Linen Services Associate I – Part-time – Shift – Laundry Department – Kern Medical – Bakersfield, CA

Kern Medical has been a community cornerstone since its founding in 1867. Today, we are an acute care teaching center with 222 beds, offering the only advanced trauma care between Fresno and Los Angeles. Kern Medical offers a range of primary, specialty, and multi-specialty services including high-risk pregnancy care, inpatient psychiatric services integrated with county mental health programs, and a growing network of outpatient clinics providing personalized patient-centered wellness care. Kern Medical cares for 15,500 inpatients and 125,000 clinic patients a year.

Career Opportunities within Kern Medical include many benefits such as:

• New Hire Premium: +6% of base rate of pay, matched up to 6% if contributed to Deferred Compensation Plan.
• Shift Differential Pay: 7.5% of base pay for hours worked from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM, with two (2) hour minimum.
• A Comprehensive Benefits Package: includes Holidays, Paid Time Off, Retirement, Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance.

Position: Linen Services Associate I – Part-time – Shift

Definition:

Under supervision, performs routine work in a hospital laundry setting.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

This is the entry level of the Laundry Worker flexible classification series. Incumbents, as part of a team, receive on-the-job instruction and close supervision. Incumbents are required to exercise standard precautions and are required to use employee protective equipment, including the wearing of gowns, masks and gloves, while working with soiled linen or working with chemicals. While confirming to established safety and sanitation policies, incumbents are expected to accomplish tasks in a fast paced environment.

Essential Functions:

• Pre-sorts and weighs laundry; sorts laundry for finishing.
• Loads, operates and unloads washers and dryers in the hospital laundry; checks laundry equipment to make sure it is running properly.
• Performs general operation maintenance on equipment; submits equipment repair work orders as appropriate.
• Transfers dry linen from dryers to folding area.
• Shakes flatwork and feeds it into a presser.
• Operates folder to fold towels and baby blankets; receives and folds pieces coming from a presser and folds rough dry; finish-folds dry flatwork and clothing.
• Folds linen by hand; counts and stacks folded linen on shelves.
• Counts out proper quantity of linen to hospital users according to production and service logs.
• Cleans tubs, carts and other laundry related equipment after use; cleans lint traps on dryers; keeps laundry machines and work area organized and clear of debris and dirt.
• Logs information.

Other Functions:

• Attend departmental/hospital in-service and other meetings as required.
• Performs other job related duties as required.

Employment Standards:

Any combination of training and experience which would provide the following:

Knowledge of: simple arithmetic; safety practices.

Ability to: learn and operate industrial laundry equipment; learn and follow proper safety practices; work rapidly in handling laundry; understand and follow oral and written instructions; read product labels and safety precautions; learn basic hospital and governmental regulatory safety requirements and procedures; use appropriate safety precautions when using chemicals; use simple arithmetic; complete logs; stand for long periods of time; maintain cooperative work relationships with staff and hospital personnel.

Supplemental:

Attach a copy of your driving record to your application. Website:

https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/customer-service/request-vehicle-or-driver-records/online-driver-record-request/

A background check may be required for this classification.

All Kern Medical employees are designated “Disaster Service Workers”. In the event of a disaster or civil disorder, all Kern Medical employees are to remain at work or to report to work in a safe and practicable manner.