2nd Cook

2020 Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital in Mount Vernon, NY is seeking a day shift Food Service Cook. You will prepare hot and cold foods for patients, cafeteria, faculty dining and catered events, using standardized recipes while upholding sanitary standards.

You will work with the care team, ensure proper portioning and on-time production, maintain clean work areas, and follow New York State health and safety requirements.

Qualifications

• High School Required; 1-3 years, 2 years in an institutional or commercial cooking facility.
• Required English proficiency (speak, read, and write effectively).
• Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital is an equal opportunity employer.

Responsibilities

• Prepares entrees, soups, sauces, vegetables, salads, starches and desserts.
• Produces quantities necessary for patient, cafeteria and catering needs.
• Maintains sanitary and safety standards in preparation and storage.
• Offers cafeteria customers a variety by preparing short order items.
• Keeps non-patient areas clean and checks expiration dates on supplies.
• Provides a safe environment following infection control and safety policies.
• Communicates observations to the care team and assists colleagues as needed.
• Reports on and off duty to designated team leaders.

Skills

Cooking

Teamwork

Communication

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

City/State: Mount Vernon, New York

Grant Funded: No

Department: MMV Food and Nutrition Services

Bargaining Unit: 1199

Work Shift: Day

Work Days: ROTATING SCHEDULE

Scheduled Hours: 5:30 AM-2 PM

Scheduled Daily Hours: 6 HOURS

Hourly Rate: $25.84

For 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.

Job Summary

Prepares all hot and cold foods for patients, Cafeteria, Faculty Dining Room and catered events, using standardized recipes while maintaining sanitary standards.

Essential Functions

1. 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 promote 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.

Qualifications

High School Required 1-3 years 2 years in an Institutional or commercial cooking facility.

Required English proficiency (must be able to speak, read, and write effectively Ability to do basic computation. Certificate and/or courses in food preparation and cooking from a culinary arts or restaurant school.

Required Montefiore 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.

Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital (MVH) is a 121-bed, community-based teaching hospital that has been serving the medical needs of the community and region since its founding in 1891. Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital provides inpatient, critical care and ambulatory services. The Hospital is part of Montefiore Health System, a premier academic medical center and the University Hospital system for Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital is a New York State-designated Stroke Center and HIV/AIDS Center, and it is home to the Beale Chronic Wound Treatment and Hyperbaric Center and the Montefiore School of Nursing.