Norwalk Nursing & Rehab Center: Cook Full Time

CookJob Description Position Title: CookDate Revised: August 2021FLSA Status: Non-ExemptReports To: Dietary ManagerSUMMARY:Prepare and cook large quantities of food for the facility’s residents.QUALIFICATIONS:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Necessary accommodations will be provided in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and state or local law.The statements in this job description are intended to describe the essential nature and level of work being performed.

They are not intended to be ALL responsibilities or qualifications of the job.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Clean, cut, and cook meat, fish, or poultry.Cook foodstuffs according to menus, special dietary or nutritional restrictions, or numbers of portions to be served.Clean and inspect galley equipment, kitchen appliances, and work areas to ensure cleanliness and functional operation.Apportion and serve food to facility residents.Wash pots, pans, dishes, utensils, and other cooking equipment.Take inventory of supplies and equipment.Bake breads, rolls, and other pastries.Help train new employees.Other duties as assigned or required.SKILLS:1.

Time Management—Managing one’s own time and the time of others.2.

Monitoring—Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.3.

Quality Control Analysis—Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.4.

Reading Comprehension—Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.5.

Service Orientation—Actively looking for ways to help people.6.

Speaking—Talking to others to convey information effectively.7.

Active Learning—Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.8.

Active Listening—Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.KNOWLEDGE:Customer and Personal Service—Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services.

This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.ATTRIBUTES:1.

Near Vision—The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).2.

Oral Comprehension—The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.3.

Problem Sensitivity—The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.

It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.4.

Arm-Hand Steadiness—The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.5.

Manual Dexterity—The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.6.

Speech Clarity—The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.7.

Time Sharing—The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).8.

Deductive Reasoning—The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.9.

Inductive Reasoning—The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:Knowledge of kitchen basics, food handling and cooking procedures, workplace safety preferred.WORK ENVIRONMENTThis job operates in a health care setting.

This role requires regular walking to various locations around the facilty.

This role also routinely comes into contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses.PHYSICAL DEMANDS:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.

This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, and stooping all day.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 20 pounds.POSITION TYPE AND EXPECED HOURS OF WORKThis is a full-time position in a health care facility that is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Rotating shifts as well as holiday and work during inclement weather will be required.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee filling this position.

Employee will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by management.

Management has the right to add to, revise, or delete information in this job description.

Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Norwalk Nursing and Rehab is an Equal Opportunity Employer