Roseau Cook/Aide- Full Time

LifeCare Medical Center; Minnesota; On-site; USD 25,650 - 33,351; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Tuition assistance

403(b) retirement plan

Generous time off package

Job summary

LifeCare Medical Center in Roseau, MN is seeking a Cook to prepare palatable and nutritious meals, ensure food safety standards, and assist in supervising food services. The role is 32 hours a week with shifts varying and includes responsibilities for public service areas.

The ideal candidate has at least 1 year of institutional food service experience and strong customer service skills. This position offers a variety of benefits including health and dental insurance, and tuition assistance.

Qualifications

• 1 year institutional food service experience as a cook preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare palatable, nutritionally sound meals for patients.
• Ensure food is prepared and served at proper temperatures.
• Prepare food for public service areas including the cafeteria.
• Act as supervisor in absence of food service supervisor.
• Maintain sanitation and safety standards.

Skills

Customer service skills

Communication skills

Ability to work independently

Job description

LifeCare Medical Center
715 Delmore Dr.
Roseau, MN 56751, USA

Job Details

Location: Roseau
Shift: AM or PM shifts ranging from 5:30am-2:00pm or 11:30am-8:00pm
Job Schedule: 4 days a week including every other weekend
Hours: 32 hours
FTE: 0.8
Weekend: every other
Holidays: every other
Pay Range: $18.62-$24.21

It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case and on several factors including relevant work experience, education, certification & licensure, and internal equity. Hourly pay is just one part of the compensation package for employees.

Responsibilities

The cook prepares palatable, nutritionally sound meals consistent with department policies and procedures and consistent with state and federal laws and regulations that meet daily nutritional and special dietary needs of each patient or resident. Responsible to ensure that foods are prepared and served at the proper temperatures and the proper times. Works in an efficient and economic manner so that each patient or resident receives food in the amount, type, consistency and frequency to maintain acceptable body weight, nutritional values and quality of life. This position also prepares food for public service areas including the cafeteria, medical staff and catering.

Acting supervisor in the absence of food service supervisor and manager.

Reviews menus, recipes, spreads and production sheets to determine food to prepare.

Plans cooking schedule to ensure that food will be ready at specified times.

Prepares food in correct quantities using proper food preparation and techniques to conserve nutritive value and quality of foods.

Ensuring food is served in a safe and timely manner. Uses food thermometers to determine that foods are at the proper temperature for meal service, i.e., 165 F internal temperature, and records temperatures.

Serves food according to spreadsheets, patient/resident requests and menus.

Provides support, documentation, and communication to ensure smooth operations in the Department.

Maintains work areas to meet sanitation and safety standards.

Maintaining proper dress code including good personal hygiene.

What you’ll get to do in this role

• Acting supervisor in the absence of food service supervisor and manager.
• Reviews menus, recipes, spreads and production sheets to determine food to prepare.
• Plans cooking schedule to ensure that food will be ready at specified times.
• Prepares food in correct quantities using proper food preparation and techniques to conserve nutritive value and quality of foods.
• Ensuring food is served in a safe and timely manner. Uses food thermometers to determine that foods are at the proper temperature for meal service, i.e., 165 F internal temperature, and records temperatures.
• Serves food according to spreadsheets, patient/resident requests and menus.
• Provides support, documentation, and communication to ensure smooth operations in the Department.
• Maintains work areas to meet sanitation and safety standards.
• Maintaining proper dress code including good personal hygiene.

Ideal Candidate

• 1 yr institutional food service experience as a cook preferred.
• Great customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently.

Benefits

LifeCare Medical Center offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying employees. Depending upon eligibility, we offer a variety of benefits including health, dental, and life insurance. We also offer short and long-term disability, tuition assistance, a 403(b)-retirement plan, and a generous time off package to help employees maintain a healthy work-life balance.

LifeCare Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

Equal Opportunity Employer. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.