Dietary Cook

Full-time Cooks, join our team at Avon Health and Rehabilitation to make a difference in the lives of our residents. Our work family is dedicated to enabling residents to reach and maintain their highest functional abilities, with every role playing a vital part in this mission.

Benefits

• Competitive starting wage
• $1,000 new employee referral program
• Paid life insurance
• 401k opportunities after your first year
• DailyPay! Work today, get paid today
• Monthly celebrations and recognitions
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• $5,000 tuition reimbursement per year

About the Role

The primary purpose of the dietary cook is to prepare and serve all foods according to the menu in a safe, sanitary manner while maintaining a clean, safe work area within the guidelines in accordance with facility, OBRA, Federal, State, and other regulatory expectations.

Responsibilities

• Preparing quality food products according to standardized recipes and menus
• Suggesting menu changes and alternate items to utilize leftovers and other supplies
• Tasting and smelling food to determine quality and palatability
• Ensuring proper preparation, portioning, and serving of foods according to standardized recipes
• Maintaining and recording assigned temperatures daily
• Directing and supervising Dietary Aides as appropriate
• Having food ready at the specified time and beginning meal service on time
• Following temperature regulations in preparing, serving, and storing foods
• Using and cleaning institutional equipment
• Ensuring supplies have been replenished in work areas as necessary
• Being involved in tray set-up and delivery of meals
• Putting away stock on delivery days
• Washing and storing all pots, pans, dishes, and utensils
• Bussing tables and cleaning dining room if needed
• Sweeping and mopping floors as well as assigned special cleaning
• Being responsible for securing department doors/windows, turning off lights, and turning off/locking equipment per facility procedures when closing kitchen for the day
• Attending and participating in in-service educational classes, department meetings, and all staff in-services
• Maintaining the confidentiality of all residents and their care to ensure resident rights and privacy are protected at all times
• Reporting and documenting resident and/or visitor incidents, accidents, complaints, or allegations according to the facility’s policy and procedure
• Serving as the employee in charge in the absence of the Dietary Manager
• Maintaining a neat and clean work environment
• Assuring that work/assignment areas are neat, clean, and office equipment is covered before leaving such areas on breaks, end of work day, etc.
• Following all safety procedures/precautions when using equipment
• Ensuring the dietary work areas are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner
• Reporting equipment malfunctions or breakdowns to supervisor as soon as possible
• Adhering to sanitation regulations
• Reporting all unsafe/hazardous conditions to supervisor immediately
• Abiding by all emergency protocols for crash carts, resident codes, fire safety, missing residents, tornado preparation, violent residents, Wander guard alarms, door alarms, and other facility policies as assigned
• Reporting any forms of abuse witnessed or aware of to the nurse manager immediately
• Following infection control and universal precautions procedures
• Performing other duties as assigned by the Dietary Manager

Requirements

• Understanding of dietary procedures and practices
• Ability to follow oral, written, and verbal instructions, function independently, and make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language
• Must be able to read recipes and menus
• Organized, neat work habits
• Genuine interest in geriatric work and a willingness to work for the best interest of the residents and facility
• Personal integrity and ability to deal tactfully with residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, and personnel
• Ability to work harmoniously with Dietary and all other facility personnel
• Judgment in prioritizing the performance of tasks, duties, and responsibilities in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures
• Ability to be discrete and protect the integrity of confidential information and stay within Corporate Compliance
• Patience, a cheerful disposition, enthusiasm, and a willingness to handle residents based on whatever maturity and physical level in which they are currently functioning
• Ability to adhere to professional code of ethics
• Ability to relate information concerning a resident’s condition

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is preferred but not required
• At least one (1) year of experience in a similar position is preferred