Cook Full-Time

About the Role

Kern River Transitional Care Center is seeking a dependable and experienced Full-Time Cook to join our dietary team. The Cook is responsible for preparing tasteful, nutritious meals in accordance with prepared menus, portion control guidelines, special diet orders, and facility standards. This position plays an important role in ensuring residents receive safe, appetizing meals while maintaining a clean, sanitary, and organized kitchen environment.

It is the responsibility of the cook to manage and operate the kitchen in the absence of the Dietary Supervisor. He/she reports to the Dietary supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Maintain kitchen and cooking area in a safe, orderly, clean and sanitary manner.
• Ability to prepare tasteful meals and to cook a variety of foods in large quantities.
• Ability to follow prepared menus and portion control guides.
• Ability to prepare special diets accurately.
• Record food temperatures for the meals.
• Prepare pureed foods.
• Ability to work in cooperation and harmony with personnel in all departments.
• Maintain quaternary solution in sanitizer buckets.
• Assist with serving the different meals.
• Clean cooking area and serving carts.
• Report resident care concerns and potential issues to Administrator and/or Director of Nurses.
• Participate in the orientation and on-going training of dietary staff.
• Ability to make the presentation of the food appealing to the residents.
• Ability to cooperate.
• Willing to supervise and to work under supervision.
• To make sure all cleaning schedules are followed.

Supervisory Requirements

This job has supervisory responsibilities in the absence of the Dietary Supervisor.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Should have experience as a cook in a hospital or long term care facility for not less than one year.
• Must obtain and maintain ServSafe Certificate.
• Must remain in good standing with the Department of Public Health.

Skills

• Language Skills: Ability to read technical procedures. Ability to read and follow recipes. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Knowledge and experience with PCC preferred.

Physical Demands

The essential functions of this position require the following physical abilities:

• Standing and/or walking very frequently.
• Sitting occasionally.
• Reaching with hands and arms frequently, pushing/pulling very frequently.
• Talking and/or hearing very frequently.
• Tasting and/or smelling very frequently.
• Lifting up to 50 pounds frequently.
• Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling occasionally.
• Close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception in vision: ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Pay

$17.00 – $20.00 per hour

Benefits

We offer competitive pay and a supportive team environment. Benefits may include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Sick time
• 401(k) plan
• Opportunities for growth and advancement
• Ongoing training and development
• Supportive leadership and team-oriented work environment