Cook: Full Time/Part Time/Per Diem

Granite County Medical Center; Philipsburg (MT); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Granite County Medical Center is seeking a dedicated team member for their dietary staff. This role involves cooking and preparing meals in a hospital environment, ensuring food quality, and maintaining kitchen standards. Ideal candidates should have strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team. The position requires lifting and working in varying temperatures, ensuring a safe and clean kitchen environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, speak, write, and follow oral and written directions.
• Perform simple mathematics and possess exceptional customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and restock nutritional cart for snacks.
• Monitor and record temperatures of foods and equipment.
• Assist and prepare foods in a palatable manner.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication

Mathematics

Education

Coursework in Food Preparation

Job description

Granite County Medical Center | Philipsburg , MT 59858

Granite County Medical Center is looking to add a new team member to our dietary staff.

SUMMARY OF JOB: This position is responsible for performing a variety of tasks associated with Dietary cooking in a hospital environment. Hours to include days, nights and weekends.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: Reports to Dietary Manager, Kitchen

PRIMARY DUTIES

• Performs a variety of general duties including preparation, cooking, simple calculations, delivering and recording of food products.
• Ability to keep up with work flow, possesses dexterity needed in preparation/cooking procedures, and has good communication with the elderly and family.
• Employee must be able to visit with residents in absence of Dietary Manager to determine food tolerance and acceptance. .
• Assist and prepare foods in a palatable and appetizing manner, set tables and serve meals to residents.
• Employee must possess initiative and judgment involving setting up meals, making suitable substitutions where necessary, and follow standard recipes and approved menus.
• Prepare and restock nutritional cart for the HS snack. Prepare additional nutritional foods and ensure next shift items are removed from freezer.
• Reading and following diet orders for Doctors, FNP, PA, and Nurses and to use simple mathematics for figuring quantities and altering recipes
• Operate, judge performance of, and care for equipment in proper manner. Monitor and record temperatures of foods, freezers, refrigerators, and walk- in cooler to ensure proper temperature and clean work area and per cleaning schedule.
• Other assigned duties.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Employment screening includes drug testing and background investigation

Education: None

Knowledge: Commercial cooking and be able to operate all types of kitchen equipment

• Ability to read, speak, write, and follow oral and written directions.*
• Perform simple mathematics and possess exceptional customer service skills.*
• Work effectively and efficiently both independently and in a team environment.*
• Exhibit neatness in person and work habits*
• Some course work in various methods of food preparation and hygiene, purchasing and estimating requirements, management of kitchen and storage rooms.

JOB CONDITIONS

Working Conditions: Work in clean, well-lighted and ventilated kitchen; atmosphere usually warm and humid with possible hazards of burns, cuts, and falls

Physical Demand: Kitchen environment. Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs. Frequent standing, walking, lifting, carrying, and reaching. Must work in constant changes of temperatures with possible hazards of burns, cuts or falls.