Compassionate Cook for Veterans’ Home Kitchen

New Mexico Department of Health; Truth or Consequences (NM); On-site; USD 35,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

New Mexico Veterans' Home in Truth or Consequences, NM is seeking a cook to prepare, cook, and serve meals for residents in a long-term care setting, following set menus and ensuring nutritive value, flavor, and proper temperatures.

Responsibilities include accurate measurement, cooking ingredients, receiving deliveries, inventory, and maintaining logs to support compliance; weekend/holiday hours may apply, and a background check is required.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a long-term care facility.
• Experience as a cook.
• Experience utilizing recipes.
• Experience serving food to residents of a hospital or institution.
• Experience cleaning and sanitizing kitchen, utensils, and equipment.

Skills

Long-term care experience

Cook

Follow recipes

Serving meals to residents

Sanitation & cleaning

Job description

New Mexico Veterans' Home in Truth or Consequences, NM is seeking a cook to prepare, cook, and serve meals for residents in a long-term care setting, following set menus and ensuring nutritive value, flavor, and proper temperatures.

Responsibilities include accurate measurement, cooking ingredients, receiving deliveries, inventory, and maintaining logs to support compliance; weekend/holiday hours may apply, and a background check is required.