Cook/Aide

Job Description

Job Description

Prepare and serve meals for patients/residents, visitors and employees.

Job Duties:

• Checks certified menu for the day and confers with the Dietary Manager / Registered Dietitian as necessary
• Proceed in the preparation of hot food menu items for meals
• Responsible for keeping work area clean, washing and storing his/her own pots and pans
• Makes certain all menu items are well supplied on the steam table throughout the serving time
• Serves regular/therapeutic food on main plate
• Responsible for documentation of temperature controls for food and refrigerator/freezer
• Assists as needed to ensure all menu items, clean up, etc… is complete
• Completes additional responsibilities assigned by manager
• Checks certified menu for the day and confers with the Dietary Manager / Registered Dietitian as necessary
• Proceeds in the preparation of cold food menu items for meals
• Responsible for keeping work area clean, unloading carts, scraping trays and washing dishes
• Stores and stacks clean dishes
• Checks the certified menu with the Dietary Manager / Registered Dietitian for the following day.
• Prepares resident trays with condiments and cold food items (such as: salads, desserts, etc…)
• Checks completed tray for accuracy of prescribed diet
• Serves employees trays as needed
• Fills orders from floor for nourishments
• Responsible for documentation of temperature controls and recording diet changes
• Assists Dietary Cook as needed to ensure all menu items, clean up, etc……… is complete
• Completes additional responsibilities assigned by manager

Education:

High school diploma or GED highly desired.

Training/Experience:

Prior food service experience highly desired.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Ability to assume different levels of responsibility
• Initiative involved in maintaining kitchen area in clean and orderly condition
• Works under general supervision performing required tasks
• Ability to maintain good working relationships with other personnel
• Should possess age specific skills as needed for communication with the resident population
• Previous dietary experience is desirable
• Receives on-the-job training under close supervision
• Must have knowledge of various tasks performed in the kitchen
• Interacts with employees, patients/residents and visitors as well as sales representatives, surveyors, consultants and inspectors