Dietary Cook

Dietary Cook

Position Summary: Dietary Cooks ensures the meals are prepared to meet the standards of the American Dietetic Association and served in a clean, safe and sanitary manner. This position also maintains excellent customer service and high quality nutritional services daily.

Essential Functions:

• Prepare meals that are palatable, appetizing in appearance, and appropriate for each resident and must follow recipes and extension sheets.
• Knowledgeable on ordered diets (i.e., No Concentrated Sweets (NCS), Consistent Carbohydrate Diet, (CCD)) as well as food consistency orders.
• Clean and inspect equipment, kitchen appliances, and work areas to ensure cleanliness and functional operation.
• Compile and maintain records of food use and expenditures including the taking of inventory of supplies and equipment.
• Maintain kitchen in accordance with all state and local health department regulations and ensure the dietary department is inspection ready at all times.
• Supervise dining department staff in absence of Dining Director.
• Maintain Standard Precautions, Exposure Control Plan, Fire Drill and Evacuation Procedures and know how to use the information.
• Compassion for and desire to work with the elderly.

Qualifications:

• Prefer High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)
• Prefer one to two years related experience in preparing and cooking food in large quantities.
• Must be Serve-Safe Certified or willing to obtain it.
• Meet all health requirements including TB testing including all required immunizations.
• Must pass background check and random drug tests.