Cook

BJC HealthCare; Belleville (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare organization as a Cook at Memorial Hospital Belleville, where you'll play a vital role in providing high-quality nutrition services. This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic kitchen environment, preparing delicious meals for patients and visitors while adhering to strict dietary guidelines. With an emphasis on food safety and quality, you'll utilize a range of cooking techniques and equipment to ensure every dish meets the highest standards. Enjoy competitive benefits, including a sign-on bonus and comprehensive health coverage. If you have a passion for cooking and helping others, this role is perfect for you!

Benefits

Sign On Bonus

Comprehensive Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan with Match

Tuition Assistance

Paid Time Off

Adoption Assistance

Qualifications

• Prepares hot and cold foods for patient services and catering.
• Follows dietary requirements and food safety guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Preps and prepares food items using various cooking techniques.
• Cleans kitchen equipment to maintain sanitation standards.

Skills

Food Preparation

Food Safety Compliance

Cooking Techniques

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Institutional Cooking Equipment

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Do you enjoy helping others? Do you enjoy cooking? Come join our team at Memorial Hospital as a Cook.

DAILY PAY

• Sign On Bonus $1000
• Full Time
• Shift: 5AM-130PM OR 12PM-830PM
• Rotating Weekends and Holidays

Overview

Memorial Hospital Belleville is an acute care hospital offering medical and surgical services plus critical and emergency care including Children’s at Memorial for pediatric emergency care. It provides patients a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services as well as heart and vascular care. Memorial, offering medical and surgical services plus critical care, is an accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and is designated as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health. In addition, Memorial Belleville recently was accredited by the American College of Radiology as a designated Lung Cancer Screening Center. Since 2008, it has been designated as a Magnet-recognized organization for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Memorial Hospital Shiloh , a 94-bed, all-private suite hospital was recognized with Magnet status in 2018 and provides emergency care, labor & delivery, nursery, medical and surgical services plus critical care.

The Food & Nutrition Department is responsible for providing high quality nutrtion services to patients, staff and visitors on a daily basis. Services also include vending machines and meeting/special event catering.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Performs a variety of food service production activities such as pre-preparation and preparation of hot and cold foods for patient services, retail and catering operations following all dietary requirements. Properly handles and stores food per applicable regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

Preps and prepares food items by cutting, chopping, slicing, dicing, pureeing, marinating, etc. This includes washing, peeling, cutting, seeding vegetables/fruits, along with weighing and measuring designated ingredients.

Follows standardized recipes, producing food items by utilizing various cooking techniques such as sautéing, broiling, braising, blanching, baking, grilling, deep fat frying, and steaming using a variety of institutional equipment while meeting proper food quality and proper serving temperatures.

Properly chills and stores foods in designated areas following all labeling, dating, food safety guidelines and rotation procedures as well as completing designated food safety quality control logs.

Ensures compliance of special dietary requirements, nutritional restrictions, allergens, modified textures and other special dietary needs.

Cleans kitchen equipment, appliances, and work areas to ensure conformance to the highest level of sanitation.

Minimum Requirements

Experience

No Experience

Supervisor Experience

No Experience

Preferred Requirements

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Experience

<2 years

Licenses & Certifications

ServSafe Certification

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

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*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer