Why You’ll Love This Cook Job
- Get paid to pursue your love of cooking
- Learn new skills that will help you advance
- Be part of a team that consistently lifts each other up
- Help appreciative patients maintain healthy lifestyles
- Follow a satisfying career path doing what you enjoy
- Use your leadership skills to help guide others to success
- Work under supportive supervisors and administrators
- Make a positive, lasting impact on the community
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Cook Responsibilities
- Plan daily cooking schedule to meet deadlines; follow standardized recipes
- Direct the work of assistants and aides in a professional manner
- Prepare and serve meals per menus, physician orders, resident preferences and therapeutic diet spreadsheet
- Ensure food is served at proper temperatures; record temperatures
- Make proper food substitutions within food groups as directed
- Clean, sanitize and cover kitchen equipment; prepare for the following day’s menu
Qualifications
Cook Qualifications
- Completion of culinary school
- Able to read and write, follow recipes and use measurements; English proficient
- Basic experience in cooking and understand the fundamentals of therapeutic diets
- Ability to plan, organize and meet servicing deadlines
- Complete CPR certification and an Oceans-approved behavioral health de-escalation program
- Minimum 2 years as a cook in a nursing home or hospital setting preferred
Type: PRN
Job ID: 30195