Cook/Dietary Full TIme

ClearSky Health • Eau Claire, WI

6d

About The Position

The Cook provides nutritious, balanced food for patients, employees, and visitors while following strict food-safety standards and integrating company values into daily practice. The role prepares and serves menu items, checks patient trays for accuracy and completeness, and maintains clean, sanitary, safe, and operable food-preparation equipment. The Cook follows dietary guidelines, food-handling procedures, and applicable health regulations while helping improve operations, reduce waste, and provide quality service. The position may require work during inclement weather or staffing emergencies.

Requirements

• One year of production experience in a healthcare or commercial food-serving operation.
• High school diploma or GED equivalent preferred.
• Food Handlers Permit required in Arizona, Kansas, New Mexico, and Wisconsin, where applicable.
• Certified Food Manager certification or state equivalent required in Florida, Texas, and Ohio, where applicable; must be obtained within 30 days of hire if not already held. Certification must be from an approved state-specific program or ServSafe Food Manager program.
• Maintain an acceptable driving record, current driver's license, and insurability.
• Knowledge of patient diets, safe food-handling requirements, and use of the Nutritional Care Manual.
• Ability to prepare multiple food items at once using knowledge of food preparation, presentation methods, techniques, and quality standards.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic and use logic and reasoning to evaluate alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and complete complex tasks.
• Ability to maintain quality, infection-prevention, safety, and confidentiality standards.
• Ability to work professionally with people at all organizational levels.
• Effective organizational, time-management, written-communication, and verbal-communication skills.
• Ability to perform prolonged standing, walking, bending, reaching, lifting, pushing, and pulling; use gross and precise motor functions; lift or exert up to 50 pounds; operate equipment and a computer keyboard with sufficient manual dexterity; see at close range and adjust focus; and hear overhead pages.

Responsibilities

• Follow established schedules for cooking, baking, and sanitation.
• Prepare, cook, season, and serve menu items—including meats, fish, poultry, vegetables, fruit, soups, salads, desserts, breads, and pastries—to established specifications and schedules.
• Serve food according to dietary guidelines and check each tray for accuracy and completeness.
• Clean and sanitize food-preparation equipment and keep it in safe, operable condition.
• Follow procedures for food cooling, hot-food holding, and preventing cross-contamination.
• Follow local, state, and federal health regulations and approved safety and infection-prevention standards.
• Prepare meals according to menus and schedules while minimizing waste.
• Work to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline processes, reduce waste, and cooperate with others to provide quality service.
• Help provide a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff by assessing risks and implementing appropriate precautions.
• Maintain regular attendance according to the assigned work schedule.
• Complete required trainings and perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED