Cooks and Dietary Aides Nursing Home Experience

Department: Food & Nutrition

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: E Greenbush - NY

Compensation: $16.00 - $18.00 / hour

Description

Cooks and Dietary Aides Key Duties

• Prepares food according to standardized recipes to provide residents with consistently accurate, tasteful, and cost-effective meals.
• Serves meals or prepares for delivery by using correct portioning, meeting outlines standards, ensuring that the food is at the correct temperature and is attractive and tasty. Tastes all prepared food items for quality control.
• Cleans kitchen after preparation and serving, maintain standards of cleanliness. Stores or discards excess food in accordance with safe food- handling procedures.
• Perform other job-related duties as they become required.

• Prepares and/or assists in the preparation of meals, beverages, and snacks.
• Delivering trays and carts to resident floors and dining rooms
• Assembling resident meal trays. Working in the dish room and pot sink
• Sweeping and mopping. Disposal of trash and recyclables
• Follow proper cleaning techniques of all kitchen equipment and work areas. 
• Perform other job-related duties as they become required.

Cooks and Dietary Aides Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• 1-year long-term care, hospital, or healthcare experienced preferred.

Cooks and Dietary Aides Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Uniform Shirts Provided
• Patriot Preventive Care – Your Wellness Guardian
• Direct Deposit
• 401K
• Paid Orientation and Training 
• Opportunities for career advancement