Cook
Location: Saint Louis Park Minnesota
Description: Extendicare Health Services, Inc. is in need of Cook right now, this career will be placed in Minnesota. For complete informations about this career opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Prepares and serves food in accordance with current applicable federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations; Extendicare standards and procedures; and as directed by the Nutrition Ser! vices Manager to ensures that quality food and dining service is provided at all times. Follows all Extendicare policies and procedures.
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. Reviews extended menus with serving staff.
3. *Prepares meals in accordance with planned menus, standardized recipes and production sheets. Manages production and utilizes overproduction.
4. *Prepares food for therapeutic diets in accordance with planned menus. Makes only authorized substitutions. Assists with documentation of these.
5. *Prepares and serves meals that are palatable, appetizing in appearance, appropriate texture, garnished, and at the proper temperature on a timely basis.
6. *Takes and records temperatures on all food served.
7. *Assists in serving meals as necessary from the ! steam table or transferring food delivery carts. Follows poste! d mealtimes.
8. *Serves food in accordance with established portion control procedures.
9. *Ensures that food and supplies for the next day’s meal are readily available. Assists in inventorying and storing incoming food, supplies, etc., as necessary. Moves and lifts stock and equipment as necessary.
10. Safety:
Knows and follows center rules.
- Demonstrates proper use of equipment. Reports equipment needs or repairs.
Reports any incidents or accidents of residents, staff or visitors to the appropriate center personnel.
- Performs duties, which may include transportation of residents, as assigned in Center 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.
12. *Ensures that all dining services procedures are followed in accordance with established procedures as directed by the Nutrition Services Manager/Culinary Services Manager.
13. *Processes diet changes and new diets upon receipt from nursing services, as directed by Nutrition Services Manager/Culinary Services Manager.
14. *Follows timed activity schedule.
15. Follows facility dress and personal hygiene policies.
16. *Attends and participates in in-service classes, performance improvement committees, and other meetings as assigned.
17. *Complies with laws and regulations applicable to position and acts in accordance ! with Extendicare’s Corporate Compliance Program.
18. Treats ! all residents, visitors, and staff with courtesy.
19. 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.
20. 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:
- Participates in departmental studies and projects as directed.
- Assists in training and orientation of Nutrition Services employees.
- Works with the center’s dietitian and implements recommended changes.
- Performs other duties as directed by center management.
This description has been prepared to assist in evaluating various classes of responsibilities, skills, and working conditions. It indicates the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of positions given this classification. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities. Nor is it intended to limit or modify! the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of! employees under supervision. Nothing contained herein is intended or shall be construed to create or constitute a contract of employment between any employee or group of employees and the Employer. The Employer retains and reserves any and all rights to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from any section of this document as it deems, in its judgment, to be proper.
Minimum Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education : High School diploma or equivalent. Food Handler’s Card, Serve Safe Training or other as required by state or local health departments.
Experience : Previous cooking and/or culinary experience preferred.
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities : Meets all health requirements imposed by law. Ability to relate positively, effectively, and appropriately with residents, families, community members, volunteers and other facility staff. Able to read, write, speak and understand English. Ability to ! withstand sudden temperature changes from the heat of the kitchen to the cold of the freezer. Ability to taste and smell food to determine quality and palatability.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
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.
If you can hear yourself saying one of the following:
"Helping People Live Better."
"Revolutionizing Post-Acute Therapy."
"IT Solved."
A challenging and exciting career at Extendicare, ProStep ! or VCPI awaits you. We value our customers and our teams who care for t! hem. We are enthusiastic about helping others by providing quality care, rehabilitation and IT services. If you are interested in a rewarding career, passionate staff, and a diverse team apply
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This career starts available on: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 23:29:59 GMT