Cook

Saint Joseph Hospital - Lexington; Lexington (VA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Joseph Hospital - Lexington is seeking a prepared Cook to deliver high-quality meals for patients, staff, and visitors while adhering to healthcare food safety standards. You will work with a team in a fast-paced kitchen, handling multiple therapeutic diets and ensuring accurate portioning and temperature control.

Experience in high-volume food preparation and knowledge of food safety guidelines are essential.

Qualifications

• One year of food service experience or related healthcare food service.
• Preference for ServSafe Certification within 30 days

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals per menu and dietary needs, using kitchen equipment.
• Monitor food temperatures and storage to prevent contamination.
• Label and store food, maintain equipment cleanliness.
• Follow cleaning and sanitation procedures to ensure a safe kitchen environment.

Skills

High-volume cooking

Food safety

Therapeutic diets

Quality control

Sanitation/hygiene

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Slicers

Ovens

Fryers

Steamers

Grills

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Cook, you will be essential to patient, staff, and visitor well-being by preparing high-quality, safe, and delicious meals, including those for multiple therapeutic diets. You will meticulously adhere to all state and federal food preparation regulations in a healthcare environment.

Every day you will follow safe cooking techniques, execute recipes with precision, and apply rigorous quality control to ensure consistent food quality and adherence.

To be successful in this role, you will possess proven experience in high-volume food preparation, a strong understanding of food safety and therapeutic diets, and a commitment to culinary excellence within a fast-paced setting.

• Prepares and serves food within guidelines of menu and dietary requirements, using required kitchen utensils and equipment such as slicers, mixers, ovens, fryers, steamers, stove tops, and grills, etc. Modifies preparations to account for food allergies.
• Follows healthcare foodservice 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 labeling and storage of food, equipment, and machinery.
• Performs washing and cleaning duties to ensure sanitation & cleanliness in cooking and serving areas.

Job Requirements

• One (1) year of Food Service Experience and
• Food Handler Permit: KY, within 30 Days or
• Servsafe Certification, within 30 Days

Preferred

• High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or
• High School GED General Studies, upon hire and
• Cooking Experience and
• Combination of education and experience

Where You'll Work

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 team members 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.