Cook

Cedarhurst of La Vista, a regional healthcare provider and true friend of older adults, seeks a service-minded, career-oriented individual to join our team as a Cook at our Cedarhurst of La Vista community.

As a Cook, you will have to opportunity to connect with, and positively impact the lives of, our residents daily! You will provide a top-notch dining experience for our residents and their families.

As a Cook, working with the Dining Services Director, you will impact the lives of our residents by –

• Ensuring the proper preparation, portioning, and serving of foods as indicated on the menu cycle and standardized recipes.
• Tasting and preparing food to determine quality.
• Preparing all special dietary needs as directed by the Dining Services Director and / or menus assigned.
• Determining food and supplies needed and coordinate meal production with serving hours.
• Assisting with proper documentation of temperature logs, taste panel forms, and cleaning schedules.
• Assisting with orientation and training of new kitchen staff.
• Handling food in a safe and appropriate manner.
• Practicing all safety and loss prevention procedures.
• Attending all in-services as required.
• Maintaining safety standards as outlined by Cedarhurst of La Vista guidelines for infection control.
• Utilizing basic mathematical concepts such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, percentages, rations, and proportions to practical situations.
• Maintaining appropriate food temperatures by ensuring proper cooling / heating procedures are followed and equipment is working properly.
• Remaining current and up to date with all food safety licensing requirements for FDA, state, county, and local authorities along with ensuring all guidelines are adhered to.
• Ensuring effective communication is being utilized by community staff with the residents’ families concerning residents’ care, encompassing their physical, personal, and emotional wellbeing.
• Working well with others and taking direction from management, as well as taking initiative with the capability to engage in conflict intervention and resolution for residents, families, employees, and others as needed.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand / move, communicate, and identify written information.The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and lift and / or move up to 50 pounds independently; occasionally lift and / or move up to 200 pounds with assistance.
• Other duties as assigned.

To become a Cook, you will need –

When considering a career with Cedarhurst of La Vista , please understand that –

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, we will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages prospective employees and incumbents to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.