Cook

About Us

Cornerstone Healthcare Group, based in Dallas, Texas, was founded in 1990 and provides excellent healthcare services to our patients, residents and their families.

Our employees make a difference, join us so you can too! We pride ourselves on our quality of care, responsive service, and commitment to excellence. We treat each employee, patient and resident like we would a member of our own family, and measure our success by the direct impact we have on improving the quality of life for our employees, patients and residents.

Responsibilities:

The Cook is responsible for preparing palatable, nourishing, well-balanced meals to meet the daily nutritional and special dietary needs for patients ranging in age from 18 years to geriatric experiencing medically complex conditions, general medical-surgical conditions, with rehabilitation and/or wound care needs.

 The Cook duties include:

• The cleanliness and sanitation of the cooking area and stoves.

• Preparing, operating, and maintaining all cooking equipment according to Standardized menus.

• Provides instruction to staff/in food preparation and storage.
• Responsible for preparing requisitions.
• Works under general supervision, with moderate latitude for use of initiative and judgement.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• $13.00/ HR

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to project a Professional Image.
• Working knowledge and ability to apply professional standards of practice in job situations.
• Customer Service skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, stressful environment.
• Ability to project a professional image.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Working knowledge of personal computer and software applications used in job functions (AS-400, Word processing, databases, spreadsheets, etc.)
• Persons who have been found guilty by a court of law of abusing, neglecting, or mistreating individuals in a health care related setting are ineligible for employment in this position.
• Freedom from illegal use of drugs.
• Freedom from use of and effects of use of drugs and alcohol in the workplace.

Education and/or Experience:

• Experience in a health care setting preferred.
• One (1) to three (3) months related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred. 
• One-year experience as a cook in an institutional food service setting preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Food Certification Completion required.