Cook

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with company match

Career development programs

Employee discounts

Job summary

St. Davids Medical Center is seeking a Cook PRN to produce high quality meals per the menu while complying with food safety standards. You will follow standardized recipes, requisition items, and monitor temps to ensure patient meals meet quality expectations.

The role requires adherence to HACCP procedures, daily temperature checks, and collaboration with the Food Production team to ensure timely meal service. High School diploma and Food Handler Certification are required.

Qualifications

• Candidates must follow standardized recipes and maintain food safety standards.
• Familiarity with HACCP-based procedures and temperature checks.
• Ability to requisition food items and forecast needs.
• Must attend required meetings and in-services when scheduled.

Responsibilities

• Produces high quality foods according to the assigned menu and standards.
• Requisitions items, checks recipes, and forecasts production needs.
• Maintains food temperatures and records refrigerator/freezer temps daily.
• Sanitizes equipment and work areas before, during, and after use.
• Performs miscellaneous duties as assigned to support service goals.

Skills

Food preparation

Food safety

Temperature checks

Communication

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Cook? At St. Davids Medical Center, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to 300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Produces high quality foods consistently to the assigned menu in accordance to all food safety standards.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Produces food in accordance with the menu in sufficient quantity and quality.

• Adheres to standardized recipes.
• Requisitions food items according to established procedures.
• Check recipes & ingredient control issue on a daily basis.
• Adheres to designated time schedules for the patient tray line, cafe, dr, & special function.
• Recommends appropriate changes in recipes & forecasts.
• Checks menus for all production areas daily and prepares items according to the forecast in batches to retain the quality at all times.
• Checks leftovers on a daily bases and sees that they are utilized in recipes on the menu when appropriate.
• Garnishes all food and serving lines according to the standards set for each item.

2. Maintains all departmental quality assurance standards in accordance to regulatory agencies.

• Adheres to HACCP based food safety preparation and cooking procedures.
• Checks food temperatures (cold/hot) on every item prepared to assure appropriate cooking & cooling is achieved.
• Checks and records refrigerator & freezer temperatures on a daily basis.
• Sanitizes equipment and work area prior, during, & after use. Completes designated equipment cleaning as assigned.

3. Communicates and cooperates with all other personnel of the department to achieve overall quality of service.

• Informs Food Production Manager daily of food production activities and needs.
• Furnishes adequate food items according to established times for pts, tray line, cafe, dr & special functions.
• Attends 90% of all departmental and facility meetings and all required in-services.

4. Practices safety techniques.

• Adheres to standard safety procedures in all aspects of the job.
• Learns correct equipment operating procedures and reports malfunctions to supervisor immediately.
• Responsible for careful and safe handling of all equipment, knives, pans, etc.

5. Performs miscellaneous job duties as assigned.

• Ensures assigned duties are enthusiastically completed as designated.
• Ensures completion of duties provides results at the level requested.

COMPETENCIES EXPECTED AND EVALUATED

Performance and behaviors must be aligned with and support the St. David’s Healthcare Mission, Vision, Values and Goals.

• Mission: To provide exceptional care to every patient, every day with a spirit of warmth, friendliness and personal pride.
• Vision: To be the finest care and service organization in the world.
• Values: Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence
• Goals: Exceptional Care, Customer Loyalty and Financial Strength

Employees are expected to follow:

• All hospital/departmental policies and procedures
• All service excellence programs (AIDET, Key Words/Key Times, Hourly Rounding, Bedside Shift Report, etc.)
• Ethics and Compliance Program
• Values Commitment
• Patient and Employee safety/security policies and protocols
• Comply with all requirements of employment (license/certification, annual education, vaccine preventable diseases/annual flu requirements)

EDUCATION PREFERRED: High School Graduate/Equivalent

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS Required: Food Handler Certification

Benefits

St. Davids Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

St. David’s Medical Center, part of St. David’s HealthCare, is a comprehensive medical facility with three locations: St. David’s Medical Center, Heart Hospital of Austin, and St. David’s Georgetown Hospital. Located in Central Austin, St. David’s Medical Center features a 371-bed acute care hospital and a 64-bed rehabilitation hospital, offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services.

The hospital provides a full spectrum of womens services, including a renowned Level IV maternity unit, maternal-fetal medicine, and a high-risk maternal and neonatal transport team. It also boasts the region’s largest Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and offers outpatient breast imaging services through Solis Mammography, which is situated on-site. Additionally, the facility includes a 24-hour emergency department and a comprehensive stroke center.

St. David’s Medical Center specializes in treating high-acuity surgical patients, offering complex procedures such as spine surgeries, total joint replacements, advanced surgical oncology, bariatric surgery, and general surgery. It is also home to the esteemed Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute. The hospital has earned accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Magnet® hospital, the highest and most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can achieve for nursing practice and quality patient care.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Good people beget good people.
- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Cook PRN opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.