DIETARY

THIS IS A COOK POSITION

Arbuckle Memorial Hospital has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The task or duties assigned to this job could affect the safety and health of the employee or others.

Summary: Prepares and delivers food trays to hospital patients by performing the following duties.

• Takes orders from menu line from patients. If patients do not order, prepares default menu items for that meal. Cooks and prepares meals for patients per doctor’s order. Places items such as eating utensils, napkins, and condiments on trays. Prepares food items such as sandwiches, salad, soups, fruit, desserts and beverages.
• Places servings in blends to make foods for dysphasia diet orders for soft or liquid diets. Apports and places food servings on plates and trays according to diet list on menu card. Examines filled tray for completeness and places on cart. Pushes carts to nurses stations. Collects and stacks dirty dishes on cart and returns cart to kitchen.
• Washes dishes and cleans work area, tables, cabinets, and ovens. Collects and places garbage and trash in designated containers. Follows instructions for tasks on the SQSS and document accordingly. Stocks groceries and/or supplies, keeps kitchen and floors clean at all times.
• Prepares breakfast, lunch and supper meals.

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative or the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Ability to double or triple a recipe.

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Ability to print diet orders and diet sheets.

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 stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear and taste or smell.

The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, climb a ladder or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.