Cook

HCA Healthcare; Sun City Center (FL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work

Education support

Retirement resources

Job summary

HCA Florida South Shore Hospital in Sun City Center, FL, is seeking a Cook to join our patient‑centered culinary team. You will prepare, season, and cook meals for patients, staff, visitors and special functions, review menus, and coordinate timing to meet service schedules.

The role emphasizes food safety, portion control, and cost management, with opportunities to mentor new staff and contribute to a compassionate care environment.

Qualifications

• No travel required.
• 1 year of experience required.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, seasons, and cooks food for patients, staff, visitors and special functions.
• Reviews menus to determine types and quantities of food.
• Prepares quality food in sufficient quantities to cover all service requirements.
• Coordinates timing of preparation to meet service schedules for patients, staff, visitors and catering services.
• Adheres to standardization of recipes and portion control to prevent food waste and control costs.
• Maintains sanitation and safety standards (HACCP).
• Participates in ordering supplies.
• Gives directions to personnel who assist in food preparation.
• Mentors and orients new staff members.

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Cook with HCA Florida South Shore Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

What you will do in this role:

• You will prepares, seasons, and cook food for patients, staff, visitors, and special functions.

• You will review menus to determine types and quantities of food.

• You Prepares quality food in sufficient quantities to cover all service requirements.

• You will coordinate timing of preparation in order to meet service schedules for patients, staff, visitors and catering services.

• You will adhere to standardization of recipes and portion control to prevent food waste and control cost.

• You will provide care and sanitation of equipment in production area.

• You will adhere to sanitation and safety standards (HACCP)

• You will participate in the process of ordering supplies.

• You will give directions to personnel who assist in food preparation.

• You will orient and mentors new staff members.

What qualifications you will need:

No Travel Required

1 years experience Required Years of Experience

Benefits

HCA Florida South Shore Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

• Time away from work programs 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 support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

• Additional benefits for 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 (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

At HCA Florida South Shore Hospital , our mission is simple and unwavering: Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life. Every day, our colleagues come together to serve our community with compassion, integrity and clinical excellence.

About Our Hospital

• A 138-bed acute care hospital serving Hillsborough and Manatee counties since 1982

• A trusted community healthcare partner, dedicated to delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centered care

• Backed by the strength and resources of HCA Florida Healthcare and HCA Healthcare , one of the nation's leading healthcare organizations

Our Commitment to Care

• Provide 24/7 emergency services across three locations to ensure access when it matters most

• Deliver advanced, life‑saving care through programs such as:

• Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI

• Certified Primary Stroke Center

• Cardiovascular, orthopedic, neurological and surgical services

• Minimally invasive and robotic‑assisted surgery

• Continuously improve outcomes through innovation, technology and evidence‑based practice

Our People & Culture

• A dedicated team of 600+ colleagues and 600+ physicians united by a shared purpose

• A collaborative environment that values compassion, inclusion, teamwork and continuous learning

• Opportunities to grow professionally while making a meaningful difference in patients' lives

Recognized for Excellence

• Accredited by The Joint Commission

• Consistently recognized nationally for patient safety, surgical outcomes and quality of care

• Proud to serve as a community leader through outreach, charity care and local partnerships

At HCA Florida South Shore Hospital, you're not just building a career-you're joining a mission-driven organization where your work helps improve lives, strengthen our community and shape the future of healthcare.

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.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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.