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:

1. Prepare and serve meals to residents.
2. Prepare and serve meals and snacks for visitors, staff and special events as needed
3. Maintain established dietary standards complying with sanitary code.
4. Ensure proper handling of food is completed.
5. Label and date all food in refrigerator.
6. Checking menus to ensure each resident is provided with appropriate diet.
7. Planning use of left over food.
8. Ensure maintenance and sanitation of kitchen and dining room .Floor to be mopped daily and dining room vacuumed daily. Refrigerator cleaned monthly.
9. Food inventory for purchase of foods required to complete menus.
10. Periodically visiting residents to ensure their comfort and identify special needs.
11. Ensure that all food needed for meals are available.
12. Clean and wash all dishes, utensils and pots according to sanitary code.
13. Provide adequate, prompt assistance as directed in general dietary function.
14. Understands hospice principles and philosophy.
15. 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:

1. Demonstrates strict adherence to Agency's policy on confidentiality in all matters at all times.
2. Exhibits strict adherence to agency's code of conduct and ethical behavior.
3. Actively supports Center for Hope Hospice & Palliative Care's mission.
4. Ability to direct and supervise food preparation service.
5. Accuracy in performing essential tasks.
6. Planning dietary functions to keep up with meal schedule.
7. Orienting and training new personnel.
8. Assuring compliance of the Dietary Department and sanitary standards and regulations.
9. Ordering food and supplies and maintaining inventory.