Cook - FT

Prepare, cook and serve food for residents, by following established sanitation, safety, and dietary procedures.

Essential Job Functions:
• Prepares food in quantities according to the menu, recipe, and number of persons to be served
• Serves meals to residents, including the set-up and tear-down of food-service equipment
• Carries pans, kettles, and trays of food to resident dining areas and various workstations
• Prepares plates for residents from steam table
• Distributes supplies, utensils, and other portable equipment
• Cleans work areas, equipment, and utensils according to the proper procedures
• Washes cooking equipment, pots, pans, dishes, and utensils
• Removes garbage as needed
• Stores food in designated areas
• Monitors and records temperatures in refrigerators and freezers
• Delegates tasks to the Prep Cooks/Dietary Aides as approved by the Dietary Manager
• Reports any issues or problems that may arise to the Dietary Manager
• Complies with state and federal sanitation standards
• Complies with state, federal, and all other applicable health care and safety standards
• Attends in-services and other required meetings
• Performs other duties and tasks as assigned

Work Environment & Physical Activity:
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to extreme heat or cold, humidity, and danger of burns from stoves and/or hot liquids
• The employee is occasionally required to wear protective clothing
• The employee may be exposed to blood, body fluids, infectious diseases, air contaminants, and hazardous chemicals
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear, taste, smell, stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel or crouch. The employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers, handle, and feel and occasionally climb or balance
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust and focus

Experience & Qualifications:
• High School diploma or equivalent; minimum of 1 year of previous experience in food preparation preferred; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Previous experience in long-term care or hospital setting preferred
• Great communication skills to interact with various customers in conversations and writing
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness
• Follows policies and procedures; completes tasks correctly and on time
• Adapts to changes in the work environment; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events
• Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at meetings and appointments on time
• Observes safety and security procedures; reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly
• Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions