Cook/Aide - BMH - Taylor Health Care Group
Cochran, GA
About the Job
Prepare and serve meals for patients/residents, visitors and employees.
Job Duties:
- Checks certified menu for the day and confers with the Dietary Manager / Registered Dietitian as necessary
- Proceed in the preparation of hot food menu items for meals
- Responsible for keeping work area clean, washing and storing his/her own pots and pans
- Makes certain all menu items are well supplied on the steam table throughout the serving time
- Serves regular/therapeutic food on main plate
- Responsible for documentation of temperature controls for food and refrigerator/freezer
- Assists as needed to ensure all menu items, clean up, etc… is complete
- Completes additional responsibilities assigned by manager
- Checks certified menu for the day and confers with the Dietary Manager / Registered Dietitian as necessary
- Proceeds in the preparation of cold food menu items for meals
- Responsible for keeping work area clean, unloading carts, scraping trays and washing dishes
- Stores and stacks clean dishes
- Checks the certified menu with the Dietary Manager / Registered Dietitian for the following day.
- Prepares resident trays with condiments and cold food items (such as: salads, desserts, etc…)
- Checks completed tray for accuracy of prescribed diet
- Serves employees trays as needed
- Fills orders from floor for nourishments
- Responsible for documentation of temperature controls and recording diet changes
- Assists Dietary Cook as needed to ensure all menu items, clean up, etc……… is complete
- Completes additional responsibilities assigned by manager
Education:
High school diploma or GED highly desired.
Training/Experience:
Prior food service experience highly desired.
Skills/Qualifications:
- Ability to assume different levels of responsibility
- Initiative involved in maintaining kitchen area in clean and orderly condition
- Works under general supervision performing required tasks
- Ability to maintain good working relationships with other personnel
- Should possess age specific skills as needed for communication with the resident population
- Previous dietary experience is desirable
- Receives on-the-job training under close supervision
- Must have knowledge of various tasks performed in the kitchen
- Interacts with employees, patients/residents and visitors as well as sales representatives, surveyors, consultants and inspectors
Source : Taylor Health Care Group