Support Services Cook

3HC Home Health and Hospice

Support Services Cook

Kitty Askins Hospice Center: Goldsboro, North Carolina

7a-7p Part-time Weekends

Compassionate Care is our Calling!

Why choose 3HC:

3HC has provided compassionate care to North Carolinians since 1981. We strive to ensure our patients enjoy life’s journey, recover quickly, and live comfortably. We believe in providing high-quality, cost-effective care that surpasses industry standards. If you want to make a difference, provide meaningful one-on-one care, and develop relationships with both your patients and team members, join Team 3HC! 3HC strives to provide a positive work culture that feels more like a family atmosphere where we support our team members so they can reach their personal & professional best.

Summary:

Prepares plates and assists with delivery of food to patient's room according to the patient's diet and the patient's request. Ensures all food is served at the appropriate temperature and is attractive. Maintains the overall function of the kitchen including maintaining the regulatory guidelines and a high level of sanitation standards in the work environment.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Prepares plates and assists with delivery of food to patient's room according to the patient's diet and the patient's request. Ensures all food is served at the appropriate temperature and is attractive. Assist to maintain the overall function of the kitchen including adhering to the regulatory guidelines and a high level of sanitation standards in the work environment.

2. Abides by and supports 3HC's Compliance Program and Code of Ethics. 3HC's Compliance motto is "Compliance for all and all for Compliance". It is the intent of 3HC to comply with all applicable laws and regulations and that spirit is embedded in all aspects of our services and business practices. Our success hinges on doing things ethically and legally, to which, each and every employee plays a critical role.
3. Creates positive experiences for internal and eternal customers that will meet their expectations. (External customers include our patients, families, referral sources, vendors, the community, etc. Internal customers are the people within the agency with whom you work.) Displays a high degree of courtesy, tact and knowledge of service provided by the agency in all contact with staff, patients and visitors.

4. Prepare Meals: (a) Coordinate and prepare meals from start to finish for breakfast, lunch or dinner according to a pre-planned menu or patient request. (b) Delivers meals at appropriate designated meal times. (c) Prepare food items including special dietary foods and assist staff and patient with needs and request. (d) Meals are presented in an appealing manner and are served at required temperatures.

5. Manages Quality: (a) Ensure compliance with county and/or state regulations relating to food handling, sanitation, etc by ongoing education. (b) Check and monitor accuracy of food deliveries. (c) Stock food delivery - rotate stock to ensure freshness as needed. (d) Label and date all food items to ensure food safety and to monitor expiration dates. (e) Maintain food production records for each meal produced in accordance with agency, state, federal and accreditation guidelines. (f) Maintain daily refrigerator temperature logs and communications logs.

6. Responsible for Efficiency: (a) Go to the grocery store as needed to purchase food item. (b) Perform duties within time and frequency assigned.

7. Responsible for Sanitation and safety: (a) Maintain a safe, orderly and clean work environment. (b) Ensure routine maintenance and cleanings are completed in all areas of kitchen. (c) Maintain sanitation score of 100. (d) Follow appropriate infection control protocols to prevent food borne illness. (e) Follow appropriate safety protocol to ensure safety of self and others.

8. Maintain confidentiality of patient, family and facility information.

9. Check for outstanding task daily and completes prior to leaving each shift, and use time clock consistently.

10. Maintains regular communication with supervisor (a) communicates problems on a timely basis following chain of command, (b) communicates information using current process and technology available to 3HC.

11. Stays abreast of overall patient needs: (a) participates in monthly staff meetings at least 50% of the time, hospice's quality assessment and performance improvement program, the interdisciplinary team in the development and implementation of the patient/family care plan, patient care conferences, quality improvement activities and in-services; and attends agency mandatory in-services, hospice sponsored in-service training/continuing education seminars.

12. Demonstrates a willingness to be cost effective in the use of agency resources, the monitoring of waste and the proper use of supplies and equipment.

13. Adheres to 3HC's Personnel Policy and performs other duties as assigned by supervisor

Requirements:

High School graduate
Ongoing knowledge of health regulations
At least one year experience in food services/commercial food production
Ability to multi-task
Ability to work independently and as a part of the IDG team
Serve Safe Certification Preferred, but not required

Same Day Pay Available with Tapcheck.

3HC is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex or sexual orientation, age, marital status, gender identity, national veteran or disability status.