Duties
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Major Duties:
- Maintain adequate clean linen/pillow levels on all units with a 24-hour supply each day.
- Folding clean linen.
- Establishing user quotas.
- Conducting linen inventories.
- Requesting linen items from the consolidated textile facility.
- Delivering clean linen and pillows to end users.
- Collecting soiled linens from various collection points.
- Perform walk-through inspections (prior to delivery) on units to determine exact needs to keep units to par levels.
- Clean and disinfect linen folding table located in the linen room.
- Clean assigned nurse servers, exchange carts, floor carts and other types of linen distribution systems utilized in assigned areas.
- Prepare and exchange carts for assigned areas by end of day in preparation for delivery at start of next day.
- Deliver employee uniforms to the employee uniform room.
- Make special deliveries to units as requested to accommodate patient care needs.
- Ensure all carts, baskets, and exchange carts are covered during time linen is being delivered.
- Practice and enforce all sanitary measures to minimize cross contamination of clean linen.
- Be familiar with names and identification of all linen items and their primary use.
- Be familiar with items from Sterile Processing and Distribution and Patient Care Services (slings, mitts, lift restraints, non-skid socks, hip protectors, etc.) to be included in daily deliveries.
- Fill Scrub Avail scrub dispensing machine, and process and issue Scrub Avail cards to eligible employees as per policy.
- Check and evaluate general purpose linen items for fair wear and tear, and pull from use if applicable.
- Tag and send items needing repair to the sewing machine operator.
- Assist with unloading clean linen carts from laundry truck, and loading soiled linen carts onto laundry truck.
- Moving carts on wheels weighing approximately 600-700 pounds throughout the medical facility.
- Serve as back up to Patient Assistance Program Clerk in picking up and delivering patient personal clothing and valuables, inventorying and safeguarding.
Work Schedule: 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM Wednesday - Sunday including weekends and holidays
Position Description Title/PD#: Laundry Worker/PD2408A
Physical Requirements: Heavy lifting, 45 pounds and over; Moderate lifting, 15-44 pounds; Light lifting, under 15 pounds; Moderate carrying, 15-44 pounds; Light carrying, under 15 pounds; Straight pulling (6 hours); Pushing (6 hours); Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required
Walking (6 hours); Standing (6 hours); Kneeling (2 hours); Repeated bending (8 hours); Climbing, use of legs and arms; Both legs required; Operation of crane, truck, tractor, or motor vehicle; Specific visual requirement (specify) 20/40 Binocular; Both eyes required; Ability to distinguish basic colors; Ability to distinguish shades of colors; Hearing (aid may be permitted)
Working Conditions: Outside and inside; Excessive heat; Excessive humidity; Excessive noise, intermittent; Dust; Solvents (degreasing agents); Slippery or uneven walking surfaces; Working around machinery with moving parts; Working around moving objects or vehicles; Working on ladders or scaffolding; Vibration; Working closely with others; Cleaning solutions
Required Documents
Documents Accepted:
- Cover Letter
- DD-214/ Statement of Service
- Disability Letter (Schedule A)
- Disability Letter (VA)
- License
- Other (1)
- PCS Orders
- Performance Appraisal
- Professional Certification
- Resume
- Separation Notice (RIF)
- SF-15
- SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
- Transcript
Documents Required:
Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your application.Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure that their application package includes all necessary documents to determine qualifications and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees).
You will not be contacted for additional information. Applicants will be deemed ineligible if supporting documentation is not submitted.
Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.
Applications are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.
How to Apply
All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 10/25/2024 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12581348.
1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
Next steps
After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evaluated to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email.