Cook

Cook Opportunity:

The Cook is responsible for preparing cooking and serving high-quality food for residents clients employees and visitors across all Nutritional Services areas including the cafeteria and Bistro. This role follows standardized recipes production sheets and menus to ensure proper nutrition flavor safety and consistency. The Cook ensures full compliance with state federal and local regulations including CMS Food Code Joint Commission and Health Department requirements.
In the absence of the Nutritional Services Supervisor/Manager the Cook provides essential supervisory support to maintain operations.

What Youll Get:

• The starting pay range for this role is $19.40 - $21.13 based on experience.
• This job is a full-time in person position. The hours are usually 6:00am 2:30pm and an occasional 11:00am - 7:30pm with every other weekend and holiday required.
• PTO paid holidays health insurance dental insurance vision insurance on-site bistro and cafeteria employee assistance program newly updated facility and more.
• As a full-time employee of NCHC you are eligible for the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS). The WRS is a hybrid defined benefit plan. It contains elements of both a 401(k) or defined contribution plan and a defined benefit plan. Participating staff contribute 7.2% and NCHC will match this at 100% each pay period!

What You Bring:

Required:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to read understand and follow standardized recipes diet orders safety procedures and production sheets.

Preferred:

• More than 1 year of cooking experience in a skilled nursing facility hospital or closely related healthcare area.
• Experience in institutional cooking

In evaluating candidates for this position North Central Health Care may consider a combination of education training and experience which provides the necessary knowledge skills and abilities to perform the duties of this position.

What a Cook does at NCHC:

• Reviews menus diet orders recipes and production sheets to determine food types and quantities needed.
• Prepares cooks and portions food for residents staff and visitors ensuring appropriate texture consistency temperature and presentation.
• Accurately follows standardized recipes to meet nutritional requirements and ensure quality taste and appearance.
• Uses appropriate equipment and tools (e.g. blenders grinders slicers kettles steamers griddles) to prepare menu items.
• Adjusts seasonings ingredients and preparation methods as needed to maintain quality and flavor.

• Adheres to all sanitation and infection-control standards required by CMS state and federal food codes Joint Commission and Health Department.
• Ensures cleanliness of work areas equipment and utensils in accordance with departmental procedures.
• Regularly tests and documents food temperatures; maintains required temperature logs for food refrigerators freezers and chillers.
• Practices safe food handling allergen awareness and cross-contamination prevention.

• Serves as the acting supervisor during weekends holidays or when the Nutritional Services Supervisor/Manager is unavailable.
• Provides work direction assigns tasks mentors new cooks and assists with problem resolution.
• Supports staffing needs by managing call-ins and contacting on-call or leadership personnel as needed.

• Interacts with residents staff and peers to obtain feedback and support meal satisfaction.
• Works cooperatively with dietitians nursing staff and office staff to ensure residents receive accurate diet orders and accommodations for allergies or intolerances.
• Engages with team members to coordinate meal preparation portioning and service.

• Uses UKG OnShift email and date-coding systems to complete required tasks.
• Performs additional duties as assigned to support departmental operations.

Working Environment and Physical Requirements:

• Frequent standing walking bending and repetitive movements.
• Lifting up to 50 pounds frequently.
• Ability to smell taste and hear for food quality safety and environmental awareness.
• Ability to handle hot equipment steam sharp tools and fast-paced kitchen conditions.
• Primarily indoor kitchen environment with exposure to heat steam humidity and background noise.
• Exposure to cleaning chemicals odors and potential biological hazards due to proximity to healthcare settings.
• Occasional contact with irritated or agitated individuals.

Who We Are:

Nestled in the heart of Central Wisconsin North Central Health Care (NCHC) is a healthcare organization formed over fifty years ago as a partnership between three Central Wisconsin counties - Langlade Lincoln and Marathon. NCHC employs more than 600 professionals in diverse roles across a variety of care and work provide passionate and high-quality care for individuals and families within the fields of mental health treatment addiction services long term care short term care physical therapy crisis stabilization and so much more. We have amazing employees who provide exceptional care and want to add to our team. You can visit our website at to learn more.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer sponsorship including but not limited to visa sponsorship or employment-based immigration support.

In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act NCHC will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer. North Central Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Required Experience:

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