Cook (All Shifts Available)

Geisinger; United States; On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus

Weekend/Holiday Rotation

Flexible Hours

Job summary

Geisinger is hiring full-time cooks at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. The role involves preparing meals for patients, staff, and events, following standardized recipes, and ensuring safety and labeling accuracy.

The position requires a High School Diploma or GED and 2 years of food service experience preferred. Weekend/holiday rotation and sign-on bonus up to $2,500 are available to qualified applicants.

Qualifications

• Communication skills for patient and team interactions.
• Ability to read and follow recipes and standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepares breakfast, lunch and dinner foods using standardized recipes and methods of preparation.
• Documents preparation and usage of food according to established standards.
• Maintains quality, safety, and sanitation standards; wraps, stores and labels items correctly.
• Reads patient meal tickets, confirms identifiers, recipes, ingredients, labels and dating.
• Works in a fast-paced, team-focused kitchen environment.

Skills

Communication

Food & Nutrition Services

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Location: Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) Shift: Rotation (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Worker Type: Regular Exemption Status: No

Job Summary

Prepares food for patients, employees, visitors and special functions. Maintains a customer service approach at all times when fulfilling responsibilities.

Job Duties

• Prepares breakfast, lunch and dinner foods using standardized recipes and methods of preparation.
• Documents preparation and usage of food according to established standards.
• Maintains all quality, safety, and sanitation standards making sure all items are wrapped and stored and labeled properly during all phases of production.
• Read and interpret patient meal tickets, read and confirm patient identifiers, recipes, ingredients, labels and dating.
• Work is typically performed in an office environment.
• Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures.

The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details

NOW HIRING: Full-Time Cooks in Danville! Bring your cooking skills to Geisinger Medical Center and help prepare meals for patients, employees, visitors, and special events. Several openings: 3:00 PM to 11:30 PM Opportunities available on all shifts Flexible availability needed between 5:00 AM and 11:30 PM Great fit for someone who enjoys a fast-paced, team-focused kitchen environment New Hires are eligible for a Sign-on Bonus up to $2,500! Weekend and holiday rotation required.

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Preferred)

Experience

Minimum of 2 years-Food Service (Preferred)

Skills

Communication, Food And Nutrition Services

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES

Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Geisinger is committed to making better health easier for the more than 1 million people it serves. Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes nine hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,600 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and benefits for domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

* Does not qualify for J-1 waiver.

We are an Affir. Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.