POSITION TITLE: Linen Attendant

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Responsible for the sorting, building clean linen cart, distribution, linen par level maintenance, as well as responsible for retrieve soiled linen and soiled lien carts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Ensures the distribution of clean linen to a variety of departments within the hospital. Duties include sorting, staging, and restocking linen as needed.

• Adheres to and maintains designated linen pars within the various departments

• Responsible for cart staging which includes: Counting and assembling linen items on clean linen cart

• Assures linen quality meets acceptable Beaumont Health standards and guidelines

• Distribution of clean linen carts to the various hospital departments

• Assures all clean linen carts, closets and racks in the various departments are organized, stocked, and maintained according to required pars

• Maintain clean linen room standards and guidelines, and keeps linen room clean and in an orderly condition

• Updates linen lead and supervisor of all linen discrepancies including: linen damages, cart discrepancies, cart maintenance, and linen par variance

• Collection of soiled linen and soiled linen carts

• Rounding of assigned linen areas throughout the facility

• Fulfill stat call needs

• All other linen distribution clerk responsibilities as assigned and needed

This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.

STANDARD REQUIREMENTS:

1. Supports the Mission, Value and Vision of Beaumont Health (BH). Demonstrates personal commitment through active involvement in the performance improvement process.

2. Exhibits excellent customer service skills and behaviors toward internal and external customers and co-workers. Promotes positive public relations with patients/residents, family members, guests, and others.

3. Supports and adheres to all Beaumont Health’s customer service, service excellence, and performance standards. Supports and participates with all required compliance standards that may be department specific and/or identified by the organizations including in-service training, acceptable attendance, uniform and dress code.

4. Adheres to HIPAA requirements and maintains confidentiality of all data, including patient/resident, employee and operations information.

5. Supports and participates in a collaborative team-oriented environment – cooperates and works together with all co-workers, plans and completes job duties, uses appropriate communications in sensitive and emotional situations and follows up as appropriate regarding reported complaints, problems and concerns.

6. Supports, cooperates with and demonstrates safe work practices and attitudes, follows safety rules – including universal precautions - reports and prevents/corrects unsafe conditions and behaviors, and participates in organizational and departmental safety programs.

7. Completes all required compliance standards that may be department specific and/or identified by the organization.

8. Maintains current licensure, registration and/or certification, as applicable, at all times.

STANDARD QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

A. Education / Training:

• High school or Equivalent

B. Work Experience:

• 1-2 years

C. Certification, Licensure, Registration:

• None

D. Other Qualifications:

WORKING CONDITIONS:

A. Physical Effort:

• Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds

B. Work Environment:

• This job requires working in a professional healthcare setting.

• The typical work environment involves potentially everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions; the work area is typically adequately lighted, heated and ventilated.

• Beaumont Health grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.