Cook - EagleCare LLC

 Cook opportunities with Hickory Creek at Franklin

Full-time Shifts Available! Flexible Scheduling!

At Hickory Creek Healthcare, we have a culture of warmth and caring. Our staff feels like a family with each other and with the people for whom they care. It’s a special place for special people.

The goal of Hickory Creek Healthcare is to deliver the best possible long-term care and rehabilitation services to all our residents on a consistent basis every day of the year. To do that, we rely on the strengths and talents of our professional and dedicated employees. 

What will you be doing and how will you make a difference at Hickory Creek Healthcare? 

• Making a difference in the lives of the patients we serve by providing them care and compassion.
• Acting as a positive teammate to fellow employees by helping onboard new teammates.
• Follows recipes and prepares food that corresponds to menu cycles prepared by the Registered Dietitian.
• Cooks or prepares palatable, attractive, nutritionally adequate meals in institutional quantities at proper temperatures and at proper times.
• Assists with demonstrating, instructing and educating dietary staff on preparations, garnishing and presentation of food.
• Supervises dietary staff with food preparation, assembling trays, cleaning, and storage of supplies and equipment.
• Prepares and maintains supply of food substitutes to accommodate resident choices, cultural, ethnic, and religious preferences. 

Requirements:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Prior Institutional and/or Healthcare service experience is preferred.
• Certification in Sanitation/Safe Food Handling is preferred. 

Our commitment to our team members: 

• PayActiv – Hourly employees have immediate access up to 50% of your earned pay
• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance plans – Affordable, low cost options
• Convenient telehealth services for all employees
• Tuition assistance and certification reimbursement
• PTO and holiday pay for full time staff
• 401k retirement plan
• Employee Referral Bonus Program – get paid to refer a friend to join our team
• Workforce Chaplains: Confidential, non-denomination resources available for employees and household family members of employees
• Pathogen Reducing Air purification devices in corridors and common areas to help combat COVID-19

We are committed to the safety and health of our team members, residents and families we serve. As such, Hickory Creek is proud to have implemented a mandatory vaccination policy, requiring COVID-19 vaccination(s) for all employees and new hires.  In accordance with our mission to compassionately serve every resident with quality care and excellence, we firmly believe that vaccinating all employees is essential for our customer’s safety and health.  New hires, including rehires, will need to show evidence of full vaccination on or before start or receive their first dose or one dose vaccine prior to start date.  

As such, we are asking those candidates who wish to request an exemption from being required to be vaccinated, submit a request for their exemption through the process outlined in the electronic onboarding paperwork. Should you have any questions regarding this, please speak with your recruiting contact directly. 

We are Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran and other protected categories.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) Food & Nutrition Services