Culinary Specialist - Food Service - Full Time

Guthrie Enterprise•Cortland, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for the preparation of high quality, palatable and appetizing food for patient/resident and non-Patient meals. Prepares, portions, and serves food based on food production specifications and in accordance with standardized recipes. Complies with all regulatory requirements including State DOH Long Term Care and JCAHO Standards.

Requirements

High School graduate (or GED) required
Able to read, write and be able to understand written and oral communication

Nice To Haves

Previous Food Service experience in a healthcare setting desirable
Previous cooking experience desirable
Previous customer service experience desirable, preferably in the food service industry
Personal computer skills preferred

Responsibilities

Develops and maintains good communication with patients, residents, customers, and co-workers.
Responds to customer issues and concerns, promptly reports concerns to supervisor.
Greets all customers with a smile, helpful demeanor and utilizes AIDET.
Controls food and paper waste and uses resources efficiently.
Assures all items are labeled, dated, and properly stored using First-In First-Out rules, with raw products always stored on the lowest shelves away from cooked foods.
Prepares all foods according to recipes, production sheets, prep sheets, and count sheets.
Temps foods for appropriate temperatures before served, records cooling temperatures, records temperature of foods held on steam table verifying safety, properly rotates, dates and labels all foods, properly stores/cools/uses left-overs, makes all efforts to prevent cross-contamination, adheres to time and temperature rules (proper cooking temperatures/requirements are followed and foods kept out of danger zone), uses thermometers properly and calibrates often.
Follows state, JCAHO, and department standards and sanitation procedures, and maintains a clean, sanitary working environment.
Immediately reports any safety hazards to supervisor.
Complies with start times of meal services for all services provided (café, RCF, Child Day Care, patients, etc.).
Works safely with equipment including correct operating and cleaning.
Reports malfunctions to supervisor.
Does not operate equipment not trained to use.
Uses personal protective equipment correctly.
Identifies/utilizes cleaning chemicals used, following directions recommended by manufacturers and SDS sheets.
Follows facility and department infection control policies and procedures.
Follows facility protocols for hazardous materials and waste program.
Adheres to emergency programs and participates in drills as appropriate.
Adheres to life safety program in fire drills as appropriate.
Adheres to facility confidentiality and patient rights as outlined in the facility HIPPA policy and procedure.
Participates and attends departmental meetings and staff development programs as appropriate.
Assists in the training of new employees, making new employees feel welcomed and at ease.
Utilizes proper body mechanics to prevent injuries.
Attends meetings and training sessions as required.
Participates in quality work groups and supports performance improvement initiatives and goals.
Demonstrates effective time management, completes tasks on time.
Demonstrates safe working habits.
Always wears slip resistant shoes.
Maintains a neat, clean, and sanitary work area.
Maintains good order, cleanliness and sanitary standards of food storage area, freezers, and refrigerators.
Must be able to work on a rotation schedule, including weekends and holidays as assigned.
Follows dress code and good personal hygiene practices.