Cook-H-Full Time

La Mesa Healthcare Center in; La Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

La Mesa Healthcare Center is seeking a full-time dietary cook to prepare meals in a hospital/long-term care setting. You will follow menus, measure portions, and prepare special diets while maintaining sanitary kitchen conditions.

Responsibilities include recording temperatures, assisting with meal service, and supporting dietary staff. A high school diploma and at least 1 year of hospital or long-term care cooking experience are required; ServSafe certification is needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 1 year cooking experience in a hospital or long-term care facility.
• Read and follow technical procedures and recipes.
• Must obtain and maintain ServSafe Certificate.
• Maintain good standing with the Department of Public Health.

Responsibilities

• Maintain kitchen and cooking area in a safe, orderly, clean and sanitary manner.
• Prepare tasteful meals and cook a variety of foods in large quantities.
• Follow prepared menus and portion control guides.
• Prepare special diets accurately.
• Record food temperatures for the meals.
• Prepare pureed foods.
• Assist with serving the meals.
• Clean cooking area and serving carts.
• Report resident care concerns to Administrator/Director of Nurses.
• Participate in orientation and training of dietary staff.

Skills

Food preparation

Sanitation

Menu following

Recipe reading

Supervision (absent staff)

Education

High school diploma

Tools

ServSafe

PCC knowledge

Job description

Cook-H-Full Time (Food Services)

• Maintain kitchen and cooking area in a safe, orderly, clean and sanitary manner.
• Ability to prepare tasteful meals and to cook a variety of foods in large quantities.
• Ability to follow prepared menus and portion control guides.
• Ability to prepare special diets accurately.
• Record food temperatures for the meals.
• Prepare pureed foods.
• Ability to work in cooperation and harmony with personnel in all departments.
• Maintain quaternary solution in sanitizer buckets.
• Assist with serving the different meals.
• Clean cooking area and serving carts.
• Report resident care concerns and potential issues to Administrator and/or Director of Nurses.
• Participate in the orientation and on going training of dietary staff.
• Ability to make the presentation of the food appealing to the residents.
• Ability to cooperate.
• Willing to supervise and to work under supervision.
• To make sure all cleaning schedules are followed.

Supervisory Requirements

This job has supervisory responsibilities in the absence of the Dietary Supervisor.

Qualification Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Should have experience as a cook in a hospital or long term care facility for not less than one year.

Language Skills

• Ability to read technical procedures.
• Ability to read and follow recipes.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Must obtain and maintain ServSafe Certificate.
• Knowledge and experience with PCC preferred.
• Must remain in good standing with the Department of Public Health.

Physical Demands

• Standing and/or walking very frequently.
• Sitting occasionally.
• Reaching with hands and arms frequently, pushing/pulling very frequently.
• Talking and/or hearing very frequently.
• Tasting and/or smelling very frequently.
• Lifting up to 50 pounds frequently.
• Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling occasionally.
• Close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception in vision: ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Additional Information

• Note: Nothing in this job specification restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
• Critical features of this job are described under various headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.
• The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position.