Cook
On-site · Phillipsburg, New Jersey, United States
Job Summary
Cook responsible for a variety of food service functions in maintaining cleanliness of food service areas, assisting with food preparation and dining-room/room-service serving; performs duties with focus, engages with residents, and adapts to dietary regulations. Supervises dietary operations in the absence of the dietary manager, follows standardized recipes and diet orders, tests and plates meals, times preparation for service, and maintains sanitary kitchen and tray-service processes; communicates with staff and residents and participates in in-service training.
Required Qualifications
- Ability to focus on the task at hand
- Enthusiastic and enjoys engaging with residents
- Professional appearance
- Desire to be part of the new generation of healthcare professionals
- Must demonstrate qualities of being a self-starter and able to make independent decisions
- Must be able to manage the dietary department in the absence of the dietary manager when necessary
- Has a thorough understanding of all regulations (local, state, and federal) which affect dietary including, but not limited to, patient care, sanitation, labor, fire, safety, and disaster and complies with these regulations
- Assists in maintaining the dietary department in a safe, secure, and sanitary manner and reports any problems to the dietary manager
- Uses good judgment in conserving supplies, preventing food waste, and conserving utilities
- Assists in receiving and storing food and supplies to prevent waste and assure quality products
- Dates, labels, and stores items properly
- Reviews menus, therapeutic menus, recipes, and production sheets before preparing meals and prepares and serves all diets properly, accurately, and attractively
- Follows standardized recipes and special diet orders, preparing sufficient quantities to meet all service requirements
- Responsible for testing and tasting foods for proper appearance, flavor, aroma, and temperature and adjusting if needed
- Responsible for timing of preparation of meals/snacks to meet time schedule for service for all customers and ensures that all meals/snacks are served as scheduled
- Portions food on plate during tray service according to standards
- Checks trays for accuracy of diets, preferences, and quality before they are delivered
- Serves on tray line and delivers carts to floors as needed
- Follows menus provided; if menu substitutions are necessary, records these substitutions
- Must show initiative in choosing garnishes, seasonings according to patient/resident preferences
- Attends in-service and other necessary training
- Keeps work area clean and uncluttered and completes assigned cleaning duties
- Responsible for the proper use, care, cleanliness, and sanitation of kitchen and equipment
- Communicates and cooperates with the staff, patients, and their families
- Process new diet orders and diet changes when received from nursing service and keeps tray cards updated in absence of dietary manager
- Adheres to the dress code for the department
- Performs other tasks
- As our employee, you will enjoy working in an environment that promotes professional growth and development that offers competitive wages, PTO, and insurance plans
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