What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cook / Server position at PINE HAVEN CARE CENTER INC?
Pine Haven Care Center proudly serves the Pine Island and the surrounding communities. Our 68 bed facility provides both short-term rehabilitation and long term care for individuals requiring skilled nursing care.
Pine Haven Community offers a rewarding and challenging work environment with opportunity to advance in your career through our scholarship program.
The Dietary cook is responsible for the preparation and service of meals for Pine Haven residents, Evergreen Place residents, Meals-on-Wheels recipients and special functions in an attractive, nutritional and sanitary manner.
Job Duties:
- Supervises the production and service of all meals and is responsible for direction of the food production in the absence of the Director of Dietary.
- Prepares and serves meals according to planned menus and schedules for Regular and Therapeutic diets according to established departmental policies and procedures.
- Assist in checking in and storing in-coming foods and supplies.
- Follows standardized recipes and special diet orders and requests.
- Assists in serving meals while practicing established portion control procedures.
- Checks trays to ensure correct diets are being served to individuals according to diet tray cards.
- Maintains required records, such as substitutions lists and temperature records.
- Follows established production schedules.
- Performs scheduled cleaning duties and assists in maintaining a sanitary Dietary department.
- Reports supply and equipment needs to the Director of Dietary.
- Attends in-service training sessions as required by the facility.
- Reports changes in resident’s eating habits and diets to the Director of Dietary.
- May help orientate new Dietary personnel.
- Helps fill in for sick calls, vacation days and special functions as needed to maintain adequate staffing.
- Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Dietary.
- Employees will comply with the rules and regulations as set forth by the facility.
- Participate in safety inspections.
- Take care of equipment, use equipment safely and properly as trained by the facility.
- Help to protect the rights of the residents at Pine Haven as outlined in the Resident Bill of Rights.
