Cook/Aide

Bleckley Memorial Hospital; Cochran (GA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Bleckley Memorial Hospital is seeking a dedicated kitchen/dietary worker to prepare and serve meals for patients, residents, visitors, and staff. You will coordinate with the Dietary Manager and Registered Dietitian on daily menus, prepare hot and cold items, and ensure proper temperature controls and sanitation.

The role requires high school diploma or GED, prior dietary or food service experience is desirable, and the ability to work under supervision while maintaining clean, safe kitchen

Qualifications

• Ability to assume different levels of responsibility.
• Initiative to maintain kitchen area in clean and orderly condition.
• Works under general supervision performing required tasks.
• Ability to maintain good working relationships with other personnel.
• Age appropriate communication with resident population.
• Prior dietary experience is desirable.
• On-the-job training under supervision.
• Knowledge of various kitchen tasks.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals for patients/residents, visitors and employees.
• Check certified menu for the day and confer with the Dietary Manager or Registered Dietitian.
• Prepare hot and cold food menu items for meals and ensure items are supplied on steam tables.
• Serve regular or therapeutic meals on the main plate and assist with trays.
• Maintain documentation of temperature controls for food and refrigerators/freezers.
• Assist with as-needed cleanup, duties, and additional manager-assigned tasks.
• Unload carts, scrape trays, and wash dishes; store clean dishes.

Skills

Responsibility delegation

Kitchen cleanliness

Supervision navigation

Team relationships

Age-appropriate communication

Dietary/dietary change awareness

On-the-job training

Kitchen tasks knowledge

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Prepare and serve meals for patients/residents, visitors and employees.

Job Duties:

• Checks certified menu for the day and confers with the Dietary Manager / Registered Dietitian as necessary
• Proceed in the preparation of hot food menu items for meals
• Responsible for keeping work area clean, washing and storing his/her own pots and pans
• Makes certain all menu items are well supplied on the steam table throughout the serving time
• Serves regular/therapeutic food on main plate
• Responsible for documentation of temperature controls for food and refrigerator/freezer
• Assists as needed to ensure all menu items, clean up, etc… is complete
• Completes additional responsibilities assigned by manager
• Checks certified menu for the day and confers with the Dietary Manager / Registered Dietitian as necessary
• Proceeds in the preparation of cold food menu items for meals
• Responsible for keeping work area clean, unloading carts, scraping trays and washing dishes
• Stores and stacks clean dishes
• Checks the certified menu with the Dietary Manager / Registered Dietitian for the following day.
• Prepares resident trays with condiments and cold food items (such as: salads, desserts, etc…)
• Checks completed tray for accuracy of prescribed diet
• Serves employees trays as needed
• Fills orders from floor for nourishments
• Responsible for documentation of temperature controls and recording diet changes
• Assists Dietary Cook as needed to ensure all menu items, clean up, etc……… is complete
• Completes additional responsibilities assigned by manager

Education:

High school diploma or GED highly desired.

Training/Experience:

Prior food service experience highly desired.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Ability to assume different levels of responsibility
• Initiative involved in maintaining kitchen area in clean and orderly condition
• Works under general supervision performing required tasks
• Ability to maintain good working relationships with other personnel
• Should possess age specific skills as needed for communication with the resident population
• Previous dietary experience is desirable
• Receives on-the-job training under close supervision
• Must have knowledge of various tasks performed in the kitchen
• Interacts with employees, patients/residents and visitors as well as sales representatives, surveyors, consultants and inspectors