Laundry staff (CTC)

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    Reports to: Logistics, water and sanitation supervisor

    Collection and reception of dirty laundry

    • Collects and transports staff laundry (uniforms) from the changing room every day (morning and afternoon) to the laundry area.
    • Takes delivery of dirty laundry (hospital linen as well as patients’ and attendants’ laundry) collected and transported to the laundry area by the auxiliary nurses, at a set time of day.

    Laundry washing

    • Washes the different types of laundry separately.
    • Immerses dirty laundry in soapy water and scrubs it.
    • Rinses laundry with clean water.
    • Immerses clean laundry in 0.05% chlorine solution for 15 minutes.
    • Rinses laundry with clean water.
    • Hangs out clean laundry to dry.
    • Empties dirty water into the waste water circuit.

    Distribution of clean laundry

    • Folds clean laundry when it is completely dry.
    • Takes staff uniforms to the clean zone every day (changing rooms).
    • Takes hospital linen to the clean zone every day (stock).
    • Returns clean laundry to patients and attendants a Citation a. Depending on the organisation, this may be done by auxiliary nurses at a set time of day. .

    Other tasks

    • Washes containers that have been used to transport soiled laundry.
    • Monitors consumption (soap, PPE, etc.) and submits orders to the water and sanitation assistant.
    • Informs the water and sanitation assistant in the event of a problem (e.g. accidental exposure, PPE problem).
    • Participates in certain team meetings.
    • Attends certain in-service training courses.

     

    Footnotes
    • (a)Depending on the organisation, this may be done by auxiliary nurses at a set time of day.