Cook

BJC HealthCare; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare facility as a Cook, where you will prepare meals for patients and staff while ensuring compliance with food safety standards. Enjoy a supportive environment with a focus on healthy meal options and patient care. Full-time position with rotating weekends and holidays.

Benefits

Sign On Bonus $1000

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision insurance

Disability insurance paid for by BJC

Pension Plan/403(b) Plan funded by BJC

401(k) plan with BJC match

Tuition Assistance

Paid Time Off

Adoption assistance

Qualifications

• No prior experience required.
• ServSafe Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepares food items using various cooking techniques.
• Ensures compliance with dietary requirements and food safety guidelines.
• Cleans kitchen equipment and work areas.

Skills

Food Safety

Cooking Techniques

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Do you enjoy helping others? Do you enjoy cooking? Come join our team at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital as a Cook.

DAILY PAY

• Sign On Bonus $1000
• Full Time
• Rotating Weekends and Holidays

Overview

Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital offers highly specialized surgical and medical services in an intimate environment and is known for outstanding patient care. With 64 private patient rooms, 14 operating rooms and four intensive care unit rooms, the facility was designed to provide a comforting environment that is innovative, efficient and centered on the patient experience. The campus features a park-like setting with landscaping and a walking path that winds through the grounds and connects to Millennium Park.

The Dietary department committed to promoting healthy food options for patients, visitors and the community by providing a variety of meal plans to meet the needs of our patients. We offer ''Catering to You'' a program that brings hospitality hosts and hostesses to each patient¿s room to discuss the menu offerings, take their order and assemble, deliver and retrieve their tray. Our cafeteria is open daily, serving patients, visitors and staff.

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

Experience

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
• Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
• 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

To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits

*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