Cook

CommonSpirit Health; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health seeking a Cook for CHI Health St. Elizabeth in Lincoln, NE. Prepare high-quality meals for patients, staff, and visitors in a fast-paced healthcare kitchen, ensuring safety and compliance with dietary requirements.

Required one year of food service experience and a NE Food Handler Permit; preferred are a high school diploma or GED and relevant cooking experience. This on-site role supports multiple therapeutic diets and strict food safety standards.

Qualifications

• One year of Food Service Experience
• Food Handler Permit: NE, upon hire
• High School Graduate General Studies preferred
• High School GED General Studies preferred
• Cooking Experience preferred
• Combination of education and experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Prepares and serves food according to menu and dietary requirements using kitchen equipment
• Follows healthcare foodservice standards, regulations and procedures including safe food temperatures and cross-contamination prevention
• Maintains labeling and storage of food, equipment and machinery
• Performs washing and cleaning duties to ensure sanitation and cleanliness in cooking and serving areas

Skills

High-volume food preparation

Food safety

Therapeutic diets

Culinary excellence

Education

High School Graduate General Studies

High School GED General Studies

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

Required

• One (1) year of Food Service Experience and
• Food Handler Permit: NE, upon hire

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

CHI Health St. Elizabeth, founded by the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration in 1889, is a full-service, 260-bed, nonprofit regional medical center in Lincoln, Neb. St. Elizabeth specializes in the treatment areas of newborn and pediatric care, women’s health, burn and wound, cardiology, oncology, emergency medicine, orthopedics and neuroscience.