Cook - Haven Creek

ROCKY MOUNTAIN CARE GROUP•West Haven, UT

6d•$15 - $18•Onsite

About The Position

The Cook prepares food in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, regulations, and facility policies and procedures. The position reviews menus, prepares and serves meals and snacks, follows standardized recipes and therapeutic diet orders, and helps ensure meals are prepared and served on time. The Cook works with the Dietitian/Director of Food Services as needed and carries out recommended changes. The role also helps maintain food stocks, supplies, equipment, and clean, safe food-service areas, and completes required administrative forms and reports. The Cook treats residents with dignity and respect, protects their rights and confidential health information, follows infection-control, safety, hygiene, and compliance policies, and reports concerns such as abuse, neglect, injuries, exposures, or policy violations to the appropriate personnel. The employee participates in required training, emergency drills, and facility emergency-plan duties. This is a full-time position requiring availability for days, evenings, weekends, and holidays, with possible call-back during emergencies.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Current, active Food Handlers Permit.
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to cook a variety of foods in large quantities and knowledge of food-service practices and procedures.
Ability to taste and smell food to assess quality and palatability.
Ability to follow oral and written instructions and make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Ability to work supportively as a team member and deal tactfully and patiently with residents, families, staff, visitors, and the public, including in difficult situations.
Must not pose a threat to the health and safety of others in the workplace.
Must meet facility general health requirements, including required medical and physical examinations and immunity-status checks.
Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, perform overhead lifting, and perform other movements needed for the position.
Ability to work beyond normal hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary; subject to call-back during emergencies.
Ability to maintain and inspect food-service supplies, equipment, and work areas for sanitation, order, safety, and proper performance.
Must complete assigned training and skills competency as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

One year of dietary or food-service experience in a supervisory capacity in a hospital, nursing care facility, or other related medical facility is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Review menus before food preparation and prepare meals.
Work with the Dietitian/Director of Food Services as needed and implement recommended changes.
Follow established food-service procedures and complete and submit required forms and reports.
Help establish the food-service production line so meals are prepared on time.
Process diet changes and new diets received from Nursing Services.
Prepare meals according to planned menus, standardized recipes, therapeutic diets, and special diet orders.
Prepare and serve appetizing meals, assist with meal service, and follow standardized portion-control procedures.
Ensure appropriate utensils and equipment are provided with residents’ meal trays.
Prepare bedtime snacks and substitute foods for residents who refuse the foods served.
Assist with or direct daily cleaning duties in accordance with facility policies and procedures.
Assist with food preparation for special meals, parties, and similar events.
Maintain adequate stock levels of food, supplies, and equipment; assist with inventorying and storing incoming items.
Keep food storage areas, department areas, equipment, and supplies clean, properly arranged, and safe; ensure items needed for the next meal are available.
Recommend equipment and supply needs to the Director of Food Services.
Treat residents with dignity and respect, promote and protect their rights, and maintain confidentiality of protected health information.
Follow facility policies, business-conduct standards, state and federal regulations, safety and hygiene measures, and infection-control procedures.
Report noncompliance, confidentiality breaches, retaliation, discrimination, allegations of resident abuse or mistreatment, occupational exposures, and work-related injuries or illnesses to the appropriate personnel.
Protect residents from abuse and cooperate with investigations.
Complete assigned training and skills competency requirements; participate in life-safety and emergency drills and fulfill assigned emergency-plan responsibilities.
Assist in evacuating residents during emergency situations when needed.