Cook

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 28,930,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a kitchen team member to prepare maternity specials daily and ensure adherence to sanitation standards across the department.

You will assist with general food preparation for patient meals, follow standardized recipes for vegetables, entrees, soups, and sauces, and ensure leftovers are logged for utilization. The role requires attention to cleanliness and safety in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospital food service helpful.
• Ability to follow standardized recipes and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and garnishes maternity specials daily.
• Uses labeling, dieting, and cooling procedures per department standards.
• Assists with food preparation for special functions.
• Prepares vegetables and/or main entrees for Mount Auburn Hospital patients and Cafeteria per standardized recipes.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary work area.
• Tests cooked food by taste, temperature, smell, and appearance.

Skills

Food prep

Sanitation

Teamwork

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Foods are prepared for all departmental feeding responsibilities. Patient tray line is served following established sanitation procedures.

Job Description

• Prepares and garnishes maternity specials daily.
• Uses proper documentation tools within department standards for labeling, dieting, and cooling procedures.
• Assists others with the preparation of food for special functions.
• Prepares vegetables and/or main entrees for Mount Auburn Hospital patients and Cafeteria following standardized recipes.
• Prepares soup, sauces, and stuffing for patient services.
• Maintains clean and sanitary work area.
• Sets up food for try line in appropriate size pans.
• Tests cooked food by taste, temperature, smell, and appearance.
• Backs patient tray line on grill/broiler as needed. Follows tally for batch cooking of temperature-sensitive items.
• Uses waste logs to record all leftovers and waste with written plans for utilization.
• Begins patient food preparation for the following day.
• Delegates duties to cook's helper.ualha