COOK - FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Aspirus, Inc; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspirus, Inc is seeking a Cook for its Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, WI. The Cook will prepare various food items for patients and staff and is expected to uphold food safety standards. Ideal candidates should possess relevant experience and maintain effective communication skills. This full-time position offers competitive benefits including PTO and retirement plans.

Benefits

Full benefits packages available

PTO accrual from day one

Generous retirement plan with match

Wellness program for employees and families

Qualifications

• One year of relevant experience in institutional quantity food production.
• Two years’ recent hospital cooking experience preferred.
• Possesses oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepares salads, sandwiches, cold food items, entrees, and desserts.
• Follows procedures and safety programs for food handling.
• Performs duties for modified diets without training.

Skills

Food preparation standards

Sanitary food handling

Communication skills

Knowledge of kitchen equipment

Education

Graduation from a cooking school

Job description

Compassion. Accountability. Collaboration. Foresight. Joy.

These are the Aspirus Core Values; and we are looking for the BEST around to join us as we demonstrate those values Every. Single. Day.

Aspirus Howard Young Medical Centerin Woodruff, WI is seeking aCOOKto join ourteam!

The Cook prepares salads, sandwiches, cold food items, entrees, soups, sauces, gravies, and dessert items in accordance with standardized recipes and production needs for service to patients, staff, visitors, and outreach customers. Must be able to follow all applicable policies, procedures, schedules, sanitation and safety program.

HOURS:Full-Time or 1.0 FTE, 80 hours every 2 weeks.

Experience/Qualifications

• Knowledge of food preparation standards and practices normally acquired by successfully passing a job knowledge test on safe and sanitary food handling practices within the designated training/trial period.
• Graduation from a cooking school beneficial.
• One year of relevant experience in institutional quantity food production along with the ability to perform as an experienced cook, including preparation of foods for modified diets without further training.
• Two years’ recent hospital cooking experience with knowledge of modified diets beneficial.
• Restaurant Manager certification beneficial.
• Possesses oral and written communication skills that enable the individual to comprehend and perform the job duties error free and in allotted time.
  
• Possesses working knowledge of kitchen equipment.

Employee Benefits

• Full benefits packages available for part- and full-time status.
• PTO accrual from day one!
• Generous retirement plan with match available.
• Wellness program for employees and their families.

Howard Young Medical Center is an acute care facility located in Woodruff that provides a level of primary and specialty care not commonly found in a typical rural hospital. Built in 1977 the hospital traces its roots to the founding of Lakeland Memorial Hospital in the 1950s and provides care to residents across northern Wisconsin that includes Oneida, Vilas, and Iron counties.

Howard Young Medical Center offers the best in health care services, including advanced medical imaging, high-tech surgical services, comprehensive women's health services and a da Vinci Surgical System, all equipped with the latest technology, rivaling those of hospitals located in major cities. Our Clinic offers primary care services and access to visiting specialists from throughout the region.

About the Woodruff Community:
The Woodruff/Minocqua Area is Nature's Original Water Park. We call it that because it's located in the middle of Northern Wisconsin's Lake Country. Here there are thousands of lakes, rivers, and streams that literally saturate the geography. Vacationers have long been visiting the Minocqua Area to enjoy all this water by boating, swimming, fishing, snowmobiling, hiking and biking trails, and more with no admission fees and year-round offerings.

Our Mission: We heal people, promote health and strengthen communities.

Our Vision: Aspirus is a catalyst for creating healthy, thriving communities, trusted and engaged above all others.

As an Aspirus team, we demonstrate caring, we plan to impact the future, work with happiness and enthusiasm, recognize our power to make a difference and improve the health of our communities.

Aspirus Healthis a nonprofit, community-directed health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin, serving northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The health system operates 18 hospitals and 130 outpatient locations with nearly 14,000 team members, including 1,300 employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians. For more information visit aspirus.org.

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