Dietary CookJob Title Dietary Cook
Company Island Health & RC
Address 835 Madison AVE N
Company Location Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-1797
Job Location Bainbridge Island, WA
Job Type Full-Time Regular
Job Description
TITLE: Cook
REPORTS TO: Nutrition Services Manager
DEPARTMENT: Nutrition Services
SUMMARY OF POSITION: Prepares food in accordance with current applicable federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations; Extendicare standards and procedures; and as directed by the Nutrition Services Manager to ensures that quality food service is provided at all times. Follows all Extendicare policies and procedures.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: The responsibilities of this position involve significant physical activities including standing, lifting(up to 60 pounds unassisted), bending, stooping, pushing, pulling and twisting. The tasks on this position description marked with an asterisk(*) are those that regularly require these physical activities. All employees of nursing homes may be required to provide lifting and transfer assistance to residents. Lifting and/or transferring some residents will require use of a lifting device and /or assistance of other staff.
Essential Functions
1. *Prepares food in accordance with sanitation regulations, as well as Extendicare standards and procedures.
2. Reviews menus prior to preparation of food.
3. *Prepares meals in accordance with planned menus, standardized recipes and production sheets.
4. *Prepares food for therapeutic diets in accordance with planned menus.
5. *Makes only authorized substitutions. Assists with documentation of these.
6. *Prepares and serves meals that are palatable, appetizing in appearance, garnished, and at the proper temperature on a timely basis.
7. Reviews extended menus with serving staff.
8. *Takes and records temperatures on all food served.
9. *Assists in serving meals as necessary from the steamtable or transferring food delivery carts. Follows posted mealtimes.
10. *Serves food in accordance with established portion control procedures.
11. *Ensures that food and supplies for the next day's meal are readily available.
12. *Assists in inventorying and storing incoming food, supplies, etc., as necessary. Moves and lifts stock and equipment as necessary.
13. Safety: · Knows and follows facility rules. · *Demonstrates proper use of equipment. Reports equipment needs or repairs. · Follows facility-smoking policies. · Reports any incidents or accidents of residents, staff or visitors to the appropriate facility personnel. · *Performs duties, which may include transportation of residents, as assigned in Facility Disaster Plan. · *Assists in scheduled cleaning duties, in accordance with established standards and procedures. · *Assists in maintaining all work/storage areas in a clean and properly arranged manner at all times. Signs off on cleaning schedule. · *Utilizes and cleans equipment correctly and safely. · *Properly disposes of kitchen waste.
14. *Performs administrative requirements such as completing necessary forms and reports, and submits them to the Nutrition Services Manager as directed.
15. *Ensures that all dining services procedures are followed in accordance with established procedures as directed by the Nutrition Services Manager.
16. *Processes diet changes and new diets upon receipt from nursing services, as directed by Nutrition Services Manager.
17. *Follows timed activity schedule.
18. Follows facility dress and personal hygiene policies.
19. *Attends and participates in inservice classes, performance improvement("PI") committees, and other meetings as assigned.
20. *Complies with laws and regulations applicable to position and acts in accordance with Extendicare's Corporate Compliance Program.
21. Treats all residents, visitors, and staff with courtesy.
22. *Performs physical activities including standing, lifting(up to 60 pounds unassisted), bending, stooping, pushing, pulling and twisting. 23. Resident Rights · Knows Resident Rights. Helps the residents/patients exercise and/or protect their rights. · Reports resident/patient complaints to management. · Maintains confidentiality of resident/patient information.
24. HIPAA · Follows and adheres to Extendicare's policies and procedures implementing HIPAA requirements for the privacy and security of protected health information. · Uses and/or discloses only minimum amount of Protected Health Information necessary to complete assigned tasks.(Applies only if position requires access to PHI under Role Based Access Grid.) · Reports all suspected violation of company's HIPAA policies or procedures to Facility Privacy Designee.
Other Duties
1. *Participates in departmental studies and projects as directed.
2. Coordinates Nutrition Services with other departments as directed by the Nutrition Services Manager.
3. *Assists in training and orientation of Nutrition Services employees.
4. *Works with the facility's dietitian and implements recommended changes.
5. *Performs other duties as directed by facility management.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
1. Meets all health requirements imposed by law.
2. Ability to relate positively, effectively, and appropriately with residents, families, community members, volunteers and other facility staff.
3. Able to read, write, speak and understand English.
4. Ability to withstand sudden temperature changes from the heat of the kitchen to the cold of the freezer.
5. Ability to taste and smell food to determine quality and palatability.
6. Previous cooking experience preferred.
EOE
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