Laundry Attendant at Avenue Healthcare

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure that clean linen, patient gowns etc. are readily available and supplied to the consultation rooms / wards per the daily requirements.
• Ensure that linen is properly sorted, soaked, washed & disinfected per laid out infection control guidelines.
• Maintain and safely store adequate linen stocks based on patient numbers.
• Efficiently operate and maintain laundry machines.
• Ensure that necessary cleaning supplies and detergents are available in adequate quantities.
• Ensures that all laundry machines are in optimal working condition.
• Report any shortages of consumables, malfunctions, breakage, or damage to the Head of Laundry so that appropriate action is taken to rectify the problem.
• Ensure that infection control and safety regulations are strictly observed.
• Ensure correct use of PPE at all times.
• Supply clean linen for dirty linen presented to the laundry.
• Receive and count linen from Parklands/Thika Hospital departments and AHC branches per the laid out guidelines.
• Ironing of linen and proper use of calendar machine
• Maintain client and patient privacy and confidentiality at all times.
• Any other duty as assigned by the supervisor in line with the job description.

Personal Specifications

• Certificate/diploma in Housekeeping & Laundry
• Familiar with laundry machines and detergents
• 1 year experience in a similar role
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Result Oriented
• Customer focus