Cook

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking to invite a caring and compassionate  Cook for our Full-Time and Part Time openings. The ideal cook would be someone who enjoys cooking and serving the elderly community.

Cook Job Description:

Performs a variety of food service functions in maintaining clean and sanitary conditions of food service areas and assist with food preparation and serving in the dining room and room service.

Cook Requirements:

• Ability to focus on the task at hand

• Enthusiastic and enjoys engaging with residents

• Professional appearance

• Desire to be part of the new generation of healthcare professionals

Cook Responsibilities:

• Must demonstrate qualities of being a self-starter and be able to make independent decisions when necessary.

• Must be able to manage the dietary department in the absence of the dietary manager when necessary and act as the supervisor when the manager or assistant manager is not available.

• Has a thorough understanding of all regulations (local, state, and federal) which affect dietary including, but not limited to, patient care, sanitation, labor, fire, safety, and disaster and complies with these regulations.

• Assists in maintaining the dietary department in a safe, secure, and sanitary manner and reports any problems to the dietary manager.

• Uses good judgment in conserving supplies, preventing food waste, and conserving utilities. Reports and food, supply, and equipment needs or concerns to the dietary manager.

• Assists in receiving and storing food and supplies to prevent waste and assure quality products. Dates, labels, and stores items properly. Uses proper food handling techniques.

• Reviews menus, therapeutic menus, recipes, and production sheets before preparing meals and prepares and serves all diets properly, accurately, and attractively as planned using proper portions and special diet items.

• Follows standardized recipes and special diet orders, preparing sufficient quantities to meet all service requirements.

• Responsible for testing and tasting foods for proper appearance, flavor, aroma, and temperature and adjusting if needed.

• Responsible for timing of preparation of meals/snacks to meet time schedule for service for all customers and ensures that all meals/snacks are served as scheduled.

• Portions food on plate during tray service according to standards. Checks trays for accuracy of diets, preferences, and quality before they are delivered. Serves on tray line and delivers carts to floors as needed.

• Follows menus provided; if menu substitutions are necessary, records these substitutions in designated place.

• Must show initiative in choosing garnishes, seasonings according to patient/resident preferences, the use of leftovers, and in food presentation and service.

• Attends in-service and other necessary training.

• Keeps work area clean and uncluttered and completes assigned cleaning duties. Responsible for the proper use, care, cleanliness, and sanitation of kitchen and equipment.

• Communicates and cooperates with the staff, patients, and their families.

• Process new diet orders and diet changes when received from nursing service and keeps tray cards updated in absence of dietary manager.

• Adheres to the dress code for the department.

• Performs other tasks.

As our employee, you will enjoy working in an environment that promotes professional growth and development that offers competitive wages, PTO, and insurance plans.

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