Cook Postition

We need a positive, compassionate cook for our wonderful residents.  The shift is from 7:00am-2:00pm. Come find out why Beehive Homes is the next best place to home.

Some responsibilities include:

· Demonstrate positive interpersonal relations in dealing with employees, residents, residents' families, visitors, and co-workers in a professional, confidential manner.

· Initiate and participate in quality assurance and quality improvement activities based on the four components of quality assurance: Quality, Service, Friendliness, and Cleanliness.

· Demonstrate the ability to embrace and project the values of the facility: compassion, positivity, respectful communication, responsibility, trust, community, safety, respect, teamwork, partnership and service, integrity, efficiency, and financial responsibility.

· Provide informative written and oral correspondence to the Manager of Bee Hive Homes and act in an advisory capacity on all food service issues.

· Make informative, decisive decisions and inform the staff of all major changes and/or changes to menu's.

· Communicate accurate and pertinent information to facilitate efficient and optimal resident nutrition.

· Oversee the dietary and food service performance of the facility.

· Assure that standards and objectives for safe food handling are met.

· Apply problem solving and conflict resolution skills where needed.

· Work to establish a group culture to enable Bee Hive Homes to function as a “whole.”

DUTIES

The Cook is expected to perform position-related duties that include, but are not limited to:

Dietary

· Prepare nutritious, well-prepared and presented meals on a timely and consistent basis in accordance with written menu, approved recipes, special diet requirements, and number of persons served.

· Ensure food, food preparation, equipment, and storage areas are maintained in accordance with sanitation requirements.

· Serve food according to dietary guidelines, checking for completeness and accurateness of the food served.

· Review residents' diet information and care plans and discuss with resident, family, and resident care attendants as necessary to make appropriate changes.

· Monitor portion control guidelines for individual residents.

· Maintain sufficient inventory as specified by state licensure bureau, and purchase food items within budgeting parameters.

· Stock and store food items as specified by state licensure bureau.

· Retrieve dishes and utensils following meals and ensure all dishes and utensils are washed and properly

sanitized.

· Complete substitution log if applicable.

· Post weekly menus.

Regulatory and Legal

· Ensure compliance to policies related to safe food handling and infection control.

· Bring to the attention of Bee Hive Homes Manager any deficiencies that may arise and correct as necessary.

· Ensure compliance with respect to risk management; death, the dying and the aging process; fire safety;

disaster preparedness; residents' rights; and grievance procedures.

· Assist during a state survey or other in-house inspection of records as necessary.

Facility Management

· Ensure optimal maintenance of the kitchen, dining room, and equipment.

· Monitor and maintain food/supply inventory.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Certification

· High school diploma or equivalent.

· If needed a certification from a physician, nurse practitioner, or other health care professional to verify no communicable diseases, open skin lesions, or any other health problems that would interfere with job performance.

· No previous felony conviction or conviction for fraud of the federal government.

· Background check (BCI).

· First aid certification.

· CPR certification.

· TB test.

· Food handler permit.

· 18 years of age.

· One year of experience in the food service field preferred.

Skills/Abilities

· Knowledge of the assisted living care industry.

· Excellent leadership skills.