COOK - ASTD LVG - PT

Coffey Health System•Burlington, KS

15d•Onsite

About The Position

Prepares and cooks meals for residents and employees of the facility. This role involves pre-planning food preparation, cooking various food items, maintaining food temperatures, and ensuring cleanliness of the kitchen and equipment. The Cook also plays a role in resident and staff interaction, maintaining confidentiality, and participating in facility-wide safety and training programs.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate ratio and percent.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Be able to work in a team setting in order to accomplish the daily required tasks of the dietary department.

Responsibilities

Pre-plan food preparation and meal service by reviewing menu, and numbers to be served taking advantage of foods in season and local availability.
Pull required items from inventory and remove required frozen items from freezer for proper thawing.
Assemble foods and supplies needed for meal preparation.
Set up and prepare equipment needed for food preparation.
Cook food in quantities according to menu, and number of persons to be served in a safe efficient manner to include meats, fish, fowl, vegetables, gravies, sauces, salads, and desserts, baked breads pastry, and cuts of meat.
Maintain proper temperature of foods items and the temperature logs.
Maintain records of temperature in coolers, refrigerators, and freezers.
Directs activities of one or more workers who assist in preparing and serving meals.
Serve residents and employees.
May slice meat such as beef, fowl, pork, for cold plates or sandwiches.
Prepare supplements for residents on an as needed basis.
Deliver supplement to clinical staff to pass to resident.
Cleans food preparation areas and equipment, washes dishes, pots, pans, and utensils.
Cleans all dietary kitchen areas including floors, cabinet tops, ovens, stovetops, dishwasher, refrigerators/freezers, and ice machines.
Informs supervisor of problems concerning equipment and supplies.
Develop and maintain a professional demeanor and report with residents, visitors, and staff.
Maintain confidentiality regarding residents, families, staff, and the organization.
Utilize established channels of communications and the chain of command for problem solving.
Report all accidents/incidents in accordance with established System Risk Management policies.
Participate in fire, safety, and disaster preparedness drills.
Attend and participate at in-service training programs.
Pursue programs of continuing education consistent with dietary based changes and regulations.
Be able to work in a team setting in order to accomplish the daily required tasks of the dietary department.
Comply with the employee personnel policies, department policies and the CHS Code of Conduct.
May help assist putting weekly supplies away.
Attend monthly staff meetings.
Other duties may be assigned.