Cook Full-Time at Willow Creek Healthcare Center in Clovis, California

Job Description:

Are you a Cook looking to make a difference, knowing that your work is touching the lives of millions - one person at a time?

If being on a collaborative team filled with energetic, fun and dedicated people sounds like a place you want to be, consider your next creation at our beautiful facility in Clovis, Ca.

We are currently accepting applications for an enthusiastic team player who has a passion for serving others and is passionate about making a difference in our residents' lives.

Willow Creek Health Care Center wonderfully enriches, improves and enhances the lives of our staff, residents and their families! We provide more than just a job! We are a leadership company that focuses on getting you where you want to be. More than anything, we are committed to delivering a nurturing environment while providing quality care to the people we serve. Our passion is about making a difference in the lives of others.
Join us and become part of the family who wonderfully enriches the lives of everyone we touch!

Maintain kitchen and cooking area in a safe, orderly, clean and sanitary manner. Ability to prepare tasteful meals and to cook a variety of foods in large quantities. Ability to follow prepared menus and portion control guides. Ability to prepare special diets accurately.

Record food temperatures for the meals. Prepare pureed foods. Ability to work in cooperation and harmony with personnel in all departments. Maintain quaternary solution in sanitizer buckets.

Assist with serving the different meals. Clean cooking area and serving carts. Report resident care concerns and potential issues to Administrator and/or Director of Nurses. Participate in the orientation and on going training of dietary staff.

Ability to make the presentation of the food appealing to the residents. Ability to cooperate. Willing to supervise and to work under supervision. To make sure all cleaning schedules are followed.

Supervisory Requirements This job has supervisory responsibilities in the absence of the Dietary Supervisor. Qualification Education and/or Experience High school diploma or equivalent. Should have experience as a cook in a hospital or long term care facility for not less than one year. Language Skills Ability to read technical procedures.

Ability to read and follow recipes. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees. Mathematical Skills Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations. Reasoning Ability Ability to solve practical problems.

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Must obtain and maintain ServSafe Certificate. Must remain in good standing with the Department of Public Health.

Physical Demands The essential functions of this position require the following physical abilities: Standing and /or walking very frequently. Sitting occasionally. Reaching with hands and arms frequently, pushing/pulling very frequently. Talking and /or hearing very frequently.

Tasting and /or smelling very frequently. Lifting up to 50 pounds frequently. Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling occasionally. Close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception in vision: ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. Additional Information Note: Nothing in this job specification restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Critical features of this job are described under various headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $16.58 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)


• 401(k) matching


• Dental insurance


• Health insurance


• Paid time off


• Vision insurance

Shift:

• 8 hour shift


• Day shift


• Evening shift


• Morning shift

Experience:

• Restaurant experience: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person