Cook - FT - Night

CHSGa•Lyons, GA

About The Position

The Cook prepares and serves meals at Oxley Park Health & Rehab in accordance with menus created by dieticians, standardized recipes, and residents’ diet orders. The role involves preparing food in large quantities for an elderly population, operating institutional kitchen equipment, maintaining food safety and infection-control practices, and ensuring meals are ready and served on time. The Cook also supports tray-line service, accommodates specialized and therapeutic diets, and follows procedures for food storage, equipment cleaning, temperature monitoring, and kitchen operations. The position requires communication and a helpful, caring demeanor when interacting with associates, patients, family members, and visitors. It also includes supporting the System’s reputation through servant leadership, open communication, and participation in collaborative efforts. The position has no supervisory responsibilities. A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred.

Requirements

Ability to read and understand menus, diet orders, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups of customers or associates.
Ability to perform arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to follow written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word.
Ability to communicate well and interact with others in a warm, friendly, approachable, and professional manner.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including regular sitting, talking, or hearing; frequent walking and use of hands and arms; occasional standing; and close and distance vision with ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Prepare foods for meals according to dietician-created menus and standardized recipes.
Operate kitchen equipment, including mixers, meat slicers, food processors, ovens, and steamers.
Prepare meals in large quantities appropriate for elderly residents, using institutional-sized cookware.
Work at a steady pace to ensure meals are prepared and served on time.
Follow infection-control policies and keep kitchen equipment and work surfaces clean.
Sweep floors, wipe counters, cover and store unused food, and properly store leftovers and opened food.
Assist with food-service-line and tray-line setup and service, ensuring diets are served as ordered and portions are controlled.
Understand and process diet orders, including NPO orders, diet changes, specialized diets, therapeutic diets, preferences, and menu substitutions.
Provide food substitutes for people who refuse the food served.
Properly scrape and wash dishes, pots, and pans; follow procedures for cleaning kitchen equipment and other kitchen areas and appliances.
Record freezer and walk-in refrigerator temperatures and check and record water temperatures.
Check dishwasher sanitizer with strips, monitor chemical levels, and replace chemicals when needed.
Check stock and put it away appropriately; store cleaning materials properly.
Return trays to the kitchen when requested and make coffee or tea as requested.
Follow procedures for serving associate meals and for operating the steamer.
Report needed repairs to the maintenance department.
Communicate warmly and professionally with associates, patients, family members, and visitors; respond helpfully to concerns and answer questions when appropriate.
Contribute to committees, workgroups, project management, and other collaborative efforts, and perform other duties as necessary to support the System.