Cook

Hopedale Medical Complex; Hopedale (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Hopedale Medical Complex is seeking a full-time Cook responsible for preparing and delivering various meal options to patients and residents. This float position requires adherence to dietary requirements while ensuring high-quality food service and safety standards within a healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Understanding of modified diets and compliance with food safety regulations.
• Basic culinary skills for preparing quality meals.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, season, cook, and serve food items.
• Maintain high standards of sanitation and food safety.
• Assist in food production set-up, service, and clean-up.

Job description

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About the job:

The Cook is responsible for preparing, working with, and delivering food according to the nutritional needs of the patients and residents. This position will provide a variety of hot and cold food items for various meal periods to include Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Special/Catered Events. The Cook provides food and customer service to the patients, nursing home residents, independent/assisted living residents, and personnel while maintaining high standards of quality, sanitation and safety. This is a float position and the shifts will vary between morning starting at 5:30 am, afternoon starting at 10:30 am and evening starting at 9am, with rotating weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• The Cook prepares and dishes quality food accurately and attractively according to diet and menu.
• Follows basic recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving, and serving soups, meats, vegetables and other foodstuff for consumption at Hopedale Medical Complex.
• Understand modified diets and is a team player in working toward patient/resident nutritional well-being.
• Ensures compliance with state, local, and regulatory agencies as it relates to food service.
• The Cook assists with set-up, service, and clean-up of food production.
• Ensure that food temperatures are maintained at proper levels at preparation and throughout service.
• Ensure that all food supplies are on hand per the planned menu 24 hours prior to meal service.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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