Cook

About the role

Turn your job into a career with Evergreen Healthcare Group! Palisade Healthcare Center is currently looking for a Cook to join our dietary department. We believe breakfast, lunch and dinner should be healthy, delicious and fun. Our enhanced dining program provides culinary excellence.

Palisade Healthcare Center, 920 4th Street, Garretson, SD 57030, USA.

We strive to embody and stand for a spirit and value system that encourages loyalty, honesty, and a commitment to caring, believing that people are always the number one priority.

Responsibilities

• Prepare pre-planned cycle menus in an efficient and effective manner
• Perform food preparation tasks as assigned
• Ability to read production orders on tray cards
• Determine if the food prepared is of the highest possible quality in taste and flavor
• Assist in planning cooking schedules
• Confirm foods are ready on time for tray service
• Maintain and improve standards of food storage, preparation, and services
• Assist in checking food supplies on food order forms
• Pushes carts to halls or kitchen
• Maintains cleanliness and orderliness

Skills

• Demonstrates knowledge of food preparation, sanitation, hygienic methods of food preparation and storage
• Interpersonal skills
• Demonstrates competency in operating kitchen equipment
• Moderate to heavy lifting (50-pound maximum), bending, reaching, and stooping

Qualifications

• Required: Current Food Handlers card (or ability to obtain one) issued by local Health Department
• Preferred: Prior cooking experience in a skilled nursing environment

Benefits

• Private Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• DailyPay - Hard Work Pays Off On the Daily!
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Training & Development Opportunities