Required Qualifications

Minimum requirements include one of the following:

• High school diploma or GED diploma
• Two years’ experience in foodservice. Prior experience in healthcare foodservice preferred.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Overseeing and purchasing of food and supplies, and food preparation, services, and storage.
• Maintaining a clean and sanitary environment. 
• Overseeing safe and timely meal preparation, including the provision of meals and/or supplements in accordance with residents’ needs, preferences, and care plan.
• Monitoring regular and therapeutic diets, including texture of foods and liquids to meet the specialized needs of residents.
• Participating in interdisciplinary team meetings.

Dietary Cook Assigned Tasks

• Train, coach, and when necessary evaluate employees working in the Food and Nutrition Services department.
• Help maintain work schedules to ensure adequate staff to cover each shift.
• Use forecasts, food waste records, inventory, and equipment records to plan the purchase of food, supplies, and equipment.
• Follow standards and procedures for preparing food.
• Participate in menu planning including responding to resident preferences, substitution lists, therapeutic diets, and industry trends.
• Inspect meals and ensure that standards for appearance, palatability, temperature, and serving times are met. Ensure that foods are prepared according to production schedules, menus, and standardized recipes.
• Manage the preparation and service of special nourishments and supplemental feedings.
• Ensure safe receiving, storage, preparation, and service of food. Protect food in all phases of preparation, holding, service, cooking, and transportation.
• Help prepare cleaning schedules and maintain equipment to ensure food safety.
• Ensure proper sanitation and safety practices of staff.
• Process new diet orders and diet changes. Keep diet cards updated.
• Determine resident diet needs and develop appropriate dietary plans in cooperation and in compliance with physician’s orders.
• Review plan of care related to nutritional status. Document concerns that can be resolved, improved, or addressed to improve the resident’s nutritional status and eating function.
• Carries out other duties as assigned by the Executive Director. 

Personal Skills and Traits Desired/ Physical Requirements

• Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to exercise judgement.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language.
• Ability to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
• Mathematical and numerical skills.
• Organizational skills.
• Positive interpersonal relationship skills, including with persons of all ages and cultures.
• Current awareness of relevant regulations and standards of care.
• Ability to assist in evacuation of residents during emergency situations.
• Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, perform overhead lifting and perform other common physical movements as needed for the position.
• Ability to lift and carry in excess of 50 pounds.

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