Charlene Smith
Whiteriver,AZ
Summary
Experienced with laundry operations, ensuring garments are cleaned and cared for properly. Utilizes efficient sorting, washing, and folding techniques to maintain high standards. Strong understanding of garment care and hygiene practices, ensuring optimal cleanliness and organization. Distribute linens to all areas of the hospital. Insure infection control standards are followed. Maintain linen inventory and ordering.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Laundry Clerk
Phoenix Health Service Indian Hospital
08.2015 - Current
- Maintained safety practices at all times to protect personnel and laundry loads.
- Set up wash and dry cycles with appropriate settings such as spin speed, temperature, and cleaning agents.
- Assisted with cleaning and maintenance of laundry equipment to keep machines in proper working order.
- Followed equipment operation and service manuals when necessary.
- Applied chemicals, sanitizers and powders safely and correctly.
- Optimized resources by effectively managing inventory levels and ordering supplies as needed.
- Provided excellent customer service, addressing inquiries and resolving any issues that arose during transactions.
Custodian
USPHS Indian Hospital
08.2007 - Current
- I am currently employed at the Whiteriver Indian Hospital in the housekeeping department. I have been here eight years and I enjoy my job especially the patient interaction. I love having conversations with patients while I clean their room because they really appreciate the company. And I believe a clean hospital is key to a quick recovery. Cleanliness of the facility is a top priority in the health field. I take pride in my work and I go above and beyond to make sure my areas are as clean as can be and also sanitized. I have assisted in cleaning all areas and departments of the hospital. I follow proper hospital techniques when cleaning in contaminated and isolation rooms. I can also scrub, strip, wax and buff floors. I have knowledge of all cleaning supplies and heavy industrial equipment and their uses. I sometimes supervise other employees, schedule the daily assignments and write daily notations. I have previously done inventory of housekeeping and linen supplies. I work to the best of my abilities and assist whenever possible. The past two years the housekeeping staff have been assigned to work in the linen department, fulfilling the laundry workers duties. I am pleased to say I, myself have had my fair share of handling the responsibilities of the laundry worker. I took on the initiative of moving around all the shelves in the linen room to better accommodate the room itself and the fire regulations. I know how important it is to be punctual, I can work independently and keep myself busy. I like to stay a step ahead in all my assignments and show my work etiquette in everything that I do. I have washed, sorted, folded, labeled, ordered and distributed linens to all departments on a daily basis. I believe having quality linens available, on hand at all times is crucial to have a good outcome to the patients and the workers themselves.
- Supervisor: Virgil Perry (928-338-3581)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
- Salary: 27,000.00 USD Per Year
- Hours per week: 40
- Series: 3566 Pay Plan: WG Grade: WG04
- Custodian (This is a federal job)
Laborer
USPHS Indian Hospital
11.2006 - 04.2007
- In this Laborer position I cleaned the hospital housing units from top to bottom. I used cleaning equipment and cleaning chemicals. I usually assisted in the housing inspection of tenants move out procedure, PAO annual housing inspection, fire extinguishers inspection and other scheduled safety related inspection. I assisted in maintenance and repair of medical facilities and government housing. Which consists of interior and exterior painting, carpentry, plumbing, lighting, electrical and HVAC systems. I did unscheduled work orders. I worked with heavy powered tools and equipment such as chain saw, weed eater, push and riding lawn mower, street sweeper, electric golf cart, small gator tractor, tree pruner and leave blower. I was required to handle hard labor and to frequently lift heavy objects, also pushing heavy powered tools and equipment. I assisted where possible even secretarial work. I had to note my daily assignments and keep a strict record of my assignments.
- Supervisor: Andrew Yazzie (928-338-3588)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
- Salary: 2,000.00 USD Per Month
- Hours per week: 40
Speech, occupational/ physical therapy assistant. Teacher assistant
Whiteriver Unified School District
10.1998 - 04.2005
- I assisted the teacher in teaching the children their daily curriculum. Did daily attendance and basically followed the kids to all their classes. Helping them whenever possible. Handled behavior problems and anything in between. Made copies, collated and stapled homework. I had daily assignments in the cafeteria, bus runs and playground. Volunteered for custodial help when needed. I worked with children of all ages from preschool to high school. I traveled to all the Whiteriver District Schools including HeadStart. I assisted the therapist or pathologist with speech, occupational and physical therapy on the students IEP goals. I scheduled my own schedule to meet with the students to work on their individual assessment to help them in their future. They all had different goals and assignments. I had to use my time wisely and work efficiently to see all the children on their scheduled day, every week. I wrote daily progress reports and reported to the therapist every morning. This usually involved working with special needs children and require alot of patience. I loved working with these children but it was often very stressful.
- Supervisor: Ida Dahkoshay. Mr. Ronald Russell (928-358-5800)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
- Salary: 12,000.00 USD Per Year
- Hours per week: 35
Education
Some College Coursework Completed -
Northern Pioneer College
Whiteriver, AZSkills
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Inventory control
- Order processing proficiency
- Laundry folding and storage
- Sorting and transport
- Laundry distribution
- Inventory tracking
- Linens management
- Laundry storage and distribution
- Housekeeping support
- Transport and sorting
- Laundry room processes
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking Abilities
- Self motivation
- Delivering laundered pieces
- Interpersonal skills
Language Skills
Language: Apache
Spoken: Advanced
Written: Intermediate
Read: Intermediate
References
- Romeo, Massey, Foreman, romeo.massey@ihs.gov, 928-338-3182, Whiteriver Indian Hospital, Whiteriver, (
- ) Indicates professional reference
- Andrew, Yazzie, Maintenance Supervisor, andrew.yazzie@ihs.gov, 928-338-4911, Whiteriver Indian Hospital, Whiteriver, (
- Marinita, Fall, Custodian, marinita.fall@ihs.gov, 928-338-3581, Whiteriver Indian Hospital, Whiteriver, (
Timeline
Laundry Clerk
Phoenix Health Service Indian Hospital
08.2015 - Current
Custodian
USPHS Indian Hospital
08.2007 - Current
Laborer
USPHS Indian Hospital
11.2006 - 04.2007
Speech, occupational/ physical therapy assistant. Teacher assistant
Whiteriver Unified School District
10.1998 - 04.2005
Some College Coursework Completed -
Northern Pioneer College
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