Cook

Parkridge Valley; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) matching

Job summary

Parkridge Valley is seeking a Food & Nutrition Cook to support patient meals and event catering across our campus in Chattanooga, TN. The role emphasizes accurate recipe execution, cleanliness, and responsive service for patients and staff.

You will read production sheets, forecast needs, and uphold confidentiality while aligning with the facility’s mission and values. Prior cooking experience helps, and ServSafe/food handler certification is required within 30 days of hire.

Qualifications

• High School Degree or equivalent is required.
• 1 year of cooking experience preferred.
• Food Handlers or ServSafe Certificate within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food per recipe specifications for patient line, retail areas, doctor’s lounge, or catered events.
• Read production sheets and forecast production needs.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the Food & Nutrition department.
• Demonstrate competencies as listed on the Competency Checklist.
• Adhere to confidentiality and patients' rights policies.

Skills

Cooking

Education

High School Degree / Equivalent

Job description

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Cook today with Parkridge Valley Child & Adolescent Campus.

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Food & Nutrition Cook will be an experienced and competent professional who is responsible for enhanced preparation, cleanliness, and organization of food and supplies in the Food & Nutrition Department. This role will provide excellent customer service to all patients and employees.

What you will do in this role:

• You will demonstrate the ability to perform specific competencies as listed on the Competency Checklist.
• You will integrate ethics in all areas of practice.
• You will adhere to confidentiality and patient's rights policies.
• You will support the facilities' mission and values.
• You will prepare food per recipe specifications for daily use on the patient line, retail areas, doctor's lounge, or for catered events.
• You will read production sheets and forecasts production needs.

What qualifications you will need:

• High School Degree / Equivalent
• 1 year of cooking experience preferred
• Food Handlers or ServSafe Certificate within 30 days of hire

Benefits

Parkridge Valley Child & Adolescent Campus, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs 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 support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for 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.

Parkridge Valley offers behavioral health. We offer addictive disorder treatment services. These are for children, adolescents and adults. We have four distinctive campuses. These include Parkridge Valley Adult and Senior. These include Parkridge Valley Child and Adolescent campus. These also include Parkridge Valley Cleveland and Parkridge Valley West. Parkridge Valley West is a behavioral health hospital. We offer adult inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services. These are offered to residents of Marion and its surrounding counties.

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for ten consecutive years (2010-2019). In 2019, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We promptly review all applications. Highly 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.