Cook

CommonSpirit Health Philanthropy; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization as a food service worker, where you'll support nutritional care and provide excellent service to patients and staff. No prior experience is required, and you will gain valuable certifications while working in a compassionate environment.

Qualifications

• No experience necessary.
• Current ServSafe Allergen and Food Handler Certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Follows food service standards and regulations.
• Prepares and serves food according to dietary requirements.
• Ensures high-quality patient and customer experience.

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Responsibilities

Participates in and supports all aspects of healthcare food service operations. Works with facility staff to provide optimal nutritional care and demonstrates excellent customer service to patients, guests, and staff.

Job Responsibilities

1. Follows healthcare food service industry standards, regulations, guidelines, and procedures, including monitoring and maintaining food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage processes. Avoids cross-contamination of foods and adheres to personal hygiene requirements. Maintains proper labeling of food products and ensures storage of food, equipment, and machinery per regulations and facility guidelines.
2. Prepares and serves food within guidelines of menu and dietary requirements using required kitchen utensils and equipment. Maintains knowledge of recipe ingredients to respond to food allergy questions or requests.
3. Follows organizational standards and guidelines for a high-quality patient and customer experience. Ensures proper meal portioning and aesthetically pleasing presentation.
4. May be responsible for one or more of the following:
   • Cashiering
   • Serving in the retail area
   • Assembling, delivering, and retrieving patient trays
   • Performing cold food prep
   • Performing utility assignments (e.g., dishwashing, washing pots & pans, maintaining equipment)
   • Performing catering functions and/or delivering/picking up catered food
   • Supporting inventory maintenance duties
   • Supporting/performs all department tasks as needed, including general cleaning of equipment and work areas (e.g., cleaning the tray line, equipment, coolers, office area, and emptying trash cans)

Qualifications

Experience: No experience necessary.

Education: High School Diploma/GED or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Licensure: Current (within the past 12 months) ServSafe Allergen and Food Handler Certifications. If not currently certified, certification to be obtained within 30 days of hire.

Overview

Welcome to Saint Joseph Hospital, a 433-bed hospital founded in 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as the first hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford, the mission to provide compassionate care to the underserved is still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital holds over two dozen national ranks and recognitions and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky.

Saint Joseph is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.