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Cook
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has adopted the Nutrition and Food Service (NFS) Modernization Initiative or Standardization Implementation Plan which is a new model of organizing and consolidating essential Nutrition and Food Service functions and services to the Medical Center. This streamlined and focused approach moves VHA forward in its continuum of providing comprehensive, compassionate, and coordinated care to Veterans.
What You'll Do
- →Prepares and heats convenience items such as frozen hash browns, fish fillets, and chicken nuggets; prepares pureed foods and adjusts consistency with thickeners Washes, peels, and cuts fruits and vegetables by hand or machine.
- →Lifts or moves objects weighing up to 40 lbs. unassisted.
- →Manipulates cumbersome and heavy objects, such as washing stainless steel mixing bowls, pushing heavy carts on caster, or operating heavy equipment.
- →Manual dexterity needed to safely operate equipment and to handle sharp knives and blades.
- →Hand-eye coordination and ability to concentrate and react quickly to serve food and operate equipment.
- →Working Conditions: The work is performed in areas of temperature extremes.
- →Work is carried out in kitchen/dish room areas that are often hot, uncomfortable, and noisy.
- →Environment includes exposure to extreme cold while working in walk-in refrigerators and freezers for extended periods of time to complete duties.
- →Works with other cooks, food service workers, and supervisors.
- →Exposed to stems, cooking odors, and noise from equipment and conversation.
- →Subject to hazards of cuts, bruises, strains, burns and falls in kitchen equipment.
- →Strong cleaning and sanitizing solutions may be skin and respiratory irritants.
- →Performs work in patient care settings where there may be exposure to contagious disease.
- →May have contact with patients who demonstrate verbally and/or physically aggressive behavior.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓This position does not have an education qualification requirement.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 71dc9f5f-fcd0-4a00-8d4c-eb3954424936
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