Cook

AdamsPlace; Joplin (MO); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Earned Time Off

Holiday Incentive Pay

Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and

Job summary

NHC HealthCare Joplin is seeking a Dietetic Cook to join our Food Nutrition Service Team. You will prepare meals for patients and residents using standardized recipes, ensuring proper portions and diet accuracy in a healthcare setting.

AM and PM shifts available with both part-time and full-time opportunities. The role emphasizes teamwork, food safety, and quality meals to support patient care.

Qualifications

• Healthcare food service experience preferred, not required.
• Ability to follow menus, recipes, and dietary orders accurately.
• Attention to portion control and food safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Assist in receiving and storing food ensuring quality and proper dating.
• Review menus and production sheets to prepare meals and serve diets accurately.
• Follow standardized recipes and diet orders to meet service needs.
• Test and taste foods for appearance, aroma, flavor, and temperature.
• Time meals to meet service schedules and deliver meals to patients and units.

Skills

Healthcare food service experience

Job description

Cook for family - oriented SNF in Joplin, MO

Position

Cook

Are you looking to have fun in a work environment where you can express your talents and creativity, while making a difference in the lives of others? Come join our Food Nutrition Service Team! NHC fosters an environment of teamwork and provides opportunities in a culinary environment in a healthcare setting. The Dietary Cook performs specified duties to maintain high standards of quality food preparation, production, service, and portion control, using standardized recipes, for all customers.

Position Highlights

• Assists in receiving and storing food and supplies to prevent waste and assure quality products. Dates, labels, and stores items properly. Uses proper food handling techniques.
• Review's menus, therapeutic menus, recipes, and production sheets before preparing meals; prepares and serves diets properly, accurately, and attractively as planned using proper portions and special diet items.
• Follows standardized recipes and special diet orders, preparing sufficient quantities to meet all service requirements.
• Responsible for testing and tasting foods of all consistencies for proper appearance, flavor, aroma, and temperature and adjust if needed.
• Responsible for timing of preparation of meals/snacks to meet time schedule for service for patients and customers to ensure all meals/snacks are served as scheduled.
• Checks trays for accuracy of diets, preferences, and quality before they are delivered. Serves on tray line and delivers carts to floors as needed.

Work Schedule

AM and PM Shifts available

Job Type

Part Time and Full Time

Why NHC?

We are celebrating our 50-year Anniversary at National HealthCare Corporation!! We offer a culture of recognition, empowerment, and fun. At NHC, we are all partners (employees) in a family – oriented work atmosphere where growth and opportunities are promoted. We provide competitive compensation with performance wage rate increases.

Experience

Healthcare food service experience preferred, not required

Benefits

• Earned Time Off
• Holiday Incentive Pay
• Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance
• 401k with generous company contributions
• Uniforms
• Advancement Opportunities

Work Location

NHC HealthCare Joplin

2700 E 34th St

Joplin, MO 64804

"Care is our business" -Join our family and see why we strive to provide "care in a better way"!

"50 years Committed, 50 years Caring, 50 years Strong"

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