Cook

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center, part of BJC HealthCare, is looking for a Cook to prepare high-quality, nourishing meals for patients, visitors and staff while ensuring food safety and dietary compliance.

In this fast-paced hospital kitchen you will follow standardized recipes, prep ingredients, use diverse cooking techniques, check temperatures, and maintain cleanliness to the highest sanitation standards.

Qualifications

• Prepares and cooks hot/cold foods per recipes and dietary requirements.
• Maintains food safety practices and HACCP standards.
• Ensures proper labeling, storage, and temperature controls.

Responsibilities

• Preps and prepares food items using various cooking techniques.
• Follows standardized recipes to deliver consistent quality.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary kitchen workspace.
• Adheres to dietary requirements and allergen management.
• Cleans and maintains kitchen equipment and surfaces.

Skills

Food preparation

Food safety

Dietary compliance

Quality control

Sanitation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Join the Barnes culinary team and make a meaningful impact with every meal you prepare. As a Cook, you'll create high-quality, nourishing meals for patients, visitors, and staff while ensuring food safety, dietary compliance, and exceptional quality. If you're passionate about great food, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and take pride in helping others, this is the role for you.

What You'll Do:

• Prep fresh ingredients and prepare meals using a variety of cooking techniques.
• Follow standardized recipes to deliver consistent, high-quality food.
• Ensure food safety, proper storage, labeling, and temperature controls.
• Prepare meals that meet special diets, allergies, and nutritional requirements.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary kitchen environment.

Overview

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. Barnes-Jewish Hospital's staff is composed of full-time academic faculty and community physicians of Washington University School of Medicine, supported by a house staff of residents, interns, fellows and other medical professionals. Recognizing its excellence in nursing care, Barnes-Jewish Hospital was the first adult hospital in Missouri to be certified as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

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
• 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

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*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