Cook

CHSGa•Peachtree City, GA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Join us at Southland Health & Rehab – a place where you’ll be valued, recognized and rewarded for the vital work you do each day. We’ll surround you with a strong team and leadership that supports every aspect of your life – both inside and outside of our centers. And you’ll get to practice your passion in a non-profit, mission-driven organization that’s known for the highest level of care in our communities. As a Cook, you will be responsible for preparing various foods according to menus created by dieticians, operating kitchen equipment, and maintaining a clean work environment. You will also ensure meals are appropriate for the elderly, prepared in large quantities, and served on time while adhering to infection control policies. The role involves assisting in the food service line, monitoring portion controls, processing diet changes, and properly handling dishes and stock. Southland Health & Rehab is a non-profit organization, part of CHSGa, providing access to care across the healthcare spectrum in all 159 Georgia counties, committed to innovating and advancing change in healthcare for Georgia's mature population.

Requirements

A high school diploma or its equivalent preferred.
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.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram format.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word.
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.

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.
Associate is required to use institutional-sized cookware.
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.).
Monitors/serves meals with 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.
Follows 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 procedures for serving associate meals.
Follows proper procedures for cleaning kitchen equipment such as, carts, tables, counters, ice machine, buckets, blender, mixer, meat slicer, freezer, refrigerator, stove, oven, steamer, garbage disposal, dish machine coffee/tea maker, steam table etc.
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.