Liberty Cares with Compassion….

LIBERTY SENIOR LIVING is currently seeking an experienced:

HEALTH CENTER CHEF MANAGER

JOB SUMMARY:

• Ensures all meals are prepared, served, and stored consistent with the current federal, state, and local standards governing nursing home/long-term care and assisted living facilities.
• Trains, recognizes, and documents performance as needed.
• Provides day-to-day work direction and problem-solving while continually communicating standards with team members.
• Interviews, hires, on-boards, and reviews team members while ensuring appropriate staffing patterns.
• Trains team to continually improve quality of work to meet regulatory requirements and increase knowledge.
• Establishes and maintains effective communication with residents, CDM, and all team members.
• Recognizes the importance of customer service and strives each day to provide an exceptional experience for each person we serve.
• Leads team to ensure each interaction with customers are positive.
• Develops and maintains a work environment that is conducive to high productivity and morale.
• Serves as a liaison between CDM’s, Dietitians and Nursing team members to ensure residents’ nutritional needs are met.
• Oversees all meals are delivered timely, properly, and accurately.
• Follows and abides by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, (HIPAA) privacy guidelines as administered by Liberty Senior Living.
• Monitors required inventory as established by departmental census/budgets.
• Order food and supplies as needed
• Track invoices from vendors, checks orders for accuracy, and supervises the proper storage of food and non-food items
• Ensure stored items meet or exceed regulatory compliance by following food code procedures, such as, first-in-first-out, (FIFO), date received, date opened, date of expiration etc.
• Ensures proper temperatures and storage of raw and leftover foods; inspects and maintains the cleanliness of the refrigerated areas, storage rooms, utility rooms, and other areas of the dining services department.
• Ensures that dining staff personnel maintain habits of good personal hygiene and infection control procedures
• Ensures that dining team members comprehend and follows standard precautions, safety rules, disaster policies and procedures, and sanitation of work areas in the kitchen.
• Reports any equipment in need of repair through Liberty’s TEL’s program and follows up with CDM and/or Maintenance to ensure repairs are completed.
• In the event of a fire or other emergency, he/she assists with resident evacuation.
• Attends in-service training and other work-related meetings as required or approved.
• Carries out special projects as identified by Liberty Senior Living

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Requires a minimum of three years of cooking and 1-2 years of supervising within a Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living, and/or Memory Care food service operation.
• Completion of a state-approved food safety course is required.
• Patience, tact, enthusiasm, and a positive attitude toward managing kitchen operations serving Health Center residents are essential.
• Ability to work with a variety of staff and residents with differing values, attitudes, capabilities, and dispositions is essential.
• Know and maintain local, state and federal requirements regarding health inspections.

Visit www.libertycareers.com for more information.
Background checks/drug-free workplace.
EOE.