Cook - Part-time hrs.- Weekends

Job purpose

Prepare and serve meals for patients and staff from the prepared and approved menu.

Ensures continual cleanliness and safety of work areas, storage areas, food service areas

and equipment and utensils.

Duties and responsibilities

• Prepare meals and serve on-time daily.

• Prepare snacks for patients daily.

• Assure that special diets are offered to patients with "dietary restrictions," according

the QI standards.

• Prepares foods from menus & recipes recommended or published by dieticians and

other industry professionals.

• Set up foods in service line/trays, maintaining proper servicing temperature 100% of

the time.

• Record temperatures of refrigerators / freezers daily.

• Employ proper hand washing techniques 100% of the time.

• Store foods according to industry protocol.

• Implement all infection control processes 100% of the time.

• Accept and put stock away.

• Assure donated foods are picked up on-time.

• Rotate stock as used.

• Direct and monitor activity of patients or volunteers assigned to the kitchen area.

• Follow all policies and procedures of the department and agency 100% of the time.

• Maintain confidentiality of patient information and confidentiality of department and

agency data.

• Assist all customers with questions/comments by responding within (1) business day.

• Maintain a positive score on the Patient Food Satisfaction Survey Report.

• Attend all mandatory in-service trainings, regular departmental staff meetings, and

other meetings as required.

• Keep work area clean and neat.

• Job duties may be increased, decreased, or combined as the needs of the agency

dictate.

Qualifications

One-year experience in volume cooking required, specifically in health care / social

service setting.

Competencies

• Reporting- Reports unusual incidents through variance reporting to agency

management.

• Infection Control- Maintains infection control standards by practicing universal

precautions.

• HIPAA- Knowledge and ability to apply HIPAA laws and Federal Regulations

protecting patient privacy and rights.

• Patient Rights- Adheres to all patient rights standards as well as serves as a

resource to patients regarding those rights.

• Professional- Exhibits professional behaviors such as maintaining the CAT Code

of Ethics, working cooperatively with others following CAT personnel polices

etc.

• Adaptability- Adapts to change, open to new ideas and responsibilities.

• Communication- Communicates well, delivers presentations, has good listening

skills.

• Conflict Management- Good listener, committed to finding solution to problems,

works well with difficult people.

• Customer Service- Works well with customers, promotes a positive image of the

company, strives to solve issues raised by customers.

• Decision Making- Able to reach decisions, takes thoughtful approach when

considering options, seeks input from others, makes difficult decisions.

• Dependability- Meets deadlines, works independently, accountable, maintains

focus, punctual, good attendance record.

• Ethics- Honest, accountable, maintains confidentiality.

• Initiative- Takes action, seeks new opportunities, strives to see projects to

completion.

• Innovation- Creative, offers new ideas, risk taker, amenable to change.

• Interpersonal Skills- Builds strong relationships, is flexible/adaptable, works well

with others, solicits feedback.

• Job Knowledge- Understands facets of job, aware of duties and responsibilities,

keeps job knowledge current.

• Organizational Skills- Information organized and accessible, maintains efficient

workspace, manages time well.

• Problem Solving- Strives to understands contributing factors, works to resolve

complex situations.

• Product Expertise- Knowledgeable about CAT programs, services, history, and

impact in the community.

• Productivity- Manages workload, works efficiently, meets goals and objectives

for productivity.

• Quality- Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks

opportunities to improve product/services.

• Self- Development- Looks for opportunities to increase knowledge, works to

increase responsibility, strives to achieve personal goals.

• Strategic Thought- Works to establish and articulate vision, shows creativity

when defining solutions.

• Teamwork- Accountable to team, works to meet established deliverables,

appreciates view of team members, respectful. Ability to work well with

individuals of diverse ages, cultures, races, religions, socioeconomic

backgrounds, disabilities, gender and sexual orientation.

Working conditions

Reports to the Dietary Supervisor. Supervision occurs through the Patient Satisfaction

Survey results, weekly review of the Dietary Checklist, observation, and feedback from

staff and patients.

Work areas may have slippery floors, steamed hot air, chilled air, and may include open

flame. Environment will contain sharp objects and utensils. Chemicals, seasonings, and

allergens may present a hazard when proper kitchen protocol is not followed. Stain of

clothing may occur if protective gloves and apron are not donned at all times.

Physical requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may need to remain in a

stationary position for long periods of time or may need to move about for extended

periods of time;

• Position may require employee to have full range of motion and lift up to 50 lbs;

• Position may require individual to communicate, converse and exchange information

with others;

• Position may require individual to perceive communications via email, phone or in

person;

• Nothing in this job description restricts CAT rights to reassign or assign duties and

responsibilities and does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

Direct reports

Patient volunteers prepping or cleaning in the kitchen and cafeteria areas.