Cook

Riverside PostAcute; Riverside, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 2,066,000 - 2,755,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside PostAcute is seeking a Cook Dietary Aide to prepare food items for our residents and to support dining room services. This role emphasizes quality, safety, and efficiency in a healthcare setting, with duties spanning meal preparation, food handling, and tray assembly.

We value self-motivation and responsibility, ensuring meals meet planned menus, diet orders, and patient preferences while maintaining service timelines and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Self-motivated and efficient in a fast-paced healthcare setting.
• Responsible with adherence to policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and pre-ports food for regular and therapeutic diets.
• Handles food using proper safety techniques.
• Insures food is served attractively and tastes good.
• Maintains proper temperatures during preparation and service.
• Assists with tray line setup and assembles trays according to menu and diet orders.

Job description

Cook Dietary Aide

What We’re Looking For:

We are seeking to hire a self-motivated, efficient, responsibleCook – Dietary Aide to prepare food items of sufficient quality and quantity to meet the needs of our residents for the dining room. If you have a passion for healthcare, this is the right opportunity for you!

What You’ll Do:

• Prepares and/or pre-portions food (such as beverages, salads, desserts, and other items assigned by the supervisor) for regular and therapeutic diets according to the planned menu and production sheets and as directed.

• Handles food using proper food handling and food safety techniques according to established policies and procedures.

• Insures that food is served in an attractive, appetizing manner. Uses proper tasting technique to insure quality taste and palatability prior to service.

• Maintains the proper temperature of food during preparation and service. Records food temperatures according to established policy.

• Assists with the setup of the tray line. Assembles trays according to the planned menu and tray tickets, stated portion, resident food preferences, and diet order and within the established time schedules. Assists in checking trays during service for accuracy.