Cook

Cook at The Palmettos of Charleston
The Palmettos of Charleston is looking for a Cook to join our team! The Cook performs various duties associated with the production and service of patient meals.

Qualifications:


* Must have a sincere interest in foodservice and enjoy working with geriatric and other healthcare patients.


* Must have, or be willing to learn, food preparation, and simple cooking skills.


* Must have knowledge of, or be willing to learn, therapeutic and modified diet information to use in preparing and serving patient trays.


* Must have knowledge of, or be willing to learn, correct sanitation procedures and use these on a daily basis.


* Must be willing to perform repetitive tasks daily.


* Must possess and use excellent customer service and communication skills.


* Must be able to follow oral and/or written instructions.


* Must be able to speak and understand English.

May be required to have reading skills.


* Must be able to read and/or understand labels on chemicals and MSDS sheets and be able to use these products safely and correctly.


* Must be in good mental and physical condition.


* Must work cooperatively and productively with all partners in Dietary and in all departments following established policies of the center.


* Must be willing to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, must be at work on time and during scheduled shift.


* May be required to have or obtain a Food Handlers Certificate or Sanitation Course, as required by state regulations.


* Must be able to work under supervision.

Position Highlights:
Are determined by the center and may include, but are not limited to the following:


* Must demonstrate qualities of being a self-starter and be able to make independent decisions when necessary.


* Has a thorough understanding of all regulations (local, state, and federal) which affect dietary including, but not limited to, patient care, sanitation, labor, fire, safety, and disaster and complies to these regulations.


* Assists in maintaining the dietary department in a safe, secure, and sanitary manner and reports any problems to the Dietary Manager.


* Uses good judgment in conserving supplies, preventing food waste, and conserving utilities.

Reports any food, supply, and equipment needs or concerns to the Dietary Manager.


* 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.


* Responsible for scraping, stacking, washing, and sanitizing dishes, flatware, utensils, pots/pans, etc.

and for removing broken and chipped dishes and glassware from use.

Wraps flatware if needed.


* Properly transports and stores dishes, flatware, utensils, pots/pans, etc.

Responsible for having sufficient quantities of clean and sanitized dishes, flatware, utensils, pots/pans, etc.

to meet time schedule for meal pre...