Navajo Preference Employment Act : In accordance with Navajo Nation and federal law, TCRHCC has implemented an Affirmative Action Plan pursuant to the Navajo Preference in Employment Act. Pursuant to this Plan and corresponding TCRHCC Policy, applicants who meet the necessary qualifications for this position and (1) are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe will be given preference in hiring and employment for this position, (2) are legally married to enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe and meet residency requirements will be given secondary preference, and (3) are enrolled members of other federally-recognized American Indian Tribes will be given tertiary preference. Overview:

The purpose of this position is to provide quality service of washing hospital linen and patient clothing in a timely manner. Position is full time – rotating shifts, weekends, holidays and the occasional overtime.

Qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED, if none, must obtain GED within six (6) months from date of hire

A record of satisfactory performance in all prior and current employment as evidenced by positive employment references from previous and current employers. All employment references must address and indicate success in each one of the following areas:

• Positive working relationships with others
• Possession of high ethical standards and no history of complaints
• Reliable and dependable; reports to work as scheduled without excessive absences.
• Proper techniques for protecting self and patients from pathogenic agents
• Must have the ability to read, write, understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Must be able to work with little or no supervision.
• Must have a current valid driver’s license without restrictions and maintain throughout employment
• Must follow all Safety and Infection Control rules, regulations, and standards
• Knowledge and understanding the standards and precautions of infection control
• Completion of and above-satisfactory scores on all job interviews, demonstrating to the satisfaction of the interviewees and TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
• Successful completion of and positive results from all background and reference checks, including positive employment references from authorized representatives of past and current employers demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC a record of satisfactory performance and that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
• Successful completion of fingerprint clearance requirements, physical examinations, and other screenings indicating that the applicant is qualified to be employed by TCRHCC and demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
• Submission of all required employment-related documents, applications, resumes, references, and other required information free of false, misleading, or incomplete information, as determined by TCRHCC.

Responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Receives hospital dirty linen; maintains a system of linen control and distribution; delivers clean linen to Hospital linen room.
• Collects soiled linen, separates soiled linen by description bath blankets, bedspreads, blankets, sheets, fitted sheets, bath towels, maternity gowns, open back gowns, mattress pads, tele gowns, baby blankets, pillowcases, OR scrubs, dental scrubs, hospital scrubs, and isolation gowns.
• Dirty linen well be placed into the washer machine. When finished washing it well then be transferred to the dryer for drying. After loading dirty linen and starting washer the washer shall be cleaned and wiped down with a hospital approved disinfectant. The dryer will be disinfected after each load to eliminate any cross contamination.
• Cleans and disinfect laundry bins out after each is emptied. Sweeps and mops facility to prevent lint from building up.
• Picks up dirty linen from hospital dirty linen room, delivers dirty linen to laundry building, then delivers clean linen back to the main Hospital clean linen storage room.
• Sorts clean linen and packages linen to be delivered.
• Laundry truck and laundry carts will be cleaned out with hospital approved disinfectant after each dirty linen delivery to prevent cross contamination.
• Ensure proper PPE is always worn while on duty including but not limited to face mask, gloves, gown, NIOSH-approved N95 filtering respirator or higher (if available), and eye or face shield.
• Complete all donning and doffing tasks in a safe acceptable method and discard of used PPE accordingly. (See CDC website for most current updates).
• Complete task training for all routine cleaning and decontamination processes for all surfaces contaminated by a communicable disease to ensure a high level of patient, visitor, employee, and external customer satisfaction.
• Ensure all “red zone” tasks and call backs are per House Supervisor’s and Department Manager’s PPE requirements. Complete all donning and doffing tasks in a safe acceptable method and discard of used PPE accordingly. Training will be provided.
• Complete task training for all routine cleaning and decontamination processes for all surfaces contaminated by a communicable disease to ensure a high level of patient, visitor, employee and external customer satisfaction.
• Perform other duties assigned.