Assistant Cook

Assistant Cook

The purpose of the Assistant Cook is to assist Cook in the preparation of meals at Pleasant View Nursing Home.

ESSENSTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES including the following:

The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Assist Cook in all areas of work.
• In the absence of the Cook, assume their duties if appropriately trained and skilled.
• Supervise and prepare meals in large quantity.
• Prepare food, such as bread, rolls, pastries, etc.
• Supervise and assist in the entire daily clean up procedure.
• Assign daily tasks to Food Service Assistants.
• Supervise and assist in the preparation of foods at the proper time for special diets.
• Relieve or substitute for absent employees if needed.
• Fill food requisitions from Nursing and Activities.
• Prepare tray and menu labels as well as tickets utilizing computer equipment.
• Obtain products from storage if needed for completion of menu item.
• Assist with dishwashing procedure if needed.
• Perform any other tasks that may be assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• High school diploma
• 1 year commercial or institutional food preparation experience, preferably in a long-term care setting, or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• An excellent attendance record is required.

Additional Skills

• Have a basic understanding of caring for the elderly and special needs.
• Have a basic understanding of Resident Rights.
• Have a basic understanding of Abuse Prevention and Reporting.
• Have a basic understanding of change of condition.
• Have a basic understanding of accident prevention and safety.
• Have a basic understanding of Fire Safety and Tornado Safety.
• Have a basic understanding of dementia and approaches in caring for a person with dementia.
• Have a basic understanding of what to do when a resident presents in a combative, aggressive or difficult manner.
• Have a basic understanding of Infection Control Practice.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to classify, compute, and tabulate data and information, following a prescribed plan requiring the exercise of some judgment. Ability to compare, count, differentiate, measure, and sort information. Ability to assemble, copy, record, and transcribe data and information.
• Ability to explain, demonstrate, and clarify to others within well established guidelines and standards, as well as the ability to follow specific instructions and respond to simple requests.
• Ability to utilize descriptive data and information, such as recipes, diet manuals, menus, work schedules, cook books, cleaning charts, residents' menu requests and general operating manuals.
• Ability to communicate effectively with Food Service Manager, nursing staff, Food Service Assistants, Environmental Service Staff, and maintenance personnel. Ability to supervise work of others as needed and required.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide and be able to calculate volume and ratios.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to use functioning reasoning in the performance of semi-routine functions involving standardized work with some choice of action.
• Ability to apply situational reasoning ability by exercising judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving a variety of predefined duties subject to frequent change.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Ability to operate equipment and machinery requiring simple, periodic adjustments, such as food mixers, blenders, slicers, grinders, and steam kettles.
• Ability to move and guide material using simple tools.
• Ability to coordinate eyes, hands, feet, and limbs in performing slightly skilled movements such as cutting food.
• Ability to use food preparation utensils.
• Ability to stand for 2 or more hours or extended periods of time during a work day.
• Ability to exert moderate physical effort in sedentary to light work, involving climbing, balancing, kneeling, stooping and crouching.
• Ability to exert mildly heavy physical effort in moderate to heavy work including lifting/carrying (0-34 lbs. approximately 34-66%; 35-100+ lbs. approximately 1-33%).
• Ability to place and remove items at or above eye level.
• Ability to lift items above head level.
• Ability to combine and harmonize characteristics of colors, tastes, odors, textures of food. Ability to recognize harmonious or contrasting combinations of characteristics as well as the ability to recognize individual similarities or differences between characteristics.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. In regard to environment factors work is under moderately safe and comfortable conditions with potential factors such as odors, smoke, potential violence, noise, disease, wet or slick floors, hot surfaces, sharp implements, and food spills.

Pleasant View Nursing Home is a 24-hour facility which requires continuous care for residents, therefore employees must meet attendance standards by arriving to work on time, work all scheduled shifts and extra shifts that are agreed to work and have an overall excellent attendance record.

This position description has been prepared to assist in defining job responsibilities, physical demands, working conditions and skills needed, it is not intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. Green County retains and reserves any or all rights to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from any section of this document, as it deems in its judgement, to be proper.

This job description is not a contract for employment.