Dietary Cook

Skilled Nursing Professionals•Topeka, KS

19d

About The Position

The Dietary Cook prepares food in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, regulations, and facility policies and procedures. The Cook helps ensure quality food service for residents and carries the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability needed to perform assigned duties. The position is offered as a full-time day schedule (6 a.m.–2 p.m., with benefits) and/or part-time evenings and weekends (without benefits). Relatable healthcare dietary experience is required. The Cook reviews menus before food preparation, checks special-diet trays for accuracy, processes diet changes and new diets received from Nursing Services, and works with the facility dietitian to implement recommended changes. The role also supports dietary administration, production-line coordination, timely meal preparation, and coordination with other departments. The Cook follows food safety, sanitation, infection-control, and universal-precaution procedures; helps direct and perform cleaning; maintains clean and orderly food-storage areas and a safe department; and reports hazards, equipment issues, accidents, incidents, and missing or illegible labels or safety data sheets as directed. Protective clothing and equipment must be worn when handling infectious waste or blood and body fluids.

Requirements

Relatable healthcare dietary experience.
Follow applicable food-preparation, sanitation, safety, infection-control, and universal-precaution procedures.

Responsibilities

Review menus before food preparation.
Inspect special-diet trays to confirm that residents receive the correct diet.
Complete required forms and reports and submit them to the Director of Food Services.
Coordinate dietary services with other departments as needed.
Work with the facility dietitian and implement recommended changes.
Follow established dietary procedures and assist with standardizing work methods.
Maintain and file menus according to established policies and procedures.
Help establish the food-service production line and ensure meals are prepared on time.
Process diet changes and new diets received from Nursing Services.
Prepare food in accordance with sanitation regulations and facility policies and procedures.
Ensure safety regulations and precautions are followed.
Follow infection-control and universal-precaution procedures during daily tasks.
Assist with or direct scheduled cleaning duties.
Help maintain the department, equipment, and supplies in a clean and safe condition.
Immediately report hazardous conditions or equipment to the Director of Food Services.
Report accidents and incidents and complete and file reports as directed.
Maintain clean, properly arranged food-storage areas.
Dispose of food and waste in accordance with established policies.
Wear protective clothing and equipment when handling infectious waste or blood and body fluids.
Report missing or illegible labels or safety data sheets to the Director of Food Services.