Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $21.82 - $25.45
Work Schedule
Rotating Shifts
Weekend Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Life insurance
flexible spending accounts
Employee assistance program
Job Description
The VA Long Beach Healthcare System, situated in Long Beach, California, is a prominent healthcare provider dedicated to delivering quality medical services to veterans and their families. The facility is part of the larger network of Veterans Affairs healthcare centers across the United States and is committed to maintaining high standards in patient care, safety, and operational excellence. The Textile Care Unit within the Environmental Management Service plays a pivotal role in supporting the healthcare system's daily operations by managing linen and textile services essential to patient care and hospital hygiene. This ensures that clean, sanitized linens are available for... Show More
Job Requirements
- U.S. citizenship
- suitability for federal employment as determined by background investigation
- pass urinalysis drug screening prior to appointment
- selective service registration required for males born after 12/31/1959
- completion of online onboarding process
- acceptable identification for pre-employment
- completion of all application requirements
- ability to serve a 1-year probationary period
- meet physical demands including lifting heavy linens and wearing protective clothing
- participation in seasonal influenza vaccination program or obtain exemption
- meet all qualification requirements by closing date
- ability to work various shifts including weekends and holidays
- willingness to comply with Fair Chance to Compete Act
- compliance with Merit Hiring Plan resume standards
Job Qualifications
- Experience is not specifically required but applicants must show evidence of training or experience demonstrating ability to perform the duties
- ability to work safely with dexterity
- ability to interpret instructions and specifications
- ability to operate equipment and machinery
- ability to work without more than normal supervision
- knowledge of materials and work practices
- ability to work in noisy and hot environments
- ability to perform physical tasks including lifting linens weighing 20-70 lbs
- ability to follow safety protocols and wear protective gear as required
- ability to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays
- good physical conditioning to stand and walk continuously on concrete floors
Job Duties
- Performing such tasks as sorting, classifying, and weighing soiled linen
- folding, counting, bundling, and stacking rough dry linen and special items
- feeding linen into the flatwork ironer
- receiving, counting and stacking ironed linen
- filling racks, baskets, or carts with clean linen items
- unloading washed linen items from washer-extractor machines and transporting washed linens either to the flatwork ironer or to the driers using a hoist and overhead monorail system
- loading and unloading driers utilizing overhead monorail and carts
- pairing, folding, counting, and stacking items such as washed clothes and pajamas
- collecting and consolidating textile items such as linen bags and fitted bed sheets into set quantities
- other piecework involving cutting rags and processing pillowcases, dish towels, and pack towels
- covering individual carts or baskets to prevent contamination in transit
- tagging carts for proper destination
- loading charts onto trailers or trucks in a prescribed manner to conserve space for a specified destination
- loading laundry carts to transport both clean and soiled laundry to/from various locations on campus
- laundering specialty items such as slings, cubicle curtains, bags, uniforms, scrubs, patient gowns, and tablecloths separately for each facility
- working in various areas of the laundry plant doing different job tasks as required, including sorting soiled linens, hand folding clean linens, running clean linens on a flatwork ironer, small piece folder, blanket folder, delivery of linens to patient areas and other duties as assigned
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Job Qualifications
Experience
Entry Level (1-2 years)
Job Location
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