Cook

Position Highlights

• Assists in receiving and storing food and supplies to prevent waste and assure quality products.
• Date, labels, and stores items properly.
• Uses proper food handling techniques.
• Reviews menus, therapeutic menus, recipes, and production sheets before preparing meals;
• Prepares and serves diets properly, accurately, and attractively as planned using proper portions and special diet items.
• Fulfills standardized recipes and special diet orders, preparing sufficient quantities to meet all service requirements.
• Responsible for testing and tasting foods of all consistencies for proper appearance, flavor, aroma, and temperature and adjust if needed.
• Responsible for timing of preparation of meals/snacks to meet time schedule for service for patients and customers to ensure all meals/snacks are served as scheduled.
• Checks trays for accuracy of diets, preferences, and quality before they are delivered.
• Serves on tray line and delivers carts to floors as needed.

Job Type

Full Time or Part Time

Work Shift

AM available

Benefits

• Earned Time Off
• Holiday Incentive Pay
• Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance
• 401k with generous company contributions
• Uniforms
• Advancement Opportunity

About the Role

The Dietary Cook performs specified duties to maintain high standards of quality food preparation, production, service, and portion control, using standardized recipes, for all customers.

Qualifications

Healthcare food service experience preferred, not required

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

Not specified

Company Information

• NHC Place St Peters Memory Care is pleased to be a part of the NHC (National HealthCare Corporation) family.
• We are celebrating our 50-year Anniversary at National HealthCare Corporation!!
• We offer a culture of recognition, empowerment, and fun.
• At NHC, we are all partners (employees) in a family – oriented work atmosphere where growth and opportunities are promoted.
• We provide competitive compensation with performance wage rate increases.
• Experience Healthcare food service experience preferred, not required.
• Benefits include earned time off, holiday incentive pay, health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, 401k with generous company contributions, uniforms, and advancement opportunity.

About NHC

NHC is 50 years Committed, 50 years Caring, 50 years Strong. "Care is our business" -join our family and see why we strive to provide "care in a better way!"