Cook for Beautiful Villages of St Peters Memory Care

Position: Cook

Are you looking to have fun in a work environment where you can express your talents and creativity, while making a difference in the lives of others? Come join our Food Nutrition Service Team! NHC fosters an environment of teamwork and provides opportunities in a culinary environment in a healthcare setting. The Dietary Cook performs specified duties to maintain high standards of quality food preparation, production, service, and portion control, using standardized recipes, for all customers.

Position Highlights:

• Assists in receiving and storing food and supplies to prevent waste and assure quality products. Dates, labels, and stores items properly. Uses proper food handling techniques.
• Review's menus, therapeutic menus, recipes, and production sheets before preparing meals; prepares and serves diets properly, accurately, and attractively as planned using proper portions and special diet items.
• Follows standardized recipes and special diet orders, preparing sufficient quantities to meet all service requirements.
• Responsible for testing and tasting foods of all consistencies for proper appearance, flavor, aroma, and temperature and adjust if needed.
• Responsible for timing of preparation of meals/snacks to meet time schedule for service for patients and customers to ensure all meals/snacks are served as scheduled.
• Checks trays for accuracy of diets, preferences, and quality before they are delivered. Serves on tray line and delivers carts to floors as needed.

Job Type:  Full Time or Part Time

Work Shift: AM  available

Why NHC?
Villages of St Peters Memory Care is pleased to be a part of the NHC (National HealthCare Corporation) family. We are celebrating our 52-year Anniversary at National HealthCare Corporation!!  We offer a culture of recognition, empowerment, and fun. At NHC, we are all partners (employees) in a family – oriented work atmosphere where growth and opportunities are promoted. We provide competitive compensation with performance wage rate increases.

Experience
Healthcare food service experience preferred, not required

Benefits
Earned Time Off Holiday Incentive PayHealth, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance401k with generous company contributionsUniformsAdvancement Opportunities

Work Location:
Villages of St Peters Memory Care
5300 Executive Centre Pkwy
St Peters, MO 63376

If you are interested in working for a leader in senior care, share NHC's values of honesty and integrity, and have a heart for the geriatric patient,  please  apply online and find out more about us at  nhccare.com/locations/villages-st-peters-memory-care

"Care is our business" -join our family and see why we strive to provide "care in a better way"!

"NHC is 50 years Committed, 50 years Caring, 50 years Strong"

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