Cook - Evening Shift

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Prepares various foods depending on menu created by dieticians for each meal of the day.
• Operates various kitchen equipment in preparation for the meal, e.g., mixer, meat slicer, food processor, oven, steamer.
• Cleans work surfaces following shift: sweeps floors, wipes down counter space, covers and stores unused foods.
• Creates meals that are appropriate for the elderly and in large quantities.
• Works at a constant pace to ensure that food is ready for each meal of the day.
• Complies with infection control policies in work area.
• Keeps equipment clean at all times.
• May be required to fill in gaps in kitchen help.
• Reports any needed repairs to maintenance department.
• Reads and understands menus.
• Prepares meals in accordance with the menu and follow standardized recipes.
• Aids in the food service line to provide that diets are served as ordered (including specialized diets, likes and dislikes, therapeutic diets etc.).
• Maintains appropriate portion controls (scoops, ladles, etc.)
• Aids in processing diet changes and new diets.
• Ensures meals are prepared and served on time.
• Aids in providing substitutes for those who refuse foods served.
• Scrapes and washes dishes, pots, and pans.
• Records freezer and walk-in refrigerator temperatures in accordance with established procedures.
• Processes diet orders.
• Understands and records menu substitutions in accordance with procedural guidelines.
• Stores leftovers/opened food properly.
• Makes coffee/tea as requested.
• Fulfills requests for associate meals.
• Follows proper procedures for cleaning kitchen equipment.
• Uses appropriate serving equipment (ladle, spoons, scoops etc).
• Checks and records water temperature (dishwasher, pot and pan sink etc).
• Checks dishwasher with sanitizer strips.
• Checks chemical levels and replaces if needed.
• Follows proper operating procedures of the steamer.
• Promotes the image and reputation of the System by exhibiting servant leadership and providing direct and open lines of communication.
• Contributes to the work of committees, workgroups, project management, and other collaborative efforts of the System.
• Performs other duties as necessary to ensure the success of the System.

Skills And Abilities

• Communicates well with other associates, patients, family members, and visitors providing warm and friendly greeting and an approachable attitude.
• Responds to expressed concerns while displaying a helpful, caring demeanor, answers questions when appropriate in a professional manner.

Minimum Qualifications

• A high school diploma or its equivalent preferred.
• Supervisory Responsibilities: None.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or associates of the organization.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Abilities

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram format. The ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Application Skills

• This job requires proficiency with the following computer applications: Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Excel Microsoft Word.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Please See Minimum Qualifications.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to sit, talk or hear. The associate frequently is required to walk. Use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The associate is occasionally required to stand.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.