Cook - Long Term Care

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MO-The Sarah Community

Worker Type

Regular

Job Highlights

Job Opportunity: Cook

Location: SSM Health Sara Communities

12284 DePaul Drive

Bridgeton, MO 63044

Position Details

• Schedule: Full-time; scheduled 40 hours a week
• Shift: Evenings

Join our Nutrition Services team as a Cook and help provide high-quality meals that support patient care and satisfaction. In this role, you will prepare, cook, bake, and serve a variety of foods by following standardized recipes, production guidelines, and food safety regulations. Responsibilities include monitoring food quality and temperatures, maintaining accurate production records, ensuring proper food storage and labeling, and maintaining a clean and organized kitchen environment. You will work closely with dietary staff to accommodate modified diets and special requests while following all federal, state, and HACCP food safety standards. The ideal candidate is dependable, detail-oriented, and committed to preparing nutritious meals in a fast-paced healthcare setting.

Job Summary

Prepare and presents nourishing food to patients, guests and employees under sanitary conditions as directed and in accordance with established policies and procedures. May prepare baked goods according to recipes and production standards.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepares foods by following recipes and/or production standards for preparing, seasoning, cooking, baking, tasting, carving, and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts and other foods. Follows recipes and product directions to prepare items such as breads, rolls, cakes, muffins, biscuits. Ensures all food is prepared in accordance with current applicable federal, state and HACCP guidelines and regulations to ensure the highest quality food.
• Performs quality assurance tasks such as routine temperature checks for final cook temperature and holding. Responds to quality assurance concerns and documents for future reference.
• Maintains a sanitary work environment through following established procedures. Ensures all equipment is maintained and in good working order.
• Stores or disposes of food remaining after each meal service following safe food storage and labeling procedures. Maintains cleanliness and orderliness of the coolers, freezers and storeroom.
• Maintains accurate records (e.g. production, waste, food temperatures, and thermometer calibration, etc.) as outlined in the corporate policies and procedures.
• Consults with the clinical dietitian on modified diets or patient special requests as necessary.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent reaching and gripping.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent use of smell and taste to distinguish differences or similarities in intensity or quality of flavors and/or odors, or recognizing particular flavors and/or odors.
• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional driving.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

• None

Department

9091000225 Dietary

Work Shift

Evening Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Benefits

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave : we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage : we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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