Cook
MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK.
MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A DRUG SCREEN UPON HIRE AND RANDOMS. WE DO NOT ACCEPT A MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD.
Flu shot mandatory during flu season.
Purpose of this position
The purpose of this position is to prepare and provide food service to residents in a cost-effective, efficient manner and to safely meet resident needs in compliance with federal, state and local requirements.
Delegation of authority
Authority is delegated to the individual in this position to:
- Prepare resident diets in accordance with diet orders and daily menus.
- Assist the Food Service Supervisor to determine the amount and type of food necessary to prepare the daily menus.
- Monitor use of food to eliminate waste.
- Follow posted menus for food preparation.
- Stock food in compliance with dietary policies and procedures.
This position reports to: Food Service Supervisor/Dietary Manager
- Handle and prepare food in a sanitary manner.
- Prepare food which is palatable and appetizing in appearance.
- Follow oral and written directions.
- Keep work area clean and sanitize work surfaces after food preparation.
- Follow written menus and recipes.
- Understand and be able to prepare therapeutic diets.
- Be responsible for avoiding food waste.
- Assume responsibility for meeting meal schedules.
- Be responsible for care of food service equipment.
- Work cooperatively with food service staff and other departments.
- Attend in-service training programs for food service employees and as assigned.
- Perform other related duties as directed by his/her supervisor.
- Perform all duties assigned in an effective, timely and professional manner.
- Follow infection prevention and control procedures at all times.
- Follow Resident Rights policies at all times.
- Observe all facility policies and procedures.
- Accept assigned duties in a cooperative manner.
- Assume accountability for all data contained in the employee handbook.
- Report for work in neat, clean attire and consistently present an appropriate professional appearance.
- Report for work as scheduled and consistently demonstrate dependability and punctuality.
- Consistently work cooperatively with residents, residents' representatives, facility staff, physicians, consultants and ancillary service providers.
- Inspect special diet trays to ensure that the correct diet is served to residents.
- Ensure that menus are maintained and filed in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Agree not to disclose assigned user ID and password for accessing resident/facility information. Promptly report any known or suspected unauthorized access, use or disclosure of such information to supervisor.
- Prepare and serve bedtime snacks.
- Prepare and serve substitute foods to residents who refuse foods served.
- Agree not to disclose resident's protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations to the Administrator.
- Ensure that department computer workstations left unattended are properly logged off or the password protected screen saver activates within established facility policy guidelines.
- Report suspected resident abuse immediately to the Administrator.
- Report all accidents/incidents to your supervisor no matter how minor they may be. Report such occurrences on the shift in which they occur.