COOK

Spring Mountain Treatment Center; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a full-time Dietary Cook, where you will play a crucial role in preparing meals for patients. This position values presentation and customer service skills. With responsibilities including meal preparation and maintaining a clean kitchen environment, you'll contribute to a rewarding work setting.

Benefits

Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off

Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans

401(K) with company match

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Two years’ experience in the kitchen, preferably in psychiatric/patient care setting.
• Ability to follow both written and verbal instructions.
• Current Food Handler's Card.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, seasons, and cooks food for hospital patients and visitors.
• Plans cooking schedule in conjunction with supervisor.
• Maintains cooking area in a clean and orderly manner.

Skills

Customer Service

Presentation

Cooking Skills

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

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JOIN OUR TEAM!

Spring Mountain Treatment Center is currently seeking a dynamic professional to join our team as a full time Dietary Cook. Under the supervision of the Manager of Dietary Services, prepares, seasons, and cooks food for the hospital patients, employees, and visitors. As our Cook, you must remember that meals are three of our patients' most important time of the day; cooks will prepare and serve food in accordance with menus, diet specifications, and sanitary practices. Presentation and customer service skills are key.

Responsibilities

JOIN OUR TEAM!

Spring Mountain Treatment Center is currently seeking a dynamic professional to join our team as a full time Dietary Cook. Under the supervision of the Manager of Dietary Services, prepares, seasons, and cooks food for the hospital patients, employees, and visitors. As our Cook, you must remember that meals are three of our patients' most important time of the day; cooks will prepare and serve food in accordance with menus, diet specifications, and sanitary practices. Presentation and customer service skills are key.

Job Duties/Responsibilites

• Reviews menus to determine type and quantities of meats, vegetables, and soups to be prepared
• Plans cooking schedule in conjunction with supervisor and/or dietitian to ensure that food will be ready at specified times. Confers with dietitian /supervisor regarding modified diet preparation and use of leftovers
• Prepares or supervises washing, trimming, cooking, and seasoning of food items for each meal
• Maintains cooking area in a clean, neat and orderly manner
• Provides assistance on the line such as tray set-up, salad preparation, etc.
• Serves meals in pleasant manner
• Performs other duties as assigned
  
  

Benefit Highlights

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• 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
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com
  
  

About Spring Mountain Treatment Center

Spring Mountain Behavioral Services has provided mental health services to the Las Vegas community since 2001, treating children, teens, adults and senior adults with behavioral health or addiction issues. We offer a supportive and healthy environment with 24-hour care that allows people of all ages to make positive changes in their lives. Our primary location, Spring Mountain Treatment Center, focuses on the stabilization of acute symptoms for patients age 5 to 65, along with select outpatient care programs for teens. Our secondary location, Spring Mountain Sahara, houses our Adult Outpatient and Senior Adult Inpatient programs.

Spring Mountain Treatment Center is a 110-bed mental health facility that provides acute crisis stabilization services for adults, teens, and children in a secure inpatient setting. Our individualized treatment includes a structured, therapeutic environment, intensive physician involvement and oversight, and daily group and educational programs. We provide a caring and healthy environment that gives individuals a chance to make positive changes.

About Uhs

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Minimum High School diploma or equivalent required
• Current Food Handler's Card
• Minimum two years’ experience in the kitchen, in a psychiatric/patient care setting preferred
• Must consistently maintain a safe and clean working environment, following both Spring Mountain and the State Of Nevada Policy and Procedures
• Ability to assess food and supply items relative to daily scheduled menus, as well as, for special events and/or activities
• Must be able to stoop, kneel, crouch, reach and stand for long periods of time
• Ability to follow both written and verbal instructions
• New hires are required to attend 1 full week of New Employee Orientation on day shift, normally 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday
• Must successfully pass background check (includes criminal history, Child Abuse and Neglect Registry, and ABI/FBI fingerprint check) and drug screen
  
  

Eeo Statement

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.

Notice

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.

If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care and Mental Health Care

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