Cook

Job Type

Full Time or Part Time

Work Shift

AM available

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. Assists in receiving and storing food and supplies to prevent waste and assure quality products. Dates, 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. Follows 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.

Responsibilities

• Assists in receiving and storing food and supplies to prevent waste and assure quality products.
• Date, label, and store 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.
• Tests and tastes foods of all consistencies for proper appearance, flavor, aroma, and temperature and adjusts if needed.
• Times 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.

Requirements

Healthcare food service experience preferred, not required.

Qualifications

NHC fosters an environment of teamwork and provides opportunities in a culinary environment in a healthcare setting.

Skills

Experience in healthcare food service is preferred but not required.

Benefits

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

Pay

Competitive compensation with performance wage rate increases.

Schedule

AM available

Benefits

Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance
401k with generous company contributions