Sharpview Dietary Cooks

SHARPVIEW SNF MANAGEMENT LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

SHARPVIEW SNF MANAGEMENT LLC operates a healthcare kitchen in Houston, TX. This role involves preparing ingredients, adhering to the menu, cooking foods, and following food safety procedures.

Responsibilities include cleaning work areas, coordinating with food service staff, portioning meals, and ensuring compliance with resident diet orders. The position requires strong communication and the ability to work under pressure in a team setting.

Qualifications

• High School Degree / GED required.
• ServeSafe/food handler certification preferred.
• 2+ years' cook experience in restaurant or institutional setting.

Responsibilities

• Clean food preparation areas, kitchen, dishes, and equipment.
• Cook foods in accordance with recipes, health regulations, and facility policies.
• Coordinate activities with food service staff.
• Prepare and portion foods for cooking and serving.
• Stock ingredients and monitor inventory as directed.
• Ensure meals meet resident diet orders and preferences.
• Communicate effectively with residents, visitors, staff and supervisors.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Organization

Pressure management

Attention to detail

Active listening

Critical thinking

Self-motivation

Education

High School Diploma / GED

ServeSafe Certification preferred

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Sharpview - Houston, TX 77036

Classification and Pay

Hourly Non-Exempt

Summary/Objective

In keeping with our organization's goals, this position is responsible for preparing ingredients, adhering to the menu, preparing foods, and following food health and safety procedures.

Job Duties

• Clean food preparation areas, kitchen, dishes, and equipment
• Clean other areas of facility as directed
• Cook foods as directed and consistent with applicable laws, rules, and regulations as well as the facility's policies and procedures
• Coordinate activities with food service staff
• Cut cooked or raw foods as directed
• Prepare foods for cooking and serving
• Serve food as directed
• Stock ingredients and monitor, food, beverage, and equipment/supplies inventory as directed
• Ensure that food is provided to residents consistent with orders or diet instructions
• Communicate and interact effectively with residents, visitors, families, staff, and supervisors
• Attend and participate in departmental meetings and in-services as directed
• Report all resident, staff, or other concerns to the appropriate department head
• Report all incidents, accidents, unsafe situations, and concerns immediately
• Maintain knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local rules and regulations relating to responsibilities
• Ensure that responsibilities are performed consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local rules and regulations as well as facility policies and procedures

Supervisory Responsibility

There are no supervisory responsibilities for this position. However, the position requires communication with nursing home staff to ensure that specific policies, procedures, and systems are implemented correctly.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This position is within a healthcare facility that operates every day. There will be scheduled times of work on the weekends and holidays. Significant events can occur at any given time that require working. Ongoing direction and support may be necessary if systems are not properly implemented, continuously improved, and monitored.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

This position generally will require physical activity. It may at times require walking to various locations within a facility. This position routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers and may require some use of machinery consistent with the job duties.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position at times requires the ability to walk, sit, use hands, reach, climb, stoop, bend, kneel, twist, and lift as necessary.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and assignments may change at any time with or without notice.

Reasonable Accommodation

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

QualificationsRequired Education and Experience

• High School Degree / GED
• Food Handler certification pursuant to requirements by the State (ServeSafe Certification preferred)
• 2+ years' experience as a cook in a restaurant or institution

Required Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate leadership, organizational skills, and ability to maintain a positive and professional attitude
• Ability to work well under pressure, meet deadlines, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Attention to detail
• Ability to engage in active listening (giving full attention to those speaking), critical thinking (using logic and reasoning to identify strengths/weaknesses of alternative solutions), and active learning (understanding implications of new information during problem-solving situations)
• Exceptional judgment and active foresight
• Self-motivated and self-directed