Why Work For Us? Home Health & Hospice Care is your trusted local expert, offering home health care, advanced illness management and hospice care. Since 1883 we have been providing high quality, state of the art health care services to address the diverse needs of the community. We are growing and so can you. Best of all, our non-profit agency offers a culture of compassion, quality and respect. Don't just find a job - find meaning in what you do.
Schedule: 8am to 4:30 pm 24 hrs. flexible schedule includes 1 weekend a month
Why You'll Love Us: - Competitive pay rates.
- Medical, Dental, Vision benefits starting the 1st of the month following your start date.
- Accrued Earned time (PTO)
- 403b with matching (fully vested) and discretionary annual core contributions.
Responsibilities - Prepares food for patients and residents for regular meals and on demand.
- Ensures food supplies are appropriate and places orders when necessary.
- Follows town and state health regulations.
- Ensure clean kitchen and workplace, as outlined on cleaning task list.
- Ensures food supplies are rotated appropriately.
- Recordkeeping to include recording refrigerator and dishwasher temperatures to designated log daily.
- Completes weekly menus, minimizing food waste.
- Performs daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly tasks as assigned.
- Trains volunteers and per diem employees as needed.
- Provides excellent customer service.
- Communicates clearly with patients, families, volunteers, and staff members.
- Completes other assigned duties and projects as directed.
Qualifications - High School diploma or GED
- Excellent communication and organization skills
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Ability to read, write and speak English.
- Ability to understand and carry out directions and instructions.
- Ability to work weekdays, weekends and holidays, alternating shifts with other cook(s)
- Successful completion of ServSafe course upon hire.
Preferred Qualifications - Experience cooking in a healthcare environment.
- Two to Three (2-3) years of experience in cooking with meal preparation.
- Proficient with dietary needs.
- Experience with Merrimack and state health regulations.
Required - Pre-employment physical.
- Annual flu vaccine unless provided with religious or medical waiver.
- Satisfactory background screening including criminal record.
We value diversity - in backgrounds and in experiences. Healthcare is a universal concern, and we need people from all backgrounds and swaths of life to help build the future of healthcare.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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