2nd Cook

Montefiore Medical; City of Mount Vernon (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital is hiring a Food Service Cook to prepare hot and cold foods for patients, the cafeteria, faculty dining, and catered events. You will follow standardized recipes, produce appropriate quantities, and maintain high sanitary standards.

Responsibilities include equipment-safe operations, assisting with short-order items, and collaborating with the care team to support quality patient meals and guest dining experiences.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required; culinary training preferred.
• English proficiency to read, write and communicate effectively.
• Certificate/courses in food preparation from culinary school desirable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare hot and cold foods for patients, cafeteria, dining rooms and events.
• Handle recipes, scale quantities for production levels, ensure no shortages.
• Maintain NYSDOH sanitary standards and a clean work area.
• Prepare short order items for cafeteria customers as needed.
• Keep non-patient areas clean and check supply expiry dates.
• Ensure safe environment and follow infection control policies.
• Collaborate with care team and communicate observations as required.
• Adhere to HR policies and participate in quality improvement initiatives.
• Assist team and report to unit leaders during shifts.
• Support Montefiore Medical Center mission and standards of care.

Skills

English proficiency

Basic computation

Education

High School Diploma

Culinary certificate

Job description

City/State:Mount Vernon, New YorkGrant Funded:NoDepartment:MMV Food and Nutrition ServicesBargaining Unit:1199Work Shift:DayWork Days:ROTATING SCHEDULEScheduled Hours:5:30 AM-2 PMScheduled Daily Hours:6 HOURSHourly Rate:$25.84For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors.To learn more about the “Montefiore Difference” – who we are at Montefiore and all that we have to offer our associates, please click here .Job SummaryPrepares all hot and cold foods for patients, Cafeteria, Faculty Dining Room and catered events, using standardized recipes while maintaining sanitary standards.Essential Functions1. Prepares main entrees, soups, sauces, vegetables, salads, starches and desserts by using applied knowledge of basic cooking techniques for all food items at various cooking stations. * Food produced is palatable, cooked to a proper temperature, visually appealing and produced on schedule.2. Proper quantities are produced that are necessary for patient and cafeteria and catering requirements by converting and adjusting recipes for increased/decreased production levels. * No shortages or overages.3. Maintains required standards set forth by the New York State Department of Health by maintaining sanitary and safety standards in the preparation and storage of all foods, and maintains a clean work area. * Visual inspections by First Cook and no violations from New York State Department of Health.4. Offer cafeteria customers a variety to increase satisfaction by preparing short order food items for customers in the cafeteria. * Offer cafeteria customers a variety to increase satisfaction by preparing short order food items for customers in the cafeteria.5. Maintains cleanliness of non-patient areas, (i.e. unit based supply rooms and rolling stock). Checks expiration dates on supplies core or unit based. * 100% compliance to quality control checks.6. Provides and maintains a safe environment through preventative and interventional measures. * Adherence to medical center's infection control, safety, and Disaster policies and procedures. Tags and removes broken equipment immediately. Communicates information regarding broken equipment to charge person of unit.7. Utilizes effective interpersonal skills to communicate and collaborate effectively with the Care Team. * Communicates observations of patient status to professional. Assists other staff members on team within scope of practice. Interacts with co-workers in a manner that promotes team building.8. Is responsible and accountable for own actions. * Adheres to medical center's Human Resource policies and procedures.9. Actively participates, practices and promotes continuous quality improvement. * Contributes to problem identification and problem solving in work environment, participating in task force and groups as necessary. Supports the mission, vision, critical success factors and goals of Montefiore Medical Center and the standards of care.10. Other duties as assigned. * Reports on and off duty to designated team leaders.QualificationsHigh School Required1-3 years 2 years in an Institutional or commercial cooking facility. RequiredEnglish proficiency (must be able to speak, read, and write effectivelyAbility to do basic computation.Certificate and/or courses in food preparation and cooking from a culinary arts or restaurant school. RequiredMontefiore Mount Vernon Hospital is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.