Position: Cook
Are you looking to have fun in a work environment where you can express your talents and creativity, while making a difference in the lives of others? Come join our Food Nutrition Service Team! NHC fosters an environment of teamwork and provides opportunities in a culinary environment in a healthcare setting. The Food Service Cook performs specified duties to maintain high standards of quality food preparation, production, service, and portion control, using standardized recipes, for all customers.
Position Highlights:
• Assists in receiving and storing food and supplies to prevent waste and assure quality products. Dates, labels, and stores items properly. Uses proper food handling techniques. • Reviews menus, therapeutic menus, recipes, and production sheets before preparing meals; prepares and serves diets properly, accurately, and attractively as planned using proper portions and special diet items. • Follows standardized recipes and special diet orders, preparing sufficient quantities to meet all service requirements. • Responsible for testing and tasting foods of all consistencies for proper appearance, flavor, aroma, and temperature and adjust if needed. • Responsible for timing of preparation of meals/snacks to meet time schedule for service for patients and customers to ensure all meals/snacks are served as scheduled. • Checks trays for accuracy of diets, preferences, and quality before they are delivered. Serves on tray line and delivers carts to floors as needed.
Work Schedule:
• AM and PM Shifts available
Job Type:
• Full Time and Part Time available
Why NHC?
We offer a culture of recognition, empowerment, and fun. At NHC, we are all partners (employees) in a family - oriented work atmosphere where growth and opportunities are promoted. We provide competitive compensation with performance wage rate increases.
Experience:
Healthcare food service experience preferred, not required
Benefits:
• Earned Time Off • Holiday Incentive Pay • Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance • 401k with generous company contributions
Uniforms:
Advancement Opportunities
Work Location:
NHC HealthCare Desloge 801 Brim St Desloge, MO 63601
"I work at NHC Desloge because I LOVE my job! We are one big TEAM and care for our residents making this their home. This is a good company to work for with good leadership! We are a family and I love the partners, residents, and our families..." She has worked at NHC Desloge for 5 years!
If you are interested in working for a leader in senior care and share NHCs values of honesty and integrity, please apply today or find out more about us at nhccare.com/locations/desloge/EOE