Cook

Saint Joseph Hospital - Mount Sterling; Mount Sterling (KY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Joseph Mount Sterling is recruiting a Cook to support patient, staff and visitor meals in a fast-paced hospital kitchen. You will prepare high-quality, safe, and delicious meals, adhering to therapeutic diet requirements and state and federal food safety standards.

The role requires experience with high-volume food preparation, strong food safety knowledge, and a commitment to culinary excellence in a healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• One year of food service experience.
• Food Handler Permit (KY) within 30 days.
• ServSafe Certification within 30 days.
• High School diploma or GED.
• Cooking experience or combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and serves food within guidelines of menu and dietary requirements.
• Follows safety regulations and monitors food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage.
• Maintains labeling and storage of food and equipment.
• Performs cleaning duties to ensure sanitation in cooking and serving areas.

Skills

Food Service Experience

Therapeutic Diet Awareness

Education

High School Diploma

GED

Food Handler Permit (KY)

ServSafe Certification

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: 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 Mount Sterling, a not-for-profit, faith-based hospital founded in 1918. Formerly known as Mary Chiles Hospital, Saint Joseph Mount Sterling serves as a 42-bed community hospital and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky.

CHI Saint Joseph Health 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.