Dietary Cook

Lakeside Center Job Opportunity

Lakeside Center is a 122-bed skilled nursing facility offering short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, palliative care, hospice services, and outpatient therapy. Our mission is to provide residents with high-quality care while promoting their overall health and well-being. We are located at 11411 Armsdale Road, Jacksonville, FL 32218 If you're looking to be part of a caring, supportive, and uplifting team, we'd love to meet you! Because We Offer Our Employees: Daily Pay Work today, get paid today! Health Insurance Dental & Vision Insurance Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay 401(k) Retirement Plan Flexible Scheduling Direct Deposit Opportunities for Overtime Doctegrity 24/7 telemedicine access for employees and families Wonderschool Support for child care and early education options Panda Perks & Benefits Financial wellness tools, employee discounts, and more Comfortable Staffing Ratios A Supportive Team Environment where everyone is treated with respect, dignity, and compassion

Dietary Cook Job Summary:

The Dietary Cook is responsible for preparing and providing food services to residents in a cost-efficient manner to safely meet residents' need in compliance with federal, state and local requirements.

Dietary Cook Major Duties and Critical Tasks:

• Prepare and serve meals for residents and staff in accordance with food safety regulations and within physician's/nutritionists' dietary recommendations
• Maintain high standard of food preparation, sanitation, storage, and portion control
• Determine food and supplies needed for daily menus; obtain supplies in time for adequate production
• Plan food production to coordinate with meal serving hours so that quality, temperature, and appearance of food is preserved
• Assist in scheduled cleaning duties following established sanitary standards

Dietary Cook Other Duties:

• Participates and assists in departmental studies and projects as assigned or as may become necessary.
• Represents the facility at and participates in meetings as required
• Assists in standardizing work methods.
• As the job description may not be all-inclusive, the employee is expected to perform other essential functions and duties as assigned.

Dietary Cook:

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years old
• Knowledge of Department of Health Rules and Regulations
• At Least 1 Year Experience in a Related Position Required