Cook

SEH Saint Elizabeth Medical Center, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Paid time off

Employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness programs

Internal mobility

Job summary

St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Florence, KY, is seeking a Cook to join the Nutrition Services Team. The role involves preparing meals for patients and staff, following recipes, and ensuring quality and safety.

The position is full-time (40 hours) with a second shift: Weekdays 10:45AM–7:15PM and every other weekend 5:00AM–1:30PM. Join a team dedicated to compassionate care and high standards of food service in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food for patients, staff, and catered meals in a safe and sanitary manner.
• Use standardized recipes and proper portioning to ensure quality.
• Maintain cleanliness and follow safety protocols at all times.

Job description

Why You’ll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare

At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.

Benefits That Support You

We invest in you — personally and professionally. Enjoy:

• Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.
• Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules
• Retirement savings with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs
• Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility

Job Summary

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Cook to join our Florence Nutrition Services Team.

Shift/Hours: Full Time 40 Hours, Second Shift Schedule: Weekdays 10:45AM - 7:15PM, Every other weekend 5:00AM - 1:30PM

Prepares food for patients, staff, and catered meals in a safe and sanitary manner. Use standardized recipes, proper portioning, and frequent checking for quality standards. Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

Job Description

Preparation:

Estimate amount to be served and obtain food from storage areas, convert recipes to yield appropriate quantity. Wash, peel, cut and prepare raw ingredients. Use proper knife skills for meats, produce and portion sizing. Set-up to station to meet service times. Demonstrate organization and ability to multi-task.

Production:

Utilize basic cooking skills such as: sautéing, grilling, baking, steaming, poaching, microwaving and other techniques as required to produce recipes. Season and cook food according to recipes and/or experience, determine doneness using methods such as tasting, cooking time/temperature, or reading internal temperature with thermometer.

Service:

Read and prepare food orders in a timely and accurate manner. Portion, arrange and garnish food using proper utensils. Support team production to meet service needs. Maintain professionalism at all times, including busy periods and emergencies.

Kitchen Safety:

Monitor equipment for defects, damage or misuse and report maintenance needs to supervisors. Maintain equipment for safe and proper use to prevent injuries.

Food Safety:

Monitor temperatures of hot and cold food items, properly label, date, rotate, and store all food items according to policy. Handle ready to eat items applying knowledge of safe service to account for cross-contamination, food allergens, time/temperature sensitivity, and for serving a high risk population.

Cleanliness:

Maintain clean and sanitary work area by monitoring tables, shelves, drawers, cooking equipment, storage bins, cutting boards, refrigeration equipment, floors, walls, ceilings, trash bins, cardboard, side towels, oven mitts, station cleaning and sanitizing solutions.

Quality:

Compliance with all local, state, federal and medical center regulatory, safety, sanitation and security standards. Participate in performance improvement (PI) studies, assist with data collection and supports action plans. Performs other duties as assigned.

Education, Credentials, Licenses

N/A

Specialized Knowledge

Ability to read with comprehension and follow written and verbal instructions

Kind and Length of Experience

12 months in food service preparation

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt

Right Career. Right Here. If you're looking for the right careers in healthcare, the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you'll take pride in the level of care we offer our community. St. Elizabeth Healthcare is one of the oldest, largest and most respected medical providers in the Northern Kentucky, southeastern Indiana and Greater Cincinnati region. Together with St. Elizabeth Physicians, the affiliated multi-specialty physician and advanced practice provider organization, we are transforming healthcare through innovative treatments, cutting-edge technology and a heart for our community. We’re right here, sharing one mission: to improve the health of the people we serve.