Experienced Long Term Care Facility Cook

Nhccare; Springfield (MO); Presencial; USD 19.000 - 25.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Earned Time Off

Holiday Incentive Pay

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401k with company contributions

Uniforms

Advancement Opportunities

Resumo da vaga

Springfield Rehabilitation and HealthCare Center in Springfield, MO is seeking an experienced Long Term Care Facility Cook to join our Food Nutrition Service Team. The Dietary Cook performs duties to prepare and serve high-quality meals for residents in a 146-bed facility, following standardized recipes and special diet orders.

Healthcare food service experience is required. The role offers a full-time schedule with varied shifts and opportunities for advancement within a supportive,

Qualificações

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

Responsabilidades

• Assist in receiving and storing food and supplies, date/label items, and use proper handling techniques.
• Review menus, recipes, and production sheets; prepare and serve diets accurately and attractively.
• Follow standardized recipes and diet orders to meet service requirements.
• Test and taste foods for appearance, flavor, aroma, and temperature; adjust as needed.
• Schedule meal preparation to meet service times for patients and customers.
• Check trays for diet accuracy and quality before delivery; assist with tray line and cart delivery.

Conhecimentos

Healthcare food service

Descrição da vaga

Experienced Long Term Care Facility Cook

Requisition Number: EXPER042766

• Posted : November 4, 2026
• Full-Time

Locations

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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 - MUST BE FLEXIBLE AND ABLE TO WORK DIFFERENT SHIFT TIMES

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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