

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Laundry may seem like a small job but never in a hospital. Sheets, blankets, garments, draperies, mops, rags… there’s always laundry to be done! Laundry is one of the areas that affects nearly everyone in the hospital, every single day. It’s not a job we take lightly and we’re looking for reliable people to help.

Are you good at following directions? Can you catch tears, stains or other problems and send them to be fixed? Have you been told that you’re a whiz at neatly folding? We’ve got a great job waiting for you.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Hours: 12pm till 6pm every 3 weekend and every 3 holidays
• Deliver clean linens to all areas of the hospital and ensure an adequate supply of linens is available.
• Ensure the laundry department and laundry equipment are well maintained and at acceptable levels of cleanliness.
• Gather soiled linens, inspect and identify items requiring special treatment.
• Operate washers, driers, and extractors and regulate machine processes, the volume of soap, detergent, water, bleach, starch, and other additives.
• Sort and count articles removed from the dryers and folds, wrap or hang them.
• Take inventory counts of each unit assigned, marks laundry articles with identifying code numbers or names.

WHAT IT TAKES TO SUCCEED

• Prior laundry experience.
• Detailed and well organized.
• Use of supplies, materials, and equipment effectively.
• Follow directions as communicated in a variety of ways.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Operation of Laundry equipment.
• Knowledge of Personal Protective Equipment and hand hygiene.
• Develop effective relationships with patients, hospital departments, and other external parties

QUALIFICATIONS

• Preferred High School Diploma/GED
• 1 year laundry experience Preferred

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

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Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.