Cook 1

Job Description

Job Title : Cook 1 Job Summary :

The Cook prepares the food based on culinary skills and production records. Follows standardized recipes and SafeServ Guidelines.

Relies on some experience and judgment to complete job and works under general supervision.

Experience, Education, Training, Special Skills, and Licensure :

• 6 months experience as an institutional, hotel or restaurant cook
• High school or equivalent
• Basic Cooking and Safe Food Handling
• Read and Comprehend Recipes, Writing, Mathematical Calculations

Job Function :

• Culinary and Food Preparation
• Prepares meats and main dishes, soups, gravies, dressings, sauces, vegetables, starch dishes and breads according to the menu and recipes provided adhering to proper portion control practices.
• Prepares resident meal trays, carts and serve for each meal service.
• Ensures that all special diets are being served properly. Obtain food supplies for next meal.
• Maintains daily meal census and an accurate perpetual inventory.
• Serves meals to employees and guests. Prepares and organizes parties and events.
• Monitors meal preparation and service assuring that meals are attractive, tasty and served at their proper temperature.
• Quality
• Plans preparation schedule so as to have food served on time.
• Serves residents at mealtime in the dining room.
• Accountable for supplies used.
• Relays resident needs and complaints to Food Service Director.
• Sanitation and / or Cleaning
• Uses and cleans various kitchen utensils and equipment during meal preparation.
• Performs cleaning tasks and daily work schedules as assigned.
• Prepare food, etc., in accordance with sanitary regulations as well as with established policies and procedures.
• Follow safety regulations and precautions at all times.
• Follow established infection control and universal precautions policies and procedures when performing daily tasks.
• Report all hazardous conditions / equipment to Food Service Director immediately
• Assist in maintaining food storage areas in a clean and properly arranged manner at all times.
• Dispose of food and waste in accordance with established policies.
• Other Duties as Assigned
• Reports to the Food Service Director any needs of the department concerning both resident care and staffing procedures
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.
• Practices proper receptionist duties - answers the telephone and intercom politely, relaying messages accurately.
• Promotes growth of dietary aides by sharing knowledge and / or directing them to proper information source.

About Us

The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System is a leading health care innovator in Louisiana and Mississippi. We bring together outstanding clinicians, the most advanced technology and leading research to ensure that our patients receive the highest quality and safest care possible.

This commitment is grounded in a history that is more than 100 years old, but reflected today by our strategic vision of transforming healthcare through superior performance and excellent patient care.

In the last fiscal year, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System had :

• 1,747 Licensed Beds
• 65,322 Discharges
• 44,592 OR Procedures
• 10,827 Full Time Employees
• 331,360 Inpatient Days
• 1,915 Active Medical Staff
• 229,296 Emergency Visits

As a nonprofit, mission-focused Catholic healthcare ministry, we give special attention to our citizens who are most in need.

During the most recent fiscal year, we provided more than $39 million in unreimbursed care and community support to the underprivileged.

Our health system is one of the largest in Louisiana, with hospitals, clinics and physicians located throughout Louisiana and in Mississippi.

In fact, we provide care to almost half of Louisiana's citizens, and serve in Mississippi's largest metropolitan area. Because of our size and the partnerships we have with other local organizations, we are able to pool our resources and share cost and service efficiencies and learn from each other, thereby accelerating our ability to improve care and solve challenges.

Since our founding in Monroe, Louisiana in 1911, we have been blessed by the guidance of the Franciscan Sisters. Through their guidance and steadfast example, we have committed to assure that we perpetuate their healing ministry for another hundred years.

It is a noble purpose we strive to fulfill every day.

Headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, we serve patients across Louisiana and Mississippi through a network of hospitals, clinics, physicians, elderly housing and integrated information system.

Our health system has partnered with the State of Louisiana as it transforms its healthcare delivery system. The partnership includes inpatient acute care and primary care delivery in Baton Rouge and Bogalusa.

Following in the footsteps of our founders, the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady, our team members and physicians are called to provide high quality care and compassion to all people, especially those most in need.

As we look to the future of our healthcare ministry, we chart our course by "going where we are called."