Cook

BJC HealthCare (New); Missouri; On-site; USD 28,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Tuition assistance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital is hiring a Cook to support patient meal services, staff and guests. You will prepare hot and cold foods, follow recipes, and ensure proper serving temperatures.

The role requires a High School Diploma or GED, ServSafe Certification, and less than 2 years of experience. Full-time hours are 11:00 AM to 7:30 PM with rotating weekends and holidays; daily pay is available.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• ServSafe Certification required.
• Experience in food service preferred (<2 years).

Responsibilities

• Preps and prepares hot and cold foods for patients, staff, and guests.
• Follows standardized recipes and uses institutional equipment.
• Maintains food safety, labeling, dating, and temperature control.
• Cleans kitchen equipment and maintains sanitation practices.
• Supports dietary restrictions and special meals as required.

Skills

Food service

Cooking

Sanitation

Food safety

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Daily Pay Available!

Looking for a fulfilling job that lets you help patients in need? Look no further than Barnes Jewish St. Peters Hospital! We're currently seeking a Cook to join our team. As a cook, you'll be a part of providing meals to our patients, hospital staff and guests. Join us in our mission to provide quality services.

• Full Time
• 11:00AM to 7:30PM
• Rotating Weekend & Holidays

Overview

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital proudly serves the health care needs of families in St. Charles, Lincoln and Warren counties. The 102-bed community hospital provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services including the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, the Breast Health and Women's Center, the Cardiology Center, the Neurosurgery Center and the Outpatient Surgery and Endoscopy Center.

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital is an Accredited Chest Pain Center and carries a Level II stroke certification. Additionally, the hospital's medical office building houses offices for specialists in primary care, cardiology, obstetrics, dermatology, surgery and pulmonology. Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital also offers outpatient services including physical therapy, a sleep lab, and cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Performs a variety of food service production activities such as pre-preparation and preparation of hot and cold foods for patient services, retail and catering operations following all dietary requirements. Properly handles and stores food per applicable regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Preps and prepares food items by cutting, chopping, slicing, dicing, pureeing, marinating, etc. This includes washing, peeling, cutting, seeding vegetables/fruits, along with weighing and measuring designated ingredients.
• Follows standardized recipes, producing food items by utilizing various cooking techniques such as sautéing, broiling, braising, blanching, baking, grilling, deep fat frying, and steaming using a variety of institutional equipment while meeting proper food quality and proper serving temperatures.
• Properly chills and stores foods in designated areas following all labeling, dating, food safety guidelines and rotation procedures as well as completing designated food safety quality control logs.
• Ensures compliance of special dietary requirements, nutritional restrictions, allergens, modified textures and other special dietary needs.
• Cleans kitchen equipment, appliances, and work areas to ensure conformance to the highest level of sanitation.

Minimum Requirements

• No Experience

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Preferred Requirements

Education

• High School Diploma or GED

Experience

• < 2 years

Licenses & Certifications

• ServSafe Certification

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we're committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer