Dietary - Cook

Knight Health Holdings LLC

Selma, AL

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Administrative Skills, Alternative Energy, American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Billing, Cafeteria, Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Communication Skills, Community Providers, Computer Skills, Cook Dishes, Corrective Action, Data Collection, Detail Oriented, Emergency Care, Emergency Services, English Language, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, FDA (Food and Drug Administration), Facebook, Facilities Management, Federal Laws and Regulations, Food Purchasing, Food Safety, Geriatrics, Healthcare, Healthcare Quality, Hospital, Infection Control, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, LinkedIn, Medical Records, Menu Development, Menu Management, Microsoft Office, Nursing, Nutrition, Nutrition Therapy, Patient Admissions, Patient Follow-up, Performance Management, Policy Development, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Press Releases, RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service), Records Management, Regulations, Restaurant, Safety Standards, Safety/Work Safety, Sanitation, ServSafe Certification, Six Sigma Black Belt, Team Player, Time Management, Waitressing, Willing to Travel, Writing Skills

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Selma, AL

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30+ days ago

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Vaughan Regional Medical Center is the sole community provider hospital located in historic Selma, Alabama. The 175-bed Joint Commission-accredited facility employs more than 400 people. At Vaughan Regional Medical Center, our expert, caring professionals strive daily to ensure that we not only meet but exceed expectations in providing quality healthcare to our patients. Learn more about Vaughan Regional Medical Center at our hospital website.

Dietary - Cook

Selma, Alabama

Facility Vaughan Regional Medical Center

Req ID 553906 Post Date 03/31/2026

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Description

Join Vaughan Regional Medical Center in Selma, AL, a 175-bed, Joint Commission-accredited community hospital that serves as a critical healthcare hub in the region. Vaughan delivers a full complement of hospital services, including emergency care, to the Black Belt area of southern Alabama. As part of ScionHealth, Vaughan combines system strength with strong local impact so that you can make your mark where your work truly matters.

Job Summary

Prepares and serves food using proper food handling and safety techniques for patients, employees, and special functions, resulting in foods that meets the nutritional guidelines and safety standards set forth in the department policies and procedures. Maintains a clean and safe working environment in accordance with established standards and regulations.

Essential Functions

Prepares food following department standardized recipes, planned menus, and policies and procedures.
Serves and portions food per department standardized recipes, planned menus, and policies and procedures.
Follows patient diet order when serving food to patients.
Follow standardized menus for patient and cafeteria food preparation.
Makes only authorized changes to the planned menu and records the change according to established policy.
Uses production sheets to direct preparation and quantity of food.
Preparation of food is done to meet established meal times
Prepares and serves food at the proper temperature set forth by the FDA Food Code
Ensures food served to patients has been properly labeled per policy.
Food Receiving, Purchasing, Storing Labels, dates, and stores food (including left-overs) properly according to proper cool-down techniques and established policies.
Takes refrigerator/freezer temperatures twice a day and reports any temperatures out of range immediately to supervisor. Records temperatures on appropriate logs.
Assists in receiving, storing, and verifying invoices for incoming food, supplies, etc. as indicated by the supervisor/manager.
Ensures that an adequate supply of food, supplies, etc. is available at all times.
Reports inadequate stock levels to the supervisor/manager in a timely manner.
Uses food supplies and equipment in an efficient and economic manner to prevent waste. Safety and Sanitation of Work Environment
Keeps work area clean and uncluttered during preparation and service of food.
Performs cleaning assignments according to established policies and utilizes the proper cleaning chemicals.
Performs duties using proper infection control techniques and using protective equipment as needed.
Washes dishes, pots, and pans according to established procedures for manual and/or automatic dishwashing
Takes dish machine temperature and/or sanitizer concentration prior to each use and records on log.
Reports any problems with proper water temperature or sanitizer immediately to supervisor.
Stores dishes, pots, and pans in the proper location, in a way to prevent contamination, and according to established standards.
Operates equipment according to manufacturer and supervisory direction.
Maintains equipment in clean and safe operating condition using appropriate safety measures and safety guards.
Reports all equipment problems immediately to supervisor.
Maintains the security of the department.
Performs all duties using proper safety and sanitation techniques and wearing proper PPE.
Menu Management (perform these duties if designated by supervisor)
Check for new diet orders, discharges, room changes prior to each meal tray line assembly in medical record.
Pass selective menus to patients assisting the patient with completion if needed.
Using menu management computerized program to add new admissions, update patient information, edit menus, enter patient selections, print menus or reports, and generate tray tickets. Other
Works cooperatively as a team member with co-workers in all departments of the Hospital.
Communicates issues, concerns, and opportunities for improvement to immediate supervisor routinely.
Assumes the leadership in the kitchen when assigned by supervisor.
Participates in the hospital's Performance Improvement program by collecting quality data when assigned by Supervisor.
Participates in the survey process; honestly answers questions asked by surveyors.
Participates in corrective action plan as directed by Supervisor.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations

Knowledge of therapeutic diets and texture / liquid modification
Knowledge of safe food handling
Knowledge of federal, state, and city food codes and regulations
Knowledge of Kindred Nutrition & Culinary Services policies and procedures
Skilled in quantity cooking
Ability to communicate effectively with patients and their family members, and at all levels of the organization with excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to be accurate, concise, and detail oriented.
Basic computer skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to learn menu management system.
Understands principles of growth and development for the entire life span with the ability to provide care appropriate for the adult, and geriatric patients as appropriate to the patient population. Must read, write and speak fluent English.
Must have good and regular attendance.
Approximate percent of time required to travel: 0%
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

High School Diploma

Licenses/Certifications

Food Protection Manager's Certification from an accredited ANSI-CFP program; completion required within 90 days of hire.
ServSafe strongly preferred

Experience

One year's experience in quantity food preparation setting (i.e. restaurant, hospital, nursing center, hotel, etc.)
Full understanding of therapeutic diets preferred.
NOTE: Federal Child Labor Laws do not permit employees younger than 18 years of age to work with or repair, adjust, or clean power-driven machines such as meat slicers and commercial mixers. Therefore, individuals must be at least 18 years of age to be employed in this position.

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