Care-Driven Hospital Kitchen Chef: Fresh Patient Meals

Life Care Centers of America; Idaho Falls (ID); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Life Care Centers of America in Idaho Falls seeks a skilled Chef to prepare quality meals for patients in accordance with all laws and Life Care standards. You will lead cooking operations, ensure dietary requirements are met, and maintain high standards of safety and sanitation.

Based in Idaho Falls, this on-site role requires culinary program completion or equivalent, plus hospital food service experience and the ability to manage large quantities of food while delivering compassionate,

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved ACF culinary program or have completed another recognized culinary institution.
• One year experience in hospital or post-acute care food service.
• Experience in preparing and cooking food in large quantities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure food service staff are trained in cooking and presentation skills to enhance presentation and quality of food served to patients.
• Prepare and serve meals that are appetizing in both taste and appearance, and appropriate for each patient.
• Knowledgeable of ordered diets (i.e., NCS, NAS, 1800 ADA) as well as food consistency.
• Ensure food and supplies for the next meal are readily available.
• Cater events as requested.
• Utilize production tools and recipes provided to prepare meals and snacks.
• Exhibit excellent customer service and a positive attitude towards patients.
• Assist in the evacuation of patients.
• Demonstrate dependable, regular attendance.
• Concentrate and use reasoning skills and good judgment.
• Communicate and function productively on an interdisciplinary team.
• Sit, stand, bend, lift, push, pull, stoop, walk, reach, and move intermittently during working hours.
• Read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Skills

Hospital food service experience

Large quantity cooking

Education

ACF culinary program

Job description

Life Care Centers of America in Idaho Falls seeks a skilled Chef to prepare quality meals for patients in accordance with all laws and Life Care standards. You will lead cooking operations, ensure dietary requirements are met, and maintain high standards of safety and sanitation.

Based in Idaho Falls, this on-site role requires culinary program completion or equivalent, plus hospital food service experience and the ability to manage large quantities of food while delivering compassionate,