Laundry Worker

Full Job Description

The Laundry Worker position is located in the Environmental Management Service department at the Central Western Massachusetts (CWM) Healthcare System in Leeds, MA.

This position is a Full-Time position at 40 hours per week. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position.

Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume.

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.

SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire.

Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated.

The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Motor Vehicles Production Support Service Without more than normal supervision Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week.

Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.

Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Major Duties:

Loads and operates a 26,00-pound delivery truck with laundry carts and transport both clean and soiled laundry to various locations in VACWM.

Removes soiled and contaminated linens from soiled utility rooms and weighs outgoing dirty linen carts utilizing scale and recording weights and return dirty linen to distributor.

Receives clean linen from distributor and backstock linen in clean linen room. Counts linen levels on each ward and deliver textiles daily to maintain established par levels.

Places weekly linen order and fulfils and responds to linen orders through LEAF or other VA computer systems. Collects SHARPS and RMW and prepare manifest for contractor pick-up.

Collects, secure, update Patient Effects inventory using VA computer system daily. Participates in semi-annual linen inventories. Receives and issue employee uniforms.

Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday. Hours: 6:00am-2:30pm.

Position Description Title/PD#: Laundry Worker/PD04020-0 Physical Requirements: Incumbent is required to stand for long periods.

When operating laundry equipment, constant movement of the arms and legs is required. Bending and stooping at times may be required. Excessive movement of arms when sorting is to be expected.

The incumbent frequently lifts, carries and moves items such as furniture, full mop buckets, trash bags, linen bags/bins or waste containers weighing up to 40 pounds and occasionally heavier objects with assistance and/or mechanical devices as appropriate for safety.