Cook - FT Day 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.
• Assists 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.)
• Assists in processing diet changes and new diets.
• Provides that meals are prepared and served on time.
• Provides that substitutes are available for those who refuse foods served.
• Properly scrapes and washes dishes, pots, and pans.
• Records freezer and walk-in refrigerator temperatures in accordance with established procedures.
• Checks stock as needed.
• Puts up stock in appropriate manner.
• Stores cleaning materials appropriately.
• Sets up tray line and performs tray line service.
• Returns trays to kitchen if requested.
• Understands diet orders.
• Fulfills NPO diet orders.
• Processes diet orders.
• Understands menu substitutions and records them in accordance with procedural guidelines.
• Properly stores leftovers/opened food.
• Makes coffee/tea as requested.
• Follows proper procedures for serving associate meals.
• Follows proper operating procedures of the steamer.
• 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.

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.

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.

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.