Linen Technician, Days

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 PAR levels of inventory linen on patient units. Complete computerized inventory records of linen and materials.

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

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

• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior

• Partner with all team members to achieve goals

• Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions

• 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

• Use resources efficiently

• Search for less costly ways of doing things

• 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