Cook

A Cook’s primary purpose is to prepare and serve resident meals using proper food handling and safety techniques resulting in foods that meet the nutritional guidelines and safety standards set forth the facility’s policies and procedures.

Cook Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reviews menus prior to preparation of food
• Inspects special diet trays to assure that the correct diet is served to the resident
• Performs administrative requirements such as completing necessary forms, reports, etc., and submit to the Director of Food Services
• Coordinates meal service with other departments as necessary
• Works with the facility’s culinary director as necessary and implements recommended changes as required
• Ensures that all dietary procedures are followed in accordance with established policies
• Ensures that menus are maintained and filed in accordance with established policies and procedures
• Assists in establishing food service production lines, etc., to assure that meals are prepared on time
• Processes diet changes and new diets as received from Dietician/Director Food Services/Nursing Services
• Develops and maintains a good working rapport with inter-department personnel as well as with other departments within the facility to assure that food service can be properly maintained to meet the needs of the residents
• Other duties as assigned
  
  
  

Cook Education and Experience Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Two are more years of cooking experience in a hospital, skilled nursing care facility, or other related medical facility preferred
• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language
• Must possess leadership ability and willingness to work harmoniously with other personnel
• Must be able to cook a verity of foods in large quantities
  
  
  

Cook Physical Demands:

• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday
• Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of fifty (50) pounds to a minimum height of three (3) feet and be able to push, pull, move and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of twelve (12) feet
• May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
  
  
  

Pavilion Healthcare provides long and short-term skilled nursing care. At Pavilion, we are committed to personalized, integrated care that factors in the total well-being of every guest and their family members, and that does not just meet, but exceeds, their expectations. As part of this empathetic, respectful culture of care, we are dedicated to meeting individual preferences and needs in order to help each guest feel at home and achieve an optimal health outcome - our number one goal.

We don’t just offer care for you - we care about you.