RCA Healthcare Management is seeking a pool Cook to support our facilities throughout New York State, including Allegany, East Aurora, Gasport, Orchard Park, Painted Post, and Westfield.

Do you have a passion for helping others? Are you looking to work in an exciting and rewarding team environment that lends the opportunity to give back to our community? If so, we want to hear from you!

ABOUT US:
Absolut Care comprises six senior living facilities throughout New York State, including five skilled nursing facilities and one assisted living facility. Our facilities are located in Allegany, East Aurora, Gasport, Orchard Park, Painted Post, and Westfield. We offer services, including subacute rehab, long-term care, and hospice.

ABOUT THE POSITION:
Now offering $16/hour!!!! The successful candidate will have a variety of duties, including but not limited to:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Follows the established standardized recipes and monitors food production and waste.
• Prepares the portions of meal items according to menu and diet requirements.
• Reviews menus for special diet needs before a meal.
• Oversees pre-preparation of food and ensures that meals are properly prepared.
• Monitors tray line at mealtime to ensure that proper portion control standards, dietary restrictions, and dietary supplementation are being adhered to.
• Prepares food to coincide with meal serving hours so that food's excellence, quantity, temperature, and appearance are preserved.
• Accounts for proper portion control to ensure adequate nutritional intake.
• Prepares sufficient quantities of food for residents and staff.
• Directs and serves individual portions for a resident in the dining room and residents receiving tray service
• Prepares meals for the employee cafeteria to the extent applicable.
• Monitors perishable foods and ensures proper storage and rotation.
• Performs cleaning assignments in kitchen or serving areas as scheduled or directed. Inspect other employees’ deep cleaning; if the room is not clean, explain what the employee will use to accomplish this.
• Ensures residents and customer satisfaction according to resident likes and dislikes.
• Demonstrates ability to adjust shift assignments to meet resident and facility needs.
• Supervises and directs dietary aides without the Food Service Director or Dietary Supervisor.
• Ensures meals are posted in the main Dining Room daily.
• Maintains proper food and freezer storage.
• Demonstrates proper handwashing techniques.
• Maintains proper food handling techniques and ensures glove usage, as appropriate.
• Disposes of waste properly.
• Understands and maintains kitchen sanitation procedures.
• Ensures appropriate food temperature.
• Other Duties as assigned by Food Service Director or designee.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.

• Two to three years of food preparation experience preferred

• Long-term care experience preferred

• Must be flexible, punctual, professional, and reliable

• Strong customer service skills and compassion

EMPLOYMENT TYPE:

• POOL

SHIFT:

• DAYS and EVENINGS available

RCA Health Care Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all candidates for employment regardless of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, genetic history, national origin, marital status, disability, Vietnam or disabled veteran status, or arrest record.

Education

• High School or better

Skills

• Communication Skills
• Documentation Skills
• Timely in providing care

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)