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.
• Communicate and function productively on an interdisciplinary team.
• Sit, stand, bend, lift, push, pull, stoop, walk, reach, and move intermittently during working hours.
• Read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Professional working relationships with associates and vendors.
• Adherence to Life Care’s Code of Conduct.
• Confidentiality of proprietary information.

• 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 governing post acute care facilities.
• Ability to maintain patient rights, safety, and sanitation.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Dependable and regular attendance.
• Effective communication skills in English.