Full-Time Cook

Title: Cook Department: Kitchen Reports to: Food Service Manager POSITION DEFINITION: Directs and supervises all dietary functions. In charge of food ordering, production and food service and delivery. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES: • Prepare and serve meals to residents. • Prepare and serve meals and snacks for visitors, staff and special events as needed • Maintain established dietary standards complying with sanitary code. • Ensure proper handling of food is completed. • Label and date all food in refrigerator. • Checking menus to ensure each resident is provided with appropriate diet. • Planning use of left over food. • Ensure maintenance and sanitation of kitchen and dining room .Floor to be mopped daily and dining room vacuumed daily. Refrigerator cleaned monthly. • Food inventory for purchase of foods required to complete menus. • Periodically visiting residents to ensure their comfort and identify special needs. • Ensure that all food needed for meals are available. • Clean and wash all dishes, utensils and pots according to sanitary code. • Provide adequate, prompt assistance as directed in general dietary function. • Understands hospice principles and philosophy. • Attend in-service and training for food handling any other classes need to ensure residents well being WORKING CONDITIONS: Well-lighted, well-ventilated work area. Physical and mental demands in course of work performance. JOB HAZARDS: Subject to cuts burns and falls. Lifting, carrying and moving food, supplies and equipment. EQUIPMENT USED IN COURSE OF WORK PERFORMED: Knives, kitchen utensils, pots, pans, slicer, toaster, oven. OSHA Compliance awareness and safety orientation/annual education. This includes but is not limited to: • Blood Borne Pathogens • Universal Precautions • Right to Know • Infection Control • T.B. • Hepatitis B • Safety COMPETENCIES: • Demonstrates strict adherence to Agency's policy on confidentiality in all matters at all times. • Exhibits strict adherence to agency's code of conduct and ethical behavior. • Actively supports Center for Hope Hospice & Palliative Care's mission. • Ability to direct and supervise food preparation service. • Accuracy in performing essential tasks. • Planning dietary functions to keep up with meal schedule. • Orienting and training new personnel. • Assuring compliance of the Dietary Department and sanitary standards and regulations. • Ordering food and supplies and maintaining inventory.