Dietary Aide / Cook

Full Time

Stearns Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Granite City is actively seeking an efficient full-time Dietary Cook/Aide to assist residents with their daily routine and encourage them to live their highest quality life. Do you enjoy helping others? Are you looking for meaningful work with a positive impact on others? Would you like to join a supportive team that truly values you and your skills? If so, please keep reading!

This Dietary Cook position earns competitive pay, based on experience. We provide generous benefits and perks, including medical, dental, vision, life, a health savings account (HSA), two-week vacation, sick days, eight personal days off, a cafeteria plan, and more. If this sounds like the right nursing assistant opportunity for you, apply today!

ABOUT STEARNS NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER

We provide the highest quality of care for the Granite City senior community with a commitment to proudly serve our community's long-term care and rehabilitation needs. We offer services such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and dementia/Alzheimer's care. Our goal is to provide this dignified care to all of our residents in a well-maintained, home-like environment. This level of care would not be possible without our compassionate and focused staff working with residents, families, and physicians to create individualized and effective care and treatment plans.

Our company recognizes the amazing efforts of our staff and values their downtime with a work-life balance that includes two weeks of vacation and sick days for a healthy rejuvenation that all employees supply to our patients.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

A Dietary Cook/Aide Prepares menu items in accordance with established standards; serves menu items attractively, and at proper temperature. Implements proper cleaning and food handling for optimal infection control.

1. Performs job duties safely as specified in the physical, sensory, and mental requirements.

2. Reads menus, recipes, and reviews the necessary steps in meal preparation with the Director of Dietary Services.

3. Prepares menu items in accordance with established standards.

4. Determines quantity of food needed in meal preparation.

5. Follows established recipes.

6. Uses proper food preparation and handling techniques.

7. Prepares substitute items to meet resident's individual needs.

8. Serves meals using portions listed on menu.

9. Covers, dates, and labels leftovers and stores properly.

10. Follows established security routine.

11. Uses proper infection control techniques and protective equipment as needed.

12. Supervises dietary staff in absence of Director of Dietary Services or Assistant Director of Dietary Services.

13. Receives and checks deliveries against invoices in absence of Director of Dietary Services or Assistant Director of Dietary Services.

14. Cleans and maintains the kitchen Facility in a safe and sanitary manner including floors, walls, all equipment and utensils.

15. Performs dish washing of pots, pans and other designated items.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Possesses a High School Diploma or sufficient knowledge and education to perform job functions.

2.Experience in Dietary Department, large volume food preparation, and service preferred.

3.Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with other staff members, referral sources, residents, their families, and physicians.

4.Has no findings of resident abuse, mistreatment, neglect, or misappropriation of resident property listed on the registry.

5.Must be able to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing, and possess sufficient communication skills to perform the tasks required.

Experience:

Prefer experience in dietary department, large volume food preparation including therapeutic diets, and service of food