Assistant Patient Cook Support

Assistant Patient Cook Support

Join a dedicated team in the healthcare food service sector, preparing meals that meet federal, state, and organizational standards to ensure quality and safety. This role involves crafting high-quality food items efficiently according to standardized recipes, ensuring timely delivery and service. You will serve meals or prepare them for delivery, maintaining correct portion sizes, temperature, and presentation. Tasting food items to guarantee quality is part of the daily routine.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare and serve food following established guidelines and safety procedures.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of kitchen, refrigerators, and storerooms.
• Operate and care for kitchen equipment as instructed.
• Assist with production planning, record keeping, ordering, and receiving supplies.
• Report maintenance needs, equipment issues, or accidents promptly.
• Participate in safety and in-service meetings as required.
• Foster positive working relationships with coworkers, customers, and management.
• Adhere to safety protocols and maintain a clean work environment.

Education: High School Diploma or GED preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience: Six months to one year of related experience or training is preferred.

Requirements: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions and correspondence, write basic communications, and perform basic math operations involving money, weight, volume, and distance. Must be able to follow simple instructions and handle standardized situations with minimal variables.

Physical Demands: Regularly required to stand, talk, hear, taste, or smell; frequently walk, use hands, and reach with arms. Must be able to lift and move up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 25 pounds frequently.

Behavioral Skills: Integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence are essential. Ability to manage conflict, collaborate with diverse populations, and lead or facilitate process improvements is valued.

Licenses/Certifications: Food Handler's Permit as required by applicable regional regulations is preferred.

This position offers competitive pay, a generous benefits package, and the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to healthcare food services in a regional community setting within the Midwest.