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Job Description
Position/Program Information
EXAM NUMBER
Y6834W
TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:
We welcome applications from anyone!
The application filing period will begin on May 28, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. (PT) - Continuous.
We will keep accepting applications until the position is filled. The application window may close unexpectedly once we have enough qualified candidates.
No Out-of-Class experience or withholds are allowed for this examination. Required experience must be fully met at the time of filing and clearly indicated on the application.
WHY WORK FOR US?
LA Health Services is LA County’s integrated healthcare system and the second-largest public health system in the nation. Our system includes four public hospitals, more than 20 community health centers, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Correctional Health Services, and community-based programs that connect people to care where they are.
We serve as the safety net for more than 10 million residents, providing care regardless of ability to pay, insurance coverage, or immigration status. As one connected system, we deliver extraordinary care-from prevention and primary care to emergency, specialty, trauma, and recovery services across Los Angeles County.
With more than 2.9 million visits annually and a workforce of over 23,000 dedicated staff, LA Health Services is proud to deliver high-quality, compassionate, and accessible care to everyone, no matter how they come through our doors.
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MISSION:
To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.
WHAT DOES AN INTERMEDIATE LAUNDRY WORKER DO?
Performs the more difficult work in an institutional or hospital laundry or linen service or acts as a lead person of a small team of workers.
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Essential Job Functions
Operates and acts as lead worker in the operation of flatwork ironers, keeping records of time worked by staff.
Provides relief for the supervisor a substantial portion of the time.
Loads linen carts in accordance with established linen supply requirements and delivers clean linen from laundry processing areas or linen rooms to hospital wards, clinics, and institutional live-in units, keeping records of deliveries.
Receives orders and complaints from personnel of other hospital units and takes action to see that orders are made up and complaints are resolved.
Checks clean linen received from laundry vendor services for items needing rewashing and records weight of items received.
Assists in the unloading of clean linen from delivery trucks, transports linen in carts to the linen room, unloads linen carts and stores linen on storage shelves.
Issues and receives personal laundry to and from hospital employees.
Issues hospital uniforms and maintains records of uniforms issued.
Assists in keeping records of soiled linen poundage, rewashes, daily usage, and badly worn linen.
Assists in counting linen during inventory.
Marks uniforms using hot stamp machines as needed.
Requirements
REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY
Six (6) months of experience in laundry work in an institutional* or commercial** laundry.
*Institutional laundry facilities are defined as but not limited to hospitals, juvenile detention centers, jails, prisons or residential care facilities.
**Commercial laundry facilities are defined as but not limited to hotels or industrial laundry facilities.
PHYSICAL CLASS 3 - MODERATE:
This class requires that the incumbent stand or walk most of the time with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, reaching, working on irregular surfaces, occasional lifting of objects weighing over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
Additional credit will be given to applicants that possess the following:- Additional experience in excess of the Requirements.
Additional Information
EXAMINATION CONTENT
This examination will consist of an Evaluation of Experience. This assessment type will evaluate the experience you list on the online application and supplemental questionnaire and assign a score based on a standardized scoring system. This part of the assessment is worth 100% of your total score and assesses: Requirements, Desirable Qualifications, and Supplemental Questionnaire.
Applicants must receive a passing score of 70% or higher on the assessment to be added to the list.
ELIGIBILITY AND VACANCY INFORMATION
Applications will be processed as they are received and added to the list accordingly.
Applicants who passed the assessment(s) are placed on a list for a period of twelve (12) months. We will use this list to fill vacancies in the Department of Health Services as they occur.
SPECIAL INFORMATION
Appointees may be required to work any shift , including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION
We only accept applications filed online. Applications submitted by U.S. mail, fax, or in person are not accepted. Apply online by clicking on the green "Apply" button at the top right of this posting. This website can also be used to get application status updates.
Please fill out the application completely. Provide relevant job experience including employer's name and address, job title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, and description of work performed.
We may verify information included in the application at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made. Falsification of information could result in refusal of application or rescission of appointment. Copying verbiage from the Requirements or class specification as your work experience will not be sufficient to demonstrate meeting the requirements. Doing so may result in an incomplete application and may lead to disqualification. Comments such as “See Resume” or referencing other unsolicited materials/documents will not be considered a response.
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number, so include yours when applying.
COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County. Please refer to their website for updated information https://lacountylibrary.org/library-locator .
NO SHARING OF USER ID, E-MAIL, AND PASSWORD
All applicants must file their application using their own user ID and password. Using a family member's or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record.
ANTI-RACISM, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (ARDI)
The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. We are committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Andrew Munoz, Exam Analyst
(213) 288-7000
amunoz4@dhs.lacounty.gov
CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICES PHONE :
(800) 735-2922
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