Resident-Focused Cook & Nutrition Aide

PruittHealth; Toccoa (GA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

PruittHealth in Georgia is seeking a Cook - Dietary Aide HCC to assist with meal preparation and ensure nutritionally balanced, properly served meals for residents.

You will follow established guidelines, support the dietary manager, and maintain safety and sanitation standards, including temperature checks and stock control. This role requires at least 1 year of institutional food service experience; long-term care food production experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Sufficient education to demonstrate functional literacy.
• A minimum of one (1) year institutional food service experience as a cook.
• Experience in long term care food production is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists cook in the preparation of meals, salads, desserts, snacks or other dishes for patients/residents, also prepares between-meal nourishments (make sandwiches, etc.).
• Serves nourishments in accordance with procedural guidelines.
• Properly stores leftovers/ opened food.
• Follows procedures for serving partner meals.
• Offers menu substitutions and records them in accordance with procedural guidelines.
• Complies with infection control policies in the work area.
• Delivers trays to patients/residents on halls and in dining area.
• Assists with the serving/pouring of juice, milk, water, and tea, etc.; makes coffee/ tea as requested.
• Cleans all tables in the dining area after each meal.
• Cleans work area at the end of shift and after meals, including sweeping and mopping and stores all cleaning equipment appropriately.

Skills

Food preparation

Dishwashing

Tray service

Food handling

Safety procedures

Infection control

Stock management

Menu substitutions

Supervision support

Teamwork

Education

Functional literacy

Job description

PruittHealth in Georgia is seeking a Cook - Dietary Aide HCC to assist with meal preparation and ensure nutritionally balanced, properly served meals for residents.

You will follow established guidelines, support the dietary manager, and maintain safety and sanitation standards, including temperature checks and stock control. This role requires at least 1 year of institutional food service experience; long-term care food production experience is preferred.