Cook

Saint Joseph Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is an award winning, Joint Commission, American Healthcare Association Bronze Medal Award-winning, short-term rehab, long term, and skilled nursing care community. We are conveniently located in the heart of Dorchester in a quiet, residential neighborhood. If you are looking for a quality, well respected facility- then this is the job for you!

Cook - Food Services / Dietary. Part-time of Per Diem (PRN)

Job Responsibilities Of The Cook

• Handles, prepares, and stores all food according to center procedures and safe food handling guidelines.
• Follows the established menus utilizing standardized recipes.
• Prepares foods, including altered textures and therapeutic diets, which correspond to the menu cycles developed and monitored by the Registered Dietitian.
• Substitutes menu items after consultation with the Registered Dietitian.
• Cooks and serves foods at the proper temperatures and within the appropriate time frames.
• Prepares appealing meal alternates at every meal to accommodate resident preference.
• Prepares a la carte menu items for residents whenever required.
• Prepares special holiday meals based on recipes approved by the Registered Dietitian.
• Manages time efficiently to ensure that meals arrive on the units within ten minutes of the posted mealtimes.
• Ensures that dietary staff delivers and retrieves food trucks and trays in a timely fashion so that resident units are clean and uncluttered.
• Supervises dishwashing to ensure that dishes, pots, pans, cups, trays, and utensils are clean, sanitized, and dried.
• Always maintains food service workspaces in clean and safe condition according to center procedures. Cleans workspaces and cooking and serving equipment according to department procedures.
• Communicates with nursing and other departments throughout shift to maximize resident satisfaction.
• Assists the Dietary Manager with preparation for regulatory inspection.
• Demonstrates the ability to lead a team to accomplish tasks assigned in the most efficient and productive manor possible.
  
  
  

Qualifications Of The Cook

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• One-year experience as a cook in an institutional food service, healthcare or hospital setting preferred.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Demonstrates the ability to read, write and speak English and is able to communicate with others in English. Other languages are a plus but not required.
• ServSafe Certification preferred or eligibility to become certified.
  
  
  

Saint Joseph’s offers the following benefits and incentives:

• Competitive compensation.
• Weekly pay -every Thursday!
• A comprehensive, outstanding benefit package including generous vacation, holiday pay, choice of health insurance plan- including an employer paid Healthcare Reimbursement Account (HRA), dental, and vision coverage with employer contribution.
• 100% paid by employer life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance- at no cost to you!
• Monthly Employee Engagement and Recognition programs.
• Free onsite parking.
• Unlimited Employee Referral Bonuses.
• Our facility is conveniently accessible to the Red Line MBTA Alewife stop.
  
  
  

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An Equal Opportunity Employer

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