Cook PRN

Pine Grove Nursing Center•Center, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Pine Grove Nursing Center in Center, Texas, is hiring a per-diem Cook to prepare quality food for residents in a rehabilitative-care facility. The Cook prepares meals according to standard menus, specifications, recipes, facility procedures, dietary requirements, and sanitation regulations. The role includes food safety, meal preparation and service, kitchen cleaning, and support for the daily operation of the food service department. In the absence of the Nutrition Services Manager, the Cook may be responsible for overall departmental function and compliance and communicate with the Administrator and/or Director of Nurses.

Requirements

Food handler’s card, or Food Safety Certification where required by local ordinance.
Fundamental understanding of sanitation, cleanliness, and personal hygiene.
Ability to communicate tactfully with coworkers, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, and the general public.
Regular, predictable, and dependable attendance.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience as a cook in a hotel, restaurant, hospital, or similar institution is preferred.

Responsibilities

Follow safe food-handling and storage guidelines for raw and prepared foods.
Complete the daily Quick Check departmental review when the Nutrition Services Manager is absent or when requested.
Test and record temperatures of hot and cold foods and cold food storage areas; bring negative results to a supervisor’s attention and address them as appropriate.
Discard expired or contaminated food properly.
Follow and enforce handwashing, glove use, hair-restraint, infection-control, universal-precaution, and protective-wear procedures.
Follow and enforce methods to control cross-contamination.
Prepare food using standardized recipes, required production quantities, and special-diet requirements.
Use available tools, including spreadsheets, prep-at-a-glance materials, and production guides, to support timely meal production and portion control.
Pull, thaw, and prepare food in advance of production needs.
Ensure food is served within meal hours and preserve its quality, temperature, and appearance.
Serve meals according to facility methods and portion-control, plating, and presentation guidelines; provide texture-appropriate garnishes for entrees.
Perform daily and scheduled cleaning of the kitchen and equipment according to sanitation procedures.
Clean and sanitize the serving line and work area after each use; clean and arrange food storage areas.
Properly store, chill, and reheat leftovers.
Use the three-compartment sink properly and clean cooking pots and pans.
Assist other department staff as needed to support timely production, service, and cleanup.
Close the kitchen on the PM shift according to policy and regulatory requirements.
In the absence of the Nutrition Services Manager, oversee departmental function and compliance and communicate with the Administrator and/or Director of Nurses.
Perform other duties as assigned.