Culinary Specialist

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Part-Time Willmar, MN, US

9 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $15.76 To $17.75 Annually

CULINARY SPECIALIST

To provide residents well prepared nutritious meals served with individual thoughtfulness.

• A.
  
  Reports to:
  
  Dietary Director
• B. Interrelationships with:
  Dietary team, Nursing, Activities, Business Office, Social Services, Maintenance, Laundry, Residents and Resident’s families, Volunteers, Venders
• C. External Contacts:
  Visitors, delivery persons

Part-time evening shifts. PT or FT day shifts. Including every other weekend and every other holiday.

Per Dietary Policy and Procedure

• A. Experience
  • 1. Previous food service experience desirable
  • 2. Previous long-term care experience desirable
• B. Personal
  • 1. Must be able to read English
  • 2. Write and perform mathematical formulations
  • 3. Must be willing to learn
  • 4. Must be able to follow directions and perform assigned tasks, be self-motivated
  • 5. Must be in good physical and mental health
  • 6. Must be able to work cooperatively with others in a proximity and teamwork capability
  • 7. Must have efficient time management skills
  • 8. Ability to complete assigned duties in required time
• C. Job Knowledge
  • 1. Knowledge and ability to operate and maintain upkeep of large and small equipment
  • 2. Understanding of daily menu requirements and personal diet requirements
  • 3. Understanding of sanitation and safety requirements

• 1. Plan work schedule for the day based upon the menu and cleaning schedule.
• 2. Meet meal time schedules
• 3. Must be able to work with and secure the cooperation of fellow dietary employees in order to implement the meal
• 4. Must work with geriatric residents showing care and empathy
• 5. Must be self motivated in the absence of the dietary manager
• 6. Must be knowledgeable in weights and measures
• 7. Must be knowledgeable in the storage of food products
• 8. Must be knowledgeable in therapeutic diets
• 9. Must be understanding of sanitation and safety measures to meet state and federal regulations
• 10. High level of proficiency and time management to meet meal regulations time
• 11. Must have the capacity to operate commercial equipment
• 12. Must be in good physical and mental health

• 1. Occasionally lifting to 50 pounds
• 2. Exposed to temperature extremes in kitchen and storage areas
• 3. Will receive education regarding safe work habits due to exposure to cuts, burns, falls, and lifting
• 4. Stand, stoop, bend, and walk during all of scheduled shift
• 5. Ability to work with detergents, chemicals and ware washing assignments

• 1. Understanding of therapeutic diets and the special needs of residents
• 2. Maintain mental alertness in order to accurately follow dietary menus and resident therapeutic diets and textures, and requests while managing time regulations

• 1. Meeting the mission statement of the Dietary Department, which is serving residents nutritious meals that have a nice appearance and prepared with individual thoughtfulness
• 2. Residents are well nourished, happy and healthy
• 3. Meeting or exceeding all state and federal requirements

• 1. If resident receive incorrect food according to the menu and diet card this could result in.
• a. Choking
• b. Illness
• c. Diabetic reaction
• d. Allergic reaction
• e. Insufficient nutrition
• f. Improper hydration
• 2. Poor work habits can cause injury to employee or resident
• 3. Poor food and sanitation practices could cause food borne illnesses
• 4. If quality of prepared food is poor, income goes down due to decline in customers
• 5. Nutritional needs of the vulnerable are not met
• 6. Dissatisfaction among residents and families

Responsibility:
Ensure proper sanitation and safety measures are followed at all times.

• 1. Follows sanitation and safety techniques in operation and cleaning of all equipment.
• 2. Uses proper sanitation and safety procedures during workday.

Responsibility:
Participate positively and with a smile in the timely and accurate and attractive service of meals to residents and other customers.

• 1. Dish up salads, desserts, beverages, bread and condiments
• 2. Assist in dining room service of setup and serving resident’s meals, recording intake of residents and cleaning up.
• 3. Prepare between meal nourishments and supplements, Delivers and cleans up snack carts
• 4. May assist in receiving and storage of food supplies
• 5. Participates positively in effective communication with nursing and family in regards to special needs of the resident
• 6. Records and carries out any resident dietary changes

Responsibility:
Wash dishes on a timely basis meeting or exceeding all state and federal requirements.

• 1. Washes dishes following meals
• 2. Washes pots and pans during shift
• 3. Monitor dishwasher temperatures, procedures and…