Laundry Worker

About Us

We're Maimonides Health, Brooklyn's largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system's 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree's philosophy of patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation's largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides' clinical programs rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.

Overview

Under immediate Supervisor, sorts (clean and soiled) collection, folds, feels, dries, washes, irons and delivers laundry, using semi-automatic or manually operated equipment.

Responsibilities

• Collects and sorts clean and soiled Laundry. Inspects linen as handled; removes stained, torn or worn pieces for reprocessing or repairs.
• Moves clean linen, damp or dry, within Laundry area using carts, tables or trucks.
• Assists in loading, hanging and sorting wash linen uniforms into Steam Tunnel machine.
• Load and unloads washers when necessary.
• May operate one or more automatic machines in the performance of duties.
• Makes up linen quotas for exchange carts; delivers linen to various units and clinics.
• Pushes buttons to start and stop machines on signals or lights.
• Sorts, folds and stacks processed linen on shelves; does not allow processed linens to fall on floor and become soiled; returns soiled linens to be re-washed.
• Notes and keeps simple tally records of quantities or types of laundry processed, used, or issued; tallies are accurate and completed in a timely manner.
• Feeds Sagar and Jensen Spreader and Flatwork ironers and also receives work from crossfolder; items are fed properly so that equipment does not jam or malfunction.
• Sweeps and mops laundry area and chute rooms.
• Removes clean/soiled linen form units throughout the Medical Center when necessary or required by operational needs.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.

Qualifications

Education:

High School graduation or equivalent preferred.

Experience:

6 months-1 year laundry experience preferred.

Skills:

Familiarity with of automatic washing machines.

Good oral communication skills.

Must pass basic arithmetic skills test.

Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position.

Pay Range

USD $23.90 - USD $24.44 /Hr.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer.