COOK

Universal Hospital Services Inc.; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 2,617,000; Full time

Job summary

Millwood Hospital in Arlington, TX is seeking a Cook for PRN shifts to prepare and serve meals for patients and staff according to approved menus. The role requires a high school diploma and at least two years of quantity cooking experience, plus knowledge of modified diets and food safety sanitation.

Responsibilities include assisting the Lead Cook or Dietary Manager when they are away, ensuring smooth kitchen operations and meal service for the facility’s patients and staff.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required with at least 2 years of quantity cooking experience.
• Basic knowledge of modified diets and training in food service sanitation required.
• Food handler’s permit and experience with industrial kitchen equipment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner for patients and staff per menu cycles.
• Assist Lead Cook or Dietary Manager if they are away; manage department as needed.

Skills

Quantity cooking

Food safety sanitation

Supervisory experience

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Industrial kitchen equipment

Job description

Responsibilities

Who We Are:

Millwood Hospital (a UHS Facility) is a 134-bed mental health facility that provides inpatient and outpatient mental health and chemical dependency treatment. Millwood’s caring, and multidisciplinary staff has successfully provided inpatient and outpatient mental health and chemical dependency care to children, adolescents, adults, and senior adults since 1971. Millwood Hospital is located in Arlington, TX in the heart of the city. It is 5 minutes away from AT&T Stadium home of the Dallas Cowboys. The hospital is less than 35 minutes from DFW International Airport. Millwood Hospital is a Joint Commission accredited hospital with a solid reputation in the community and is part of one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc.

For more information, please visit us at: https://millwoodhospital.com/

Position Summary:

The Cook is responsible for the preparation and service of breakfast, lunch and dinner meals for patients and facility staff according to the approved menu cycle and production sheets. If Lead Cook or Dietary Manager are away to be able and manage Department until one returns.

Shift:

PRN hours

Qualifications

Requirements:

Education/Experience

High school diploma or equivalent. Must have at least two (2) years’ experience in quantity cooking, a basic knowledge of modified diets; training in food service sanitation and possession of food service food handler’s permit is required; experience utilizing industrial kitchen equipment and utensils; and some prior kitchen supervisory experience helpful.

What do our current employees value at Millwood and UHS?

An environment that puts patient care first. One of the most rewarding aspects of this job is providing excellent care, comfort, and security to the patients and families you treat, at their most vulnerable times. Supportive and responsive leadership. You are never alone, as you are part of a large network of peer co-workers that routinely exchange ideas and review current topics within the industry. Having the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance in your career. There are very robust continuing education options and opportunities for skills diversification and career advancement with UHS.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $13.4 billion in 2022. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 94,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.