Dietary Cook

Lakeside Center for Rehabilitation and Healing; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily Pay

Health Insurance

PTO & Holidays

401(k) Retirement Plan

Flexible Scheduling

Direct Deposit

Overtime opportunities

Doctegrity

Wonderschool

Panda Perks

Supportive Team Environment

Job summary

Lakeside Center for Rehabilitation & Healing is hiring a Dietary Cook in Jacksonville, FL. The role focuses on preparing meals for residents in a cost-efficient, compliant manner and delivering high-quality food service in a skilled nursing facility.

Join a caring team with daily pay options, health insurance, PTO, and flexible scheduling. This full-time position offers overtime opportunities, direct deposit, and 24/7 telemedicine access for employees and families.

Qualifications

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years old.
• Knowledge of Department of Health Rules and Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals for residents and staff in accordance with food safety regulations and dietary recommendations.
• Maintain high standard of food preparation, sanitation, storage, and portion control.
• Determine food and supplies needed for daily menus; obtain supplies in time for adequate production.
• Plan food production to coordinate with meal serving hours so quality, temperature, and appearance are preserved.
• Assist in scheduled cleaning duties following established sanitary standards.

Job description

Lakeside Center for Rehabilitation & Healing

Employment Status: Full-Time

Now Hiring: Dietary Cook at Lakeside Center for Rehabilitation & Healing

Lakeside Center is a 122-bed skilled nursing facility offering short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, palliative care, hospice services, and outpatient therapy. Our mission is to provide residents with high-quality care while promoting their overall health and well-being.

We are located at 11411 Armsdale Road, Jacksonville, FL 32218

If you're looking to be part of a caring, supportive, and uplifting team, we’d love to meet you!

Why Work For Us? Because We Offer Our Employees:

• Daily Pay – Work today, get paid today!
• Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off& Holiday Pay
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Flexible Scheduling
• Direct Deposit
• Opportunities for Overtime
• Doctegrity – 24/7 telemedicine access for employees and families
• Wonderschool – Support for child care and early education options
• Panda Perks & Benefits – Financial wellness tools, employee discounts, and more
• A Supportive Team Environment – where everyone is treated with respect, dignity, and compassion

Dietary Cook Job Summary:

The Dietary Cook is responsible for preparing and providing food services to residents in a cost-efficient manner to safely meet residents’ need in compliance with federal, state and local requirements.

Dietary Cook Major Duties and Critical Tasks:

• Prepare and serve meals for residents and staff in accordance with food safety regulations and within physician’s/nutritionists’ dietary recommendations
• Maintain high standard of food preparation, sanitation, storage, and portion control
• Determine food and supplies needed for daily menus; obtain supplies in time for adequate production
• Plan food production to coordinate with meal serving hours so that quality, temperature, and appearance of food is preserved
• Assist in scheduled cleaning duties following established sanitary standards

Dietary Cook Other Duties:

• Participates and assists in departmental studies and projects as assigned or as may become necessary.
• Represents the facility at and participates in meetings as required
• Assists in standardizing work methods.
• As the job description may not be all-inclusive, the employee is expected to perform other essential functions and duties as assigned.

Dietary Cook:

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years old
• Knowledge of Department of Health Rules and Regulations
• At Least 1 Year Experience in a Related Position Required