Experienced Cook

Springfield Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Earned Time Off

Health, Dental, Vision

401k with company contributions

Uniforms

Advancement Opportunities

Job summary

Springfield Rehabilitation and HealthCare Center in Springfield, MO is seeking a dedicated Cook with experience in long-term care food service. The role focuses on high-quality meal preparation, patient-centered diets, and timely service within a supportive team.

We value creativity, teamwork, and a reliable approach to daily kitchen operations, including following standardized recipes and diet orders to ensure consistency and safety for residents.

Qualifications

• Must have experience as a cook in a long-term care facility.
• Healthcare food service experience required.

Responsibilities

• Review menus and production sheets before preparing meals and use standardized recipes.
• Follow diet orders and proper portioning to meet patient needs.
• Test and taste foods for appearance, flavor, aroma, and temperature, adjusting as needed.
• Coordinate timing to ensure meals are served on schedule to patients and staff.
• Assist in receiving and storing food and supplies with proper labeling and handling.

Skills

Food service experience

LTC cook experience

Job 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. 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

EOE