Dietary Cook

Join our growing team! Clepper Manor is a 54-bed short-term care facility located in Sharon, PA. We're looking to hire positive and hard-working Cooks to join our staff!

Applicants are welcome to stop by Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30 - 3:30 for open interviews or call (724) 981-6610 ext. 1113 to schedule in advance

Openings: Full-time and Part-time

Why Clepper Manor?

• Receive a call back within 48 hours
• Daily Pay
• Fun staff appreciation activities weekly
• PTO accrual starts on day 1
• Affordable benefit packages (vision, health, dental, and pet)
• Great company Core Values and more!

Education

• Must possess, as a minimum, a high school education.
• Must be at least 18 years old in age.

Experience

• One (1) year dietary experience in a hospital, skilled nursing care facility, or other related medical facility preferred (but not necessary).
• Must have a sanitation certificate such as SafeServ

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare food in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations, with our established policies and procedures
• Inspect special diet trays to assure that the correct diet is served to the resident in accordance with diet order and correction portion size
• Perform administrative requirements such as completing necessary forms, reports, etc., and submit to the Director of Food Services.
• Ensure that all dietary procedures are followed in accordance with established policies.
• Assume the authority, responsibility and accountability of Cook.
• Ensure that menus are maintained and filed in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Assist in establishing food service production line, etc., to assure that meals are prepared on time.
• Process diet changes and new diets as received from Nursing Services.
• Attend and participate in annual HazCom, bloodborne pathogens, and TB in-service training programs.
• Prepare food for therapeutic diets in accordance with planned menus and physician orders.
• Prepare food in accordance with standardized recipes and special diet orders.
• Prepare and serve bedtime snacks.
• Review care plans to assure that current dietary information is consistent with foods served.
• Prepare and serve substitute foods to residents who refuse foods served.
• Prepare food in accordance with sanitary regulations as well as our established policies and procedures.
• Ensure that safety regulations and precautions are followed at all times by all personnel.
• Follow established Infection Control and Universal Precautions policies and procedures when performing daily tasks.
• Assist/direct daily or scheduled cleaning duties in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Ensure that the department is maintained in a clean and safe manner by assuring that necessary equipment and supplies are maintained.
• Assist in maintaining food storage areas in a clean and properly arranged manner at all times.
• Assure that all food is stored at the proper temperature- dry storage, refrigerator and freezer;
• Assure that temperature logs are maintained for all refrigerated and frozen food areas each shift
• Report missing/illegible labels or MSDSs to the Director of Food Services.
• Develop and maintain a good working rapport with inter-department personnel as well as with other departments within the facility to assure that food service can be properly maintained to meet the needs of the residents.
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis as well as a calm environment throughout the department.
• Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals to the Director of Food Services.