DIETARY COOK

Humboldt County Memorial Hospital•Humboldt, IA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a full-time Cook to prepare meals for LTC residents, Inpatients, and our staff and Café. This position works (4) four, 10-hour shifts per week (8:30 AM–7:00 PM) and includes every other weekend and every other holiday. Provides nutritional needs for individual patients, residents, visitors, and staff. Communicates with nutritional care team members on behalf of the patients and coordinates patient care with other health team members. Organizes those aspects of nutritional care for which she/he is accountable.

Responsibilities

Prepares kitchen for daily duties.
Prepping food for patients and staff.
Preparing carts, utensils, and supplies for each department.
Following the dietary guidelines for modified diets, and diet orders
Documents temperatures and amounts of food for each meal daily.
Follows all cooling procedures for meals prepared.
Plans the three-day thaw of the upcoming menu.
Prioritizes, plans, and organizes the weekly menu.
Participates in the daily cleaning tasks.
Maintains the weekly inventory list.
Rotating the stock or inventory with the FIFO method.
Stocks the necessary items for their area.
Participates in the washing and sanitizing of all the dishes, kitchen equipment, and utensils.
Participates in educational requirements.
Maintains a courteous and professional manner in dealing with patients, visitors, physicians and co-workers, as applicable.
Shows a positive attitude toward work schedules, department and hospital changes, assignments and other personnel.
Presents professional appearance in dress and grooming, complies with departmental dress requirements and wears hospital identification badge.
Conforms to hospital policy regarding use of sick time, personal days, notification of absence or tardiness.
Is cost effective in utilization of time, equipment and supplies.
Willingly cooperates with co-workers and other departments.