COOK

Dover Behavioral; Dover (DE); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Assistance

Loan Forgiveness

Career development opportunities

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

Health, Dental, Vision Plans

401(K) with company match

Discounted stock plan

Job summary

Dover Behavioral Health System, located in Dover, Delaware, is seeking a Dietary Cook to provide high-quality meals for patients, staff, and visitors. The role emphasizes accurate food preparation, safe handling, and maintaining a clean dining area within a hospital setting.

Responsibilities include following recipes, portion control, monitoring temperatures, and performing additional duties as needed to ensure exceptional service in a busy healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• One year experience in the food service industry.
• Preferred: Hospital or military food preparation/serving experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare hot and cold foods via documented recipes and production sheets.
• While providing excellent customer service, portion foods on customers’ plates or in approved packaging.
• Take, record, and monitor food temperatures of food items.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Responsibilities

We are seeking a dynamic and talented Dietary Cook. The incumbent will be responsible for high quality service to patients, staff, and visitors through the preparation and serving of meals and keeping the dining area clean.

Dover Behavioral Health System is a 104-bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in the beautiful Dover, Delaware area. Dover Behavioral Health System features individual units for adolescents and adults and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs. On average, over 10,000 patients receive care from our compassionate health care team each year at Dover Behavioral Health System. This opportunity offers working at a hospital known for its outstanding patient satisfaction, including ranking 6th for highest patient satisfaction in 2020 compared to over 200+ psychiatric hospitals. We attribute this success to our talented and dedicated staff. We are the best at what we do!

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare hot and cold foods via documented recipes and production sheets
• While providing excellent customer service, portion foods on customers’ plates or in approved packaging
• Take, record, and monitor food temperatures of food items
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• One year experience in the food service industry

Preferred Qualifications

• Hospital or military food preparation/serving experience

Benefits

• Tuition Assistance
• Loan Forgiveness
• Orientation (Could earn 20 CEUs) * Career development opportunities across UHS and its 300+ locations
• Diverse programming to expand your experience and energize your career HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

*UHS benefits are available to employees who are regularly scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week. Coverage is effective on day 31 of employment. Eligibility for employees who are scheduled to work less than 30 hours per week varies by location.

EEO

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.