Linen Technician (Part-time), Days (6a-230p Rotating Weekends & Holidays)

The Linen Technician will be responsible to distribute and retrieve patient linen, and materials for nursing units according to prescribed procedures,
techniques and universal precautions. Will maintain P AR levels of inventory linen on patient units. Complete computerized inventory records of linen and materials.

Qualifications:
Minimum Education
High School Diploma or GED (Required)

Minimum Work Experience
1 year Related experience (Required)

Required Skills/Knowledge
Basic calculations; ability to enter inventory information into computer system

Functional Accountabilities
Materials Availability

• Maintain the availability of linens and issue linen to user department as required.

• Maintain PAR levels of linen in specified areas.

• Enter linen inventory into computer as required.

Quality Assurance

• Ensure work is accomplished in a technically correct manner consistent with departmental and hospital policies and procedures.

• Collect and dispose of soiled linen following hospital universal precautions and procedures.

• Ensures that quality assurance standards are met by rotating linen in department and nursing units on a weekly basis

Work Station

• Maintain work station in clean and orderly fashion, break down boxes, dispose of trash and use supplies according to established procedures.

• Maintain par-levels on emergency or disaster carts as scheduled before and during use.

Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification

• Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met

Teamwork/Communication

• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior

• Partner with all team members to achieve goals

• Receptive to others' ideas and opinions

Performance Improvement/Problem-solving

• Contribute to a positive work environment

• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change

• Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes

• Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment

Cost Management/Financial Responsibility

• Use resources efficiently

• Search for less costly ways of doing things

Safety

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation

• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers

• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance