Cook

Uptown Health Care Center•Denver, CO

16d

About The Position

The Cook will prepare, cook, season, and serve adequate, attractive, nutritious, and balanced meals. Meals prepared include meat, fish, fowl, vegetables, fruit, soups, salads, desserts, breads, and pastries, as specified and scheduled by the menus. The person holding this position is delegated the responsibility for carrying out the assigned duties and responsibilities in accordance with current existing federal and state regulations and established company policies and procedures. Schedule: Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 7pm

Requirements

Ability to prepare and cook a variety of foods in large quantities
Aware of special diets, seasoning requirements, cooking times, temperature controls
Ability to estimate quantities of food required, limit waste, utilize leftovers while serving attractive, appetizing meals
Serve safe certification
High School Diploma or GED preferred
Previous experience in the dining department of a senior care community preferred
Frequent walking per shift
Frequent standing per shift while preparing and serving food
Lifting 1- 20# frequently, 21-35# occasionally, 36 - 70# rarely
Bending and reaching, squatting and kneeling, crawling and climbing
Extreme hot and cold temperature changes
Use of large and small kitchen equipment

Responsibilities

Handle and prepare food that is palatable, appetizing and attractive
Establish practice of serving hot food hot and cold food cold
Cook a variety of foods in large quantities
Be familiar with seasoning and cooking time required
Be aware of cooking characteristics of various cuts of meats, fish and fowl
Prepare foods for cooking: Peel, wash, trim, and cut vegetables and fruit; wash, cut, de-bone and trim meat, fish and fowl
Cook food: Bake, roast, stew and steam-cook meats, fish and fowl, basting as necessary to retain flavor; make gravies, stocks, dressings, sauces and soups
Prepare cold meats, sandwiches, griddle cakes, cooked cereals, and beverages
Use initiative and judgment in setting up meals and utilizing leftovers to avoid waste
Follow standard recipes but make independent decisions in line with current experience
Understand importance of proper food-handling techniques and hazards of improper food handling
Estimate quantities of food required and apportion servings while monitoring portion-controlled guidelines for individual residents
Taste, smell, and observe food to ensure conformity with recipes and appearance
Serve food according to dietary guidelines, checking each tray for completeness and accuracy
Comply with meal schedules
Maintain and use equipment and supplies
Work cooperatively with other staff and departments
Wash pots, pans, and other equipment as used
Responsible for supervision of other food service employees in absence of the Executive Chef
All other duties as requested