Cook at Detox Center

Responsibilities

• Ensure all patients' diet plans are followed and determine what ingredients will be required
• Prepare food items by cutting, chopping, marinating, and cubing meats, vegetables, and fruits
• Make soups and stocks, according to specified recipes, making sure that the right amount of seasoning is used
• Create and posts daily menus
• Aid the management in creating recipes, along with help from doctors and other healthcare professionals
• Cook nutritious meals, according to standardized protocols, ensuring that cleanliness is given the highest priority
• Ensure food items are prepared and served at correct times to ensure high nutritive quality, flavor, and appearance
• Use proper methods and cooking temperatures to prevent contamination, spoilage, and waste
• Perform portioning activities on trays or platters, by following set instructions, on a per patient basis
• Ensure that patients' meals are completed and/or delivered promptly
• Oversee the cleanliness and sanitization of kitchen areas, such as counters, floors, and walls
• Perform predictive, preventative, and regular maintenance on kitchen appliances such as stoves, ovens, grills, fridges, and freezers
• Remove trash and clean trash cans as needed
• Maintain clean dishes, utensils or cooking equipment in storage areas
• Take daily food and equipment temperatures
• Ensure snacks and drinks are always stocked
• Ensure inventory is completed based on management's expectations
• Ensure we minimize waste of food
• To track, report waste calculations to the Director of Operations monthly

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• ServSafe Food Handlers certifications
• Ability to read and comprehend written recipes
• Ability to perform simple calculations by hand or with use of a calculator
• Ability to work well with others and perform a variety of tasks under supervision
• Knowledge of food production and service
• Ability to delegate duties and maintain efficient standards of operation