Cook

You can make a difference every day as part of Angela Hospice’s exceptional team. Angela Hospice was founded over 35 years ago, rooted on values of respect, dignity, and compassion – and that caring vision extends not only to the patients and families we care for, but to our team members, colleagues, and the community.

We’re looking for a Healthcare Facility Cook who shares this vision.

Your Opportunities

• Prepares, serves, and delivers meals and nourishments according to the daily menu to patient care areas.
• Maintains clean, sanitary, safe work area, including proper waste disposal on a daily basis.
• Monitors food supplies to ensure necessary items are available to prepare planned menus and removes outdated items.
• Maintains proper storage of all food per proper food handling guidelines daily.
• Maintains nourishment stock in nursing unit and removes outdated items daily.
• Assists in preparing shopping lists and orders food supplies daily or as needed.
• Has the ability to be flexible in preparing special foods for patients on short notice.
• Has the ability to offer alternative meal choices to patients.
• Has the ability to work well with other employees and as a team member in completing the daily tasks as directed.
• Demonstrates and facilitates a teamwork approach to kitchen duties.
• Has the ability to cook a variety of foods in quantities to meet facility requirements.
• Must know and follow proper food handling, preparation and storage techniques or procedures according to state regulations.
• Visits patients to monitor acceptance of meals and handles complaints and/or problems.
• Has the ability to prepare foods for patients who require texture modified diets and therapeutic diets as ordered by the medical staff.
• Assures that all the kitchen areas are properly cleaned and sanitized at end of each shift.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You Bring

• High school diploma or equivalent required, culinary certifications preferred
• Two years of culinary services experience in a healthcare setting preferred
• Knowledge of proper food handling, preparation and storage techniques and knowledge of modified diets, including texture modifications
• Previous nursing home, hospital, hospice or restaurant and management experience preferred
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Moderate reading, writing, grammar, and mathematics skills
• Proficient interpersonal relations and communicative skills: in dealing with staff, residents, family members, physicians, etc.
• Auditory and visual skills
• Ability to work both cooperatively and independently with little or no supervision is essential
• Cooperative team member with leadership abilities
• Knowledge of Federal, State, and facility’s rules, regulations, policies, and procedures