Cook Postition - Beehive Homes : Job Details

We need a positive, compassionate cook for our wonderful residents. The shift is from 7:00am-2:00pm. Come find out why Beehive Homes is the next best place to home. Some responsibilities include: • Demonstrate positive interpersonal relations in dealing with employees, residents, residents' families, visitors, and co-workers in a professional, confidential manner. • Initiate and participate in quality assurance and quality improvement activities based on the four components of quality assurance: Quality, Service, Friendliness, and Cleanliness. • Demonstrate the ability to embrace and project the values of the facility: compassion, positivity, respectful communication, responsibility, trust, community, safety, respect, teamwork, partnership and service, integrity, efficiency, and financial responsibility. • Provide informative written and oral correspondence to the Manager of Bee Hive Homes and act in an advisory capacity on all food service issues. • Make informative, decisive decisions and inform the staff of all major changes and/or changes to menu's. • Communicate accurate and pertinent information to facilitate efficient and optimal resident nutrition. • Oversee the dietary and food service performance of the facility. • Assure that standards and objectives for safe food handling are met. • Apply problem solving and conflict resolution skills where needed. • Work to establish a group culture to enable Bee Hive Homes to function as a whole. DUTIES The Cook is expected to perform position-related duties that include, but are not limited to: Dietary • Prepare nutritious, well-prepared and presented meals on a timely and consistent basis in accordance with written menu, approved recipes, special diet requirements, and number of persons served. • Ensure food, food preparation, equipment, and storage areas are maintained in accordance with sanitation requirements. • Serve food according to dietary guidelines, checking for completeness and accurateness of the food served. • Review residents' diet information and care plans and discuss with resident, family, and resident care attendants as necessary to make appropriate changes. • Monitor portion control guidelines for individual residents. • Maintain sufficient inventory as specified by state licensure bureau, and purchase food items within budgeting parameters. • Stock and store food items as specified by state licensure bureau. • Retrieve dishes and utensils following meals and ensure all dishes and utensils are washed and properly sanitized. • Complete substitution log if applicable. • Post weekly menus. Regulatory and Legal • Ensure compliance to policies related to safe food handling and infection control. • Bring to the attention of Bee Hive Homes Manager any deficiencies that may arise and correct as necessary. • Ensure compliance with respect to risk management; death, the dying and the aging process; fire safety; disaster preparedness; residents' rights; and grievance procedures. • Assist during a state survey or other in-house inspection of records as necessary. Facility Management • Ensure optimal maintenance of the kitchen, dining room, and equipment. • Monitor and maintain food/supply inventory. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS Education/Certification • High school diploma or equivalent. • If needed a certification from a physician, nurse practitioner, or other health care professional to verify no communicable diseases, open skin lesions, or any other health problems that would interfere with job performance. • No previous felony conviction or conviction for fraud of the federal government. • Background check (BCI). • First aid certification. • CPR certification. • TB test. • Food handler permit. • 18 years of age. • One year of experience in the food service field preferred. Skills/Abilities • Knowledge of the assisted living care industry. • Excellent leadership skills.