Food Services

Perm – Non-Clinical – Food Services / Cook (Days) – 38741 Permanent

Our client, a non-profit, community-based hospice care provider, is looking for a part-time food service worker to join their team!

Title: Food Service Worker

Location: Lexington, NC

Pay Rate: $15/hour

Schedule: Part-Time (24 hours per week)

 

Summary of Position:

The Cook, under the direction of the Food Services Supervisor and the Director of Inpatient Services, is responsible for the preparation and serving of meals for the patients, guests, staff, and visitors while following ServSafe guidelines to ensure proper sanitation and safety.

Job Duties:

  • Ensures the kitchen follows the North Carolina Department of Environment and Resource Division of Environmental Health.
  • Assist Food Services Supervisor with food supply orders and maintains log as required for preparation of meals.
  • Monitor and maintain temperature log for refrigerators in the kitchen, pantry, and family rooms.
  • Prepares food for meals that is nourishing and in compliance with special needs or diets based on the patient’s plan of care.
  • Changes items on the menu as needed to accommodate the patient’s culture, religion, diversity, allergies, digesting difficulties and preference of food choice.
  • Responsible for documentation and communication to clinical staff of patient’s food intake.
  • Maintains log as required for preparation of meals.
  • Properly weights and measures ingredients according to recipe and approved procedures.
  • Maintains kitchen sanitation and safety standards.
  • Washes dishes and cleans work area, tables, cabinets, and appliances.
  • Collects as well as places trash in designated containers
  • Addresses patients, co-workers, and other healthcare professionals in a pleasant and respectful manner.
  • Remains friendly and cooperative during all work conditions.
  • Consults with immediate supervisor as issues and concerns arise while maintaining consistent and concise lines of authority.
  • Attends required in-services on an annual basis

Physical Demands:

  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, talk, hear, and smell.
  • The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color, peripheral and depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Pay & Benefits:

  • Competitive Salary with Incentive Pay Opportunities
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, Life, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability Coverage
  • Retirement Plan with Employer Contributions
  • Paid Time Off
  • Leadership Development Opportunities
  • Continuing Educational Opportunities
  • Access to On-Campus Learning Lab
  • Financial Assistance toward External Educational Opportunities and Qualified Certifications

Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma, GED or equivalent. Required.
  • ServSafe Certification Required.
  • Two years of experience in food preparation service in a residential facility and knowledge of institutional food service preparation. Required
  • Must be current in health immunizations requirements of North Carolina- Required
  • General knowledge of infection control and health regulations.
  • Ability to read and follow directions and recipes.
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Willingness to learn new techniques and best practices in safe food preparation and delivery.
  • Ability to work independently and independently as needed
  • Must be able to interact with patients, family members, visitors, co-workers, and medical staff under a variety of circumstances.
  • Ability to handle numerous interruptions and still complete tasks in a timely manner.
  • Regular, reliable attendance is essential.

State License Requirements:

North Carolina (Compact Allowed)

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