Dietary Cook

Wilshire at Lakewood Care Center; Lee's Summit (MO); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Advancement Opportunities

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Hands on upper management

Job summary

Wilshire at Lakewood Care Center in Lee's Summit, MO is seeking a Dietary Cook to join our dedicated dietary team and support patient meal service in a fast-paced healthcare setting.

You will prepare meals, follow sanitation guidelines, assist with texture-modified diets, and ensure timely delivery to residents while maintaining a clean dining area.

This position offers opportunities for advancement and a comprehensive benefits package as part of a supportive, patient‑focused team.

Qualifications

• Friendly with good communication skills.
• Ability to read.
• Stand, sit, walk and lift up to 50 pounds.
• Food service experience preferred.
• Knowledge of sanitation and safety guidelines.
• HS diploma or GED accepted.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals to residents.
• Ensure all dietary needs are met and textures modified as directed.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of dining and kitchen areas.
• Follow color coding and tray card procedures.
• Maintain kitchen equipment and attend trainings.

Skills

Food service experience

Sanitation knowledge

Communication skills

Reading skills

Physical stamina

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Wilshire at Lakewood Care Center strives for excellence! We are looking for a Dietary Cook to join our Dietary team in maintaining smooth running of the kitchen & dining room. Join our active, fast-paced, and fun team! Make an impact to patient care!

Are you a talented cook who feels you deserve to make a difference in healthcare?

Wilshire at Lakewood Care Centeris the place you want to be!

Love where you work!

We Offer:

• Advancement Opportunities
• Comprehensive Benefits Package
• Hands on upper management

Dietary Cook - Essential Functions:

The Dietary Cook prepares food that will be served to our patients. Provides meal service to residents and maintains cleanliness and sanitation of dining and kitchen areas.

• Preparing and serving the residents in our community
• Ensuring all special dietary needs are met and preparing texture modified food as directed
• Ensuring compliance with all record keeping, food safety and risk management requirements
• Maintain a clean dining areas & dishes using appropriate procedures, discard leftovers & empty trash.
• Understand and follow color coding and abbreviations of tray cards and therapeutic menus.
• Maintain kitchen equipment and appliances.
• Attend all mandatory in-services, educational trainings and department meetings.

Dietary Cook-Requirements:

• Friendly with good communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with staff and residents.
• Ability to read.
• Meet physical demands – stand, sit, walk extended lengths of time, push, pull and lift up to 50 pounds
• Food service experience preferred
• Knowledge of sanitation and safety guidelines.
• A high School diploma or GED accepted
• To be successful you will need to have the capability to handle multiple components, acquire written and verbal skills for adequate communication, be efficient in organizational, time management skills and demonstrate good judgment, problem solving and decision making skills

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We look forward to welcoming you to our Dietary Team!