DIETARY COOK

Job Description Job Description Full-time Cook position in our Nutritional Services Department, preparing food for LTC residents, Inpatient, and Cafe to for our Staff and Guests. 4, 10 hour shifts/week (8:30AM - 7PM), every other weekend and holiday. Full time benefits Include: IPERS, Health, Dental, Vision Insurance, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance. PTO and Sick Time accrual starts day one. Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Employee Job Description Job T itle: Cook Primary Function and Relationship to Total Organization Provides nutritional needs for individual patients, residents, visitors, and staff. Communicates with nutritional care team members on behalf of the patients and coordinates patient care with other health team members. Organizes those aspects of nutritional care for which she/he is accountable. Reports to: Nutritional Services Manager and Supervisors Supervises: None Essential Duties and Responsibilities Prepares kitchen for daily duties. Prepping food for patients and staff. Preparing carts, utensils, and supplies for each department. Following the dietary guidelines for modified diets, and diet orders Documents temperatures and amounts of food for each meal daily. Follows all cooling procedures for meals prepared. Plans the three-day thaw of the upcoming menu. Prioritizes, plans, and organizes the weekly menu. Participates in the daily cleaning tasks. Maintains the weekly inventory list. Rotating the stock or inventory with the FIFO method. Stocks the necessary items for their area. Participates in the washing and sanitizing of all the dishes, kitchen equipment, and utensils. Participates in educational requirements. Physical & Mental Requirements: PHYSICAL/MENTAL CHARACTERISTICS REQUIRED BY ESSENTIAL AND MARGINAL TASKS TASK X TASK X 1. Heavy lifting, 45 lbs. & over 19. Pushing X 2. Moderate lifting, 15-44 lbs. X 20. Stooping 3. Light lifting, under 15 lbs. 21. Climbing stairs 4. Heavy carrying, 45 lbs. & Over 22. Climbing ladders 5. Moderate carrying, 15-44 lbs. X 23. Operating mechanical equipment X 6. Light carrying, under 15 lbs. 24. Operating office equipment 7. Straight pulling 25. Operating motor vehicle 8. Pulling hand over hand 26. Ability to see X 9. Repeated bending X 27. Identify colors X 10. Reaching above shoulder X 28. Depth perception needed 11. Simple grasping X 29. Hearing (with aid) 12. Dual simultaneous grasping 30. Hearing (without aid) X 13. Walking X 31. Ability to write X 14. Standing X 32. Ability to count X 15. Sitting X 33. Ability to read X 16. Crawling 34. Other (please specify): 17. Twisting X 35. Other (please specify): 18. Kneeling 36. Other (please specify): RELATED WORK SITE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS TASK X TASK X 1. Outside X 13. Dust X 2. Inside X 14. Grease and oils X 3. Travel X 15. Solvents X a) car 16. Radiant/electrical energy b) van 17. Slippery/uneven walking surfaces X c) bus 18. Working around machines with moving parts and moving objects X d) plane 19. Working around moving objects or vehicles X 4. Excessive heat X 20. Working below ground 5. Excessive cold X 21. Working on ladders or scaffolding 6. Excessive humidity X 22. Working with hands in water X 7. Excessive dampness/chill 23. Vibration 8. Dry atmosphere 24. Working closely with others X 9. Excessive noise/intermittent 25. Working alone X 10. Constant noise 26. Longer or irregular work hours X 11. Silica, asbestos, etc. 27. Other (please specify): 12. Fumes, smoke, gases 28. Other (please specify): Minimum educational requirements General Subjects of Concern: a. Maintains a courteous and professional manner in dealing with patients, visitors, physicians and co-workers, as applicable. b. Shows a positive attitude toward work schedules, department and hospital changes, assignments and other personnel. c. Presents professional appearance in dress and grooming, complies with departmental dress requirements and wears hospital identification badge. d. Conforms to hospital policy regarding use of sick time, personal days, notification of absence or tardiness. e. Is cost effective in utilization of time, equipment and supplies. f. Willingly cooperates with co-workers and other departments. Employment variables/approximate hours*/misc information: *Schedules are subject to change as needed I have read, understand and have had these primary job responsibilities and job requirements reviewed with me. I confirm that I am able to perform these responsibilities and meet these requirements without accommodations under ADA OR with the following accommodations under ADA: Employee/Applicant __________________________________ Date _____________________ Acknowledged _______________________________________ Date

Location: Humboldt, Iowa, US

Posted Date: 11/24/2025