Cook

Summary Prepares and delivers food trays to hospital patients, and Trace Café customers, by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following; other duties may be assigned.

· Inspects food before use to ensure food safety

· Adjusts ingredient quantity based on the amounts needed for production in following standardized recipes for cooked foods

· Complies with meal schedule and production requirements to have meals ready on time

· Tests new recipes and develops standardized recipes to increase menu variety and promote quality

· Assures available ingredients for production such as thawing ingredients as needed

· Provides appropriate food textures, beverages and diet order

· Bakes pastries

· Peels, washes, trims, seeds and cuts vegetables and fruits without excessive waste

· Prepares cooked food according to established recipes and guidelines for various diets

· Checks cooked foods for appropriate temperatures

· Follows established menus for patients, cafeteria and special functions

· Portions food using utensils and scales and then places food attractively on plate and trays according to diet and/or menu

· Smells and tastes foods to ensure quality and to meet established standards and specifications

· Accurately weighs and measures designated ingredients

· Coordinates food on steam tables and cold units so that food maintains appropriate temperature and is presented in an organized manner

· Responsible for putting away unused supplies in proper storage area

· Assists in preparation of menus for Trace Café and special functions

· Prepares cold and hot breakfast food

· Prepares food items such as sandwiches, salads, desserts and beverages

· Operates grill

· Runs register

· Stocks supplies

· Obtains dies orders and prepares patient’s menus

· Apportions and places food servings on plates and trays according to diet

· Examines trays for completeness/accuracy and places on card

· Records messages on phone message log

· Prepares individual bulk nourishment orders per requisition forms and delivers them

· Provides appropriate food texture and beverages for diet order

· Receives order changes and revises patient menu to agree with current order

· Receives discharges and computes applicable paperwork

· Documents mean and nourishment for patients

· Adjusts production quantity to minimize waste

· Participates in inventory and may place orders for food/supplies

· Effectively utilizes leftovers

· Consults with other cook(s) or supervisor to coordinate production

· Prepares menus for Trace Café and special functions

· Cleans kitchen, trace café and equipment according to infection control guidelines

· Observes safety/infection control regulations to assure safe food supply

· Monitors food servicing temperatures

· Monitors equipment temperatures

· Adheres to cooling guidelines, and appropriately stores/dates food to assure food safety

· Completes and monitors special cleaning lists/sanitation

· Removes dishes, garbage and trays from the Trace Café/utility cards and patient tray retrieval carts

· Washes dishes and cleans work areas, tables, cabinets and equipment

· Collects and places garbage and trash in designated containers

· Sweeps and mops floor