The Cook prepares and serves quality meals for patients in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, and Life Care standards.

Essential Functions include:

• Prepare and serve meals that are appetizing in both taste and appearance, and appropriate for each patient.
• Knowledgeable of ordered diets as well as food consistency.
• Ensure food and supplies for the next meal are readily available.
• Serve meals and snacks in a timely manner.
• Utilize production tools and recipes provided to prepare meals and snacks.
• Exhibit excellent customer service and a positive attitude towards patients.
• Assist in the evacuation of patients.
• Demonstrate dependable, regular attendance.
• Concentrate and use reasoning skills and good judgment.
• Read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action, and maintain professional working relationships with all associates, vendors, etc. Understand and follow company policies including harassment and compliance procedures.

• Professional working relationships with associates and vendors.
• Adherence to Life Care’s Code of Conduct.
• Opportunities for compliance training.

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• One (1) year experience in food preparation preferred.
• Experience in preparing and cooking food in large quantities.
• Knowledgeable of practices and procedures in a post acute care facility.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of proprietary information.
• Excellent customer service and positive attitude towards patients.
• Ability to communicate and function productively on an interdisciplinary team.