Under general direction, cooks or assists cook with meals for the residents.
Essential Functions
- Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
- Performs all assigned tasks in a professional manner to reflect the highest integrity of the Dietary Department.
- Performs routine cleaning of kitchen, pantry, and dish room.
- Completes work assignments in a timely manner.
- Utilizes the appropriate chemicals and supplies according to procedure.
- Uses and maintains equipment properly.
- Reports safety hazards as appropriate.
- Transports trash and hazardous waste to appropriate disposal area.
- Replenishes supplies.
- Follows all infection control practices including hand washing techniques, Standard Precautions, and isolation precautions.
- Maintains set quality standards when performing job duties.
- Works morning or evening shifts as assigned.
- Ability to do work on his/her own with normal supervision.
- Observes safety precautions at all times.
- Maintains age specific safety precautions.
- The ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
- Ability to read and understand equipment operation manual.
- Cooperate with other personnel to achieve departmental objectives, maintain good employee relations and interdepartmental objectives.
# Enhance professional growth and development though participation in educational programs, trainings, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops, shows responsibility for own professional practice and ongoing education.
