Compassionate Hospital Cook: Patient Meals

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic; United States; On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Trinity Health, Saint Luke’s Home in Springfield, seeks a part-time cook to prepare meals for patients, staff and visitors per established recipes and menus. You will measure ingredients, use kitchen equipment, monitor seasoning and serving temperatures, and ensure timely meal preparation.

The role requires a high school education with up to one year of cooking training, basic food service experience, and the ability to lift up to 20 pounds.

Qualifications

• Work requires a high school level of educational development and up to one year of basic technical training in cooking techniques.
• No certification, registration, or licensure required.
• Work requires the analytical ability to gather and interpret data.
• Work requires the ability to understand and respond to simple written or verbal instructions. Occasionally requires contact with patients and/or visitors, which involves ordinary courtesy.
• Work requires lifting objects weighing up to 20 pounds on an hourly basis.
• Work requires standing for up to two hours at a time on an hourly basis.
• Work requires ability to reach and grasp objects.
• Work requires pushing or pulling supply carts on a daily basis.

Responsibilities

• Receives orders for items to be cooked and obtains necessary food items and equipment from storage areas.
• Measures, weighs and combines ingredients for quantity preparation of soups, entrees, casseroles, vegetables, meats, gravies and other food items in accordance with established recipes.
• Cooks regular and diet menu items according to established recipes.
• Inspects and tastes food for correct seasoning, quality and proper serving temperature, and adds ingredients or seasonings to improve flavor and/or texture.
• Ensures menu items are prepared in a timely manner and that items requiring advance preparation are prepared, cooked and ready for assigned meal time.
• Monitors consumption of assigned menu items and alters food production levels in order to avoid potential shortages or surpluses.
• Operates a variety of manual and/or automated kitchen equipment such as ovens, grills, toasters, fryers, mixers, blenders, and so forth.
• Maintains records of food supplies as well as ingredients used in preparation of menu items.
• Transports foodstuffs to and from storerooms and refrigerators to preparation/serving areas. Ensures foodstuffs requiring refrigeration are properly stored and maintains counters, utensils and assigned work areas in a clean and sanitary condition.
• Estimate food needs and, as necessary, requisitions food supplies from stores.
• In the absence of the Food Service Director assumes responsibility for the dietary department.
• Organizes the responsibilities and monitors the performance of the diet aides.

Skills

High school diploma

Technical cooking training

Food service experience

Analytical skills

Instruction following

Lifting 20 lbs

Stand for 2 hours

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Trinity Health, Saint Luke’s Home in Springfield, seeks a part-time cook to prepare meals for patients, staff and visitors per established recipes and menus. You will measure ingredients, use kitchen equipment, monitor seasoning and serving temperatures, and ensure timely meal preparation.

The role requires a high school education with up to one year of cooking training, basic food service experience, and the ability to lift up to 20 pounds.