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Dietary Cook - Evenings

AdamsPlace
Cookeville, TN Part Time
POSTED ON 12/16/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/14/2026
Are you looking to have fun in a work environment where you can express your talents and creativity, while making a difference in the lives of others? Come join our Food Nutrition Service Team! NHC fosters an environment of teamwork and provides opportunities in a culinary environment in a healthcare setting. The Dietary Cook performs specified duties to maintain high standards of quality food preparation, production, service, and portion control, using standardized recipes, for all customers.

Position Highlights

  • 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.
  • Review's menus, therapeutic menus, recipes, and production sheets before preparing meals; prepares and serves 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 of all consistencies for proper appearance, flavor, aroma, and temperature and adjust if needed.
  • Responsible for timing of preparation of meals/snacks to meet time schedule for service for patients and customers to ensure all meals/snacks are served as scheduled.
  • Checks trays for accuracy of diets, preferences, and quality before they are delivered. Serves on tray line and delivers carts to floors as needed.

Job Type: Part Time, Evening Shift, Must Be Available Weekends

Why NHC?We offer a culture of recognition, empowerment, and fun. At NHC, we are all partners (employees) in a family – oriented work atmosphere where growth and opportunities are promoted. We provide competitive compensation with performance wage rate increases.

Experience

Healthcare food service experience preferred, not required

Benefits

Earned Time Off

Holiday Incentive Pay

Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance

401k with generous company contributions

Flexible Schedule

Uniforms

Tuition Reimbursement Opportunities

Advancement Opportunities

We Are Located At

NHC Cookeville

815 South Walnut Ave

Cookeville, TN 38501

If you are interested in working as a Food Service Cook for a leader in senior care, share NHC's values of honesty and integrity, and have a heart for the geriatric patient, please apply today and find out more about us at nhccare.com/locations/Cookeville/

We look forward to talking with you about this great Food Service Cook opportunity. NHC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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