Cook

Ensign Services; Turlock, Northern (CA, KY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Turlock Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, part of Ensign Services, invites you to join our team to make a real difference in residents’ lives. This role requires patient care, adherence to health and safety standards, and a compassionate approach in a fast-paced setting.

We offer a $500 sign-on bonus and a commitment to providing an excellent clinical experience and supportive work environment. Apply today to be part of a caring team dedicated to high-quality resident care.

Qualifications

• One year dietary experience in hospital, skilled nursing facility, or related medical facility preferred (but not necessary).
• Food handlers permit must be kept up to date if required by state regulations.
• Must provide evidence of TB infection status on hire and per facility policies.
• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English.

Skills

Dietary experience

Job description

Turlock Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Come join our team and start making a difference! $500 Sign On Bonus Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• One (1) year dietary experience in a hospital, skilled nursing care facility, or other related medical facility preferred (but not necessary).

Certificates and Licenses:

• Food handlers permit must be kept up to date if required by state regulations.

Other Specific Requirements

• Must provide evidence of being free of tuberculosis infection upon hire and as set forth by the policies of the facility.
• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decision when circumstances warrant such action.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
• Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Works in office area(s) as well as throughout the activities area (i.e. activities room, resident rooms, etc.).
• Moves intermittently during working hours.
• Is subject to frequent interruptions.
• Interacts with residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and circumstances.
• Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, personnel, and visitors.
• Communicates with the medical staff, activities personnel, and other department supervisors.
• Works beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary. May be on call 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
• Is subject to call-back during emergency conditions (e.g., severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.).
• Is subject to injury from falls, burns from equipment, odors, etc., as well as to reactions from dust, disinfectants, tobacco smoke, and other air contaminants.
• Is subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including TB and the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses.
• May be subject to the handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS (with or without the aid of mechanical devices):

• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the work day.
• Must be able to cope with the mental emotional and stress of the position.
• Must possess sight/hearing senses or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
• Must function independently, have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively.
• Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility which may include a medical and physical examination.
• Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, hostile people within the facility.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds. Frequent carrying of dietary supplies. Requires frequent pushing and pulling of carts.
• May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.

Are you looking for a career that will make a difference in your lives and others? Come join our amazing team where you can help express your love, compassion, energy and creative skills for our patients! We are committed to providing an excellent clinical experience for our patients and an amazing work environment for our employees. Join a team that works together to ensure our patients receive the best care possible. We are looking for passionate, dedicated, and caring individuals that are ready to jump in and be a part of the industry change. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive workplace welcoming applicant from all backgrounds and walks of life.

Our company mission is to strive every day to be the skilled nursing facility of choice in our community. Our facility’s successes depend upon our highly motivated team working to improve the daily lives of our residents and driven to provide extraordinary service by creating a team that is dedicated to upholding our facility’s mission. You’ll meet a team of innovators—Nurses, Therapists and other Clinicians, all professionals at the tops of their games, genuinely committed, remarkably caring and wholeheartedly compassionate. This feeling of Family and Caring permeates everything we do, and enables us to attract the most outstanding team members our community has to offer.

C.A.P.L.I.C.O. Customer Second, Employee First Accountability Passion for Learning Love one Another Intelligent Risk Taking Celebration Ownership

This Position is a Full Time schedule. Must be available AM PM and weekends

Pay: $21.00/hr + D.O.E.

Benefits eligibility for some benefits dependent on full time employment status.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.