PRN Cook - SNF- West Valley (55846)
About The Position
The Cook prepares food for residents of Rocky Mountain Care’s Hunter Hollow skilled nursing community in West Valley City, Utah, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local standards, regulations, guidelines, and facility policies. The role reviews menus and prepares meals, including therapeutic and special diets, while coordinating with food-service and nursing staff to process diet changes and meet residents’ needs. The Cook supports timely meal service, portion control, food presentation, snack preparation, substitute foods, and special meals. The position also helps maintain food stocks, supplies, equipment, and clean, safe food-service and storage areas. The Cook must protect residents’ rights and confidential information, follow safety, hygiene, and infection-control procedures, complete required training, and report compliance or resident-safety concerns. This position works in a ventilated, well-lit kitchen that is warm for cooking, with possible exposure to temperature changes, equipment-related hazards, odors, contaminants, and infectious materials. The role may involve frequent interruptions, emergency call-backs, and work beyond normal hours, including weekends and holidays when necessary. The job description identifies the role as PRN in its title.
Requirements
- 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.
- Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
- Ability to work supportively as a team member and deal tactfully and patiently with residents, families, staff, visitors, government personnel, and the public.
- Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, perform overhead lifting, and perform other common physical movements needed for the position.
- Ability to assist in evacuating residents during emergencies.
- Must meet facility health requirements, including medical and physical exams and immunity-status checks for infectious diseases.
- Must not pose a threat to the health and safety of others in the workplace.
- Ability to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary; subject to call-back during emergencies.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma (preferred).
- One year of dietary or food-service experience in a supervisory capacity in a hospital, nursing-care facility, or other related medical facility (preferred, but not necessary).
Responsibilities
- Review menus before food preparation and prepare meals in accordance with planned menus.
- Work with the Dietitian/Director of Food Services as needed and implement recommended changes.
- Follow established food-service policies and procedures.
- Complete required forms and reports and submit them to the Dietitian/Director of Food Services.
- Help establish the food-service production line to ensure meals are prepared on time.
- Process diet changes and new diets received from Nursing Services.
- Prepare and serve appetizing meals in accordance with standardized recipes, portion-control procedures, therapeutic diets, and special diet orders.
- Assist with timely meal service and ensure appropriate utensils and equipment are provided with residents’ meal trays.
- Prepare bedtime snacks and substitute foods for residents who refuse the food served.
- Assist with or direct daily cleaning duties according to established policies and procedures.
- Assist with food preparation for special meals, parties, and similar events.
- Maintain adequate stock levels of staple and non-staple foods, supplies, and equipment.
- Maintain food storage areas in a clean and properly arranged manner; keep department equipment and supplies clean and safe.
- Assist with inventorying and storing incoming food and supplies, and ensure items 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 protect residents from abuse.
- Follow facility policies, standards of conduct, state and federal regulations, safety and hygiene practices, and infection-control procedures.
- Maintain confidentiality of protected health information and report policy violations, confidentiality breaches, discrimination, retaliation, abuse, neglect, or other resident-safety concerns to the appropriate personnel.
- Report occupational exposures, work-related injuries, and illnesses promptly.
- Participate in life-safety and emergency drills and training, and fulfill assigned duties during facility emergency-plan activation.
- Complete assigned training and skills competency requirements.
- Communicate with medical and nursing staff and other departments.
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