Cook

Overland Park Regional Medical Center; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

401(k) Plan with match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, KS, is seeking a Cook to help prepare meals for patients, visitors and staff under supervision of the Executive Chef. You will ensure safe, appetizing meals following strict food safety guidelines.

Responsibilities include cooking, seasoning, assisting with events and catering, and standing in as grill/salad cook as needed. Qualifications include a Food Handler’s Permit or ServSafe and at least one year cooking experience with large

Qualifications

• Food handler’s permit or ServSafe certificate required within 30 days of hire.
• Minimum of one year cooking experience with quantities of 100 or greater.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, season and cook food for hospital patients, employees and visitors.
• Practice excellent food safety and sanitation procedures within regulatory requirements.
• Assist with special events and catering functions.
• Serve on tray line and act as salad/sandwich cook and grill cook when needed.

Skills

Food safety

Cooking experience

Job description

Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) Cook you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Overland Park Regional Medical Center which is part of the nations leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Food and Nutrition Services Cook assists in the preparation of cooked foods for our patients, visitors and colleagues. Under direct supervision of the Executive Chef/Food Service Director, the Line Cook provides food that is safe, unadulterated, and attractive, that is prepared within the food safety guidelines. Hospital nutrition services ensure that all patients are fed according to their dietary needs and restrictions. Your food service experience and commitment to service, safety and professionalism will contribute to a positive experience for our patients, visitors and colleagues.

What you will do in this role:

• You will prepare, season and cook food for hospital patients, employees and visitors.
• You will practice excellent food safety and sanitation procedures while working within the requirements of regulatory agencies.
• You will assists with special events and catering functions.
• You will serves on tray line and work as salad/sandwich cook and grill cook when needed.

What Qualifications You Will Need:

• Food Handler’s Permit OR ServSafe Certificate required within 30 days of hire.
• A minimum of one year cooking experience with quantities of 100 or greater.

Benefits

Overland Park Regional Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Overland Park Regional Medical Center is a 340+ bed facility offering acute medical services to our patients. We are Johnson County’s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Level II Trauma Center. We have an Accredited Stroke and Chest Pain Center. Our hospital is a premier area destination for Womens & Children’s healthcare services. We offer the region’s only Maternal Fetal Health Center to care for critically ill mothers and their babies. Our hospital has an antepartum unit, a labor and delivery unit, and a Level III NICU. We have four emergency rooms, including a dedicated Pediatric emergency room and two freestanding ERs located in Olathe and Shawnee. Each year our colleagues treat over 45,000 patients. Caring for patients is more than a job for us, its our mission and our calling. OPRMC is part of HCA Midwest Health, Kansas City’s leading healthcare provider in the region.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do"- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.