Experienced Cook

Springfield Rehabilitation and Health Care; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Earned Time Off

Holiday Incentive Pay

Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and

Life insurance

401k with generous company contributed

Uniforms

Advancement Opportunities

Job summary

Springfield Rehabilitation and HealthCare Center in Springfield, MO, is seeking a Dietary Cook with long-term care cooking experience to join our Food Nutrition Service Team. You will prepare meals using standardized recipes, ensure portion control, and maintain high quality for all patients and residents.

This full-time position offers varied shifts in a 146-bed facility within the NHC family, with opportunities for growth and a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Healthcare food service experience required.
• Must have experience as a cook in a long term care facility.
• Familiar with standardized recipes and diet orders.

Responsibilities

• Assist in receiving and storing food and supplies with proper labeling and dating.
• Prepare and serve diets according to menus and production sheets with proper portions.
• Follow standardized recipes and adjust for special diets as needed.
• Test and taste foods for appearance, flavor, aroma, and temperature.
• Ensure meals are prepared and served on time to meet service schedules.

Skills

Healthcare food service

Job description

Springfield Rehabilitation and HealthCare Center
Springfield, MO 65807, USA

Description

Cook for Beautiful SNF in Springfield, MO

We are a 146 bed facility with a home like environment and a new 30 bed rehab wing!! We are pleased to share we are the 2025 AHCA Silver Award Winner !

Position: Cook MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE AS A COOK IN A LONG TERM CARE FACILITY

Are you looking to have fun in a work environment where you can express your talents and creativity, while making a difference in the lives of others? Come join our Food Nutrition Service Team! NHC fosters an environment of teamwork and provides opportunities in a culinary environment in a healthcare setting. The Dietary Cook performs specified duties to maintain high standards of quality food preparation, production, service, and portion control, using standardized recipes, for all customers.

Position Highlights:

• Assists in receiving and storing food and supplies to prevent waste and assure quality products. Dates, labels, and stores items properly. Uses proper food handling techniques.
• Review's menus, therapeutic menus, recipes, and production sheets before preparing meals; prepares and serves diets properly, accurately, and attractively as planned using proper portions and special diet items.
• Follows standardized recipes and special diet orders, preparing sufficient quantities to meet all service requirements.
• Responsible for testing and tasting foods of all consistencies for proper appearance, flavor, aroma, and temperature and adjust if needed.
• Responsible for timing of preparation of meals/snacks to meet time schedule for service for patients and customers to ensure all meals/snacks are served as scheduled.
• Checks trays for accuracy of diets, preferences, and quality before they are delivered. Serves on tray line and delivers carts to floors as needed.

Job Type: Full Time

Work Shift: Varied

Why NHC?

Springfield Rehabilitation and HealthCare Center is pleased to be a part of the NHC (National HealthCare Corporation) family.We offer a culture of recognition, empowerment, and fun. At NHC, we are all partners (employees) in a family – oriented work atmosphere where growth and opportunities are promoted. We provide competitive compensation with performance wage rate increases.

Experience

Healthcare food service experience required.

Benefits

Earned Time Off Holiday Incentive PayHealth, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance401k with generous company contributionsUniformsAdvancement Opportunities

Work Location:

Springfield Rehabilitation and HealthCare Center 2800 S Fort Ave
Springfield, MO 65807

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