Culinary Associate Revere Per Diem
About The Position
The Culinary Associate performs a variety of food service tasks each day using established departmental methods and procedures, as directed by the Operations Supervisor. The role may work in a country kitchen or household, or in the main kitchen pod or pantry. The Culinary Associate helps provide patients and guests with a positive dining experience while following nutrition guidelines, dietary orders, food preferences, portion controls, and Kosher regulations. The position includes preparing, plating, serving, and storing food; maintaining food quality and safe temperatures; cleaning and sanitizing work areas, equipment, and utensils; and communicating production needs, waste, quality concerns, and equipment issues to appropriate staff. Associates contribute to patient and workplace safety, infection control, confidentiality, teamwork, and departmental quality improvement. Duties vary by assigned work area and may include operating a decentralized dining room, delivering nourishment to nursing floors, restocking dessert refrigerators, and maintaining inventory.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Knowledge and experience with cooking, salad preparation, sandwich making, sanitation, and food storage methods and procedures.
- Basic knowledge of therapeutic diets.
- Food Handler Certification within six months of hire.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds and push and/or pull food carts.
- Ability to perform frequent bending, stooping, and reaching, and to stand for prolonged periods.
Nice To Haves
- At least one year of experience in a quality food service operation in a healthcare setting is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Follow nutrition guidelines determined by clinical staff and comply with Kosher regulations.
- Plate and serve food according to established recipes, presentation standards, and portion-control requirements.
- Understand menus and recipes and use proper food-handling methods.
- Communicate production needs, waste, food quality, and food experience to the Jr. Sous Chef or Operations Supervisor.
- Hold food at proper temperatures and cover, label, and date food stored in refrigerators and freezers.
- Clean, sanitize, and maintain work areas, storage areas, utensils, and equipment according to regulatory requirements.
- Maintain temperature logs and follow up with appropriate staff when results are outside established boundaries.
- Communicate issues and concerns to leadership, offer suggestions and solutions, and participate in quality-improvement initiatives.
- Report missing or defective equipment to a supervisor or manager and attend assigned meetings.
- Serve as a resource or mentor to team members, new employees, and students when applicable.
- Follow safety, infection-control, confidentiality, and organizational procedures; identify and report basic safety issues and take appropriate action.
- Use equipment as trained and in accordance with organizational policy, and wear approved slip-resistant shoes, a clean uniform, and an ID badge.
- Perform additional related duties as directed.
- In country kitchens or households, run the decentralized dining room to support a positive dining experience for patients and guests.
- In country kitchens or households, serve patients according to diet orders, nutrition guidelines, food preferences, and portion controls, and ensure diet orders are available to PCAs at mealtime.
- In country kitchens or households, break down the dining room, process dirty plates and utensils through the dish machine, clean cooking equipment, and clean and store dishes and tableware.
- In country kitchens or households, transport food and non-food items and take food and supply inventory, providing storeroom staff with par-stock orders as directed.
- In the main kitchen pod or pantry, deliver nourishment to nursing floors using established pars and restock dessert refrigerators.
- In the main kitchen pod or pantry, maintain temperature logs and follow up with appropriate staff when results fall outside established boundaries.
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Education Level
High school or GED
