What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dietary Cook position at Parkview Hospital?
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Cook
DEPARTMENT: Dietary
JOB SUMMARY: Prepares nutritional food for hospital patients, employees and visitors.
Suggests menu items and assists in the requisition of food stuffs and
supplies. Operates and maintains kitchen equipment.
OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Class III.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: High School graduate or equivalent preferred.
B. Personal Job-Related Skills: Ability to read and write.
C. Licensure, Registry or Certification: None required.
D. Experience:
1. Prior Work Experience: One year of previous institutional food preparation preferred.
2. Technical Training: None required.
E. Physical and Mental Requirements:
Duties of the position requires intermittent walking, sitting, and standing. Some pushing and pulling carts, bending, stooping, and reaching is required with the lifting of items up to a weight of 50 pounds. The ability to comprehend and follow routine written or verbal instructions or directions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
A. Prepares, seasons and cooks food for patients, employees and visitors.
Reviews menus to determine types and quantities of food to be prepared.
Plans cooking schedule so that food will be ready at specified times.
Prepares food as stipulated in standardized recipes.
Prepares food for patients on therapeutic diets.
Prepares food for meetings and special functions of the hospital.
Recommends menu items and food stuffs to be purchased.
Evening and afternoon cook will assure that all deserts and salads are covered, dated and properly stored after the noon and evening meal.
B. Operates and maintains kitchen equipment.
Operates stoves, steam pots, ovens, and other kitchen equipment.
Cleans cooking equipment and maintains high sanitary standards in the kitchen.
Advises department manager of equipment requirements and needed maintenance.
C. Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of kitchen and cafeteria.
Washes pots, pans, and utensils.
Maintains cleanliness of work area.
D. Performs supply stocking duties.
Checks in supplies that are delivered.
Stocks food and supplies in the store room.
Places food items in the freezer as required.
E. Other various duties.
Must be willing to adjust and adapt to other various duties as assigned
OTHER SIGNIFICANT REQUIREMENTS:
A. The morning cook will assume responsibility for the department in the absence of the
director.
B. Provides patient education and complete patient nutritional screening documentation as
indicated.
C. Maintains confidentiality while working with confidential matters on a daily basis in
accordance with HIPAA rules and regulations.
D. Follows safety guidelines and policies for the Hospital.
E. Employee is responsible for following the safety policies and procedures of
Parkview Hospital as outlined in the Safety Manual.
F. Employee has a legal responsibility to protect patient privacy; employee understands
during employment, accessing health records or other work; Employee may come in
contact with confidential information including Protected Health Information (PHI), any
PHI the employee is privy to or pertaining to; must maintain as confidential.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Employee discount
Experience:
- Cooking: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person