Dietary Aide / Cook

What You'll Do: • Review patient and resident menu and census to ensure that all menu selections for the current day are available for preparation and production in sufficient amounts and prepare a variety of foods, in various styles, while also maintaining the flavor, texture, and appearance of the products prepared. • Performs dish washing tasks, cleans and sanitizes dish washing area put all dishes, trays, utensils, in proper areas for next meal service.

What We Offer:

Works under the supervision of the Dietary Coordinator or On-Site Manager and is responsible for the preparation and production of Menu items for patients, residents, cafeteria and catering functions.

What We're Looking For:

Education: High School Diploma or GED, preferred.

Experience: 1 year, preferred.  Two years in restaurant or institutional food service.

What You'll Do:

•	Review patient and resident menu and census to ensure that all menu selections for the current day are available for preparation and production in sufficient amounts and prepare a variety of foods, in various styles, while also maintaining the flavor, texture, and appearance of the products prepared.
•	Maintain the Cooking work areas in a neat and orderly manner. Ensures that all food preparation utensils are cleaned, sanitized, and stored properly insuring compliance with state and county health regulations and DNV standards.
•	Ensures the proper temperature for cooking and holding foods and the proper safety and sanitation guidelines when handling and preparing food items.
•	Serves menu items using portion control.
•	Properly stores, labels, and dates all leftover food products.
•	Compile inventory of items in food storage areas, and gives to food service coordinator or Department Manager prior to weekly order.
•	Delivers patient meal trays and food items to floors and units in a timely manner.
•	Records all refrigerators and dish machine temperature reporting any temperature discrepancy to proper person.
•	Fills the bulk nourishment and evening nourishment (H.S. snack) requests and deliver to units at prescribed times.
•	Performs dish washing tasks, cleans and sanitizes dish washing area put all dishes, trays, utensils, in proper areas for next meal service.
•	Cleans the dish machine and ensures that work area is clean, sanitized and at all items are stored in proper areas.
•	Demonstrates standards of performance (Ownership, Teamwork, Communication, and Compassion) that support patient satisfaction and principles of service excellence.
•	Maintains good attendance per Novant Attendance Policy