Dietary Cook

Eduro Healthcare; Hurst (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Eduro Healthcare seeks a Dietary Cook to join Hurst Plaza Nursing & Rehabilitation. In this role, you'll be responsible for food safety, preparation, and ensuring a clean and orderly kitchen environment. Successful candidates will have a Food Handler's Permit and experience in dietary roles.

Benefits

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee discount

Flexible schedule

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience as a Dietary Aide or similar role.
• Must complete health screening and TB test.
• Must show satisfactory evidence of identity and eligibility for employment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety precautions, prepare food, and serve meals.
• Clean dishes, work areas, and kitchen equipment.
• Stock storerooms and manage dining room cleanliness.

Skills

Food safety

Food preparation

Teamwork

Education

Food Handler’s Permit

Job description

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Hurst Plaza Nursing & Rehabilitation is currently searching for a talented Dietary Cook to join our team!

Our facilities deliver outstanding care as well as foster strong employee bonds. We offer short-term to long-term care and a variety of living options and professional clinical services. We are changing how care is delivered by bringing together people like you: compassionate, highly skilled, and motivated to make a difference!

The primary purpose of the Dietary Cook is to provide assistance in all dietary functions as directed and in accordance with established dietary policies and procedures while delivering on the Eduro Healthcare Values of wellness, compassion, customer experience and company results.

Dietary Responsibilities:

• Ensure that safety precautions, life safety, and infection control policies and procedures are followed during the daily work assignments.
• Prepare food as assigned and assist cook as needed, assuring that food is handled and stored using proper procedures. Gain knowledge of diets and menus.
• Serve meals, clear the main dining room, and wipe tables.
• Wash dishes and equipment and thoroughly clean work area.
• Make sure tray preparation follows prescribed menus and resident likes and dislikes are honored when possible.
• Prepare and distribute snacks to the nursing department as needed.
• Stock storeroom and bring out stock as needed.
• Take out trash; sweep and mop floors in main dining room, kitchen, and pantry; wipe pantry shelves; scrub baseboards and walls as needed; clean appliances, equipment, freezers, etc.; always leave kitchen clean and orderly.
• Invite and arrange for families to eat with their related residents periodically.
• Clean and sanitize all carts, wash and put away dishes, and take out garbage and recycling.
  
  
  

Dietary Requirements:

• Must complete orientation required by company policy.
• Must complete health screening and TB test within two weeks of employment.
• Must complete mandatory drug test upon hire.
• Must be free of criminal activity proven by a criminal background check.
• Must become familiar with and comply with all local, state, and federal regulations relating to the job.
• Must show, within three (3) days of hire, satisfactory evidence of identity and eligibility for employment.
• Must have a current Food Handler’s Permit.
• Minimum 1 year experience as a Dietary Aide or similar role
• Experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility is a plus!
  
  
  

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Eduro Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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