Cook I

Paycom - ATS; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay with free parking

Health, dental, and vision insurance (

Retirement plans with employer match)

Generous PTO and holidays

Comprehensive onboarding & mentorship

Job summary

Agrace, a nationally recognized nonprofit leader in hospice and palliative care, is seeking a Cook I to support patient-centered meals in our Madison kitchens. You will help ensure high-quality, diet-appropriate meals and contribute to safe, efficient kitchen operations.

This role emphasizes teamwork, clear communication, and adherence to food safety standards, with day shifts and weekend coverage as needed. Experience in healthcare food service is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1 year healthcare food service experience preferred.
• Basic Microsoft Office skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality and safety.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver patient meals according to diet type and/or customer request.
• Maintain quality and consistency using recipes and workflows.
• Collaborate with inpatient staff to meet patient and family needs.
• Lead and train kitchen volunteers; participate in internal groups.

Skills

Healthcare food service

Communication

Teamwork

Flexibility

Confidentiality

Safety awareness

MS Office

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Industry software

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Madison, WI - Madison, WI 53711, Position Type: Full Time, Travel Percentage: Non-Driving, Job Shift: AM, Job Category: Restaurant - Food Service, Location: Madison, WI

Full-time | 1.0 FTE (40 hrs/week) | Day Shift | Days | 6a-2p OR 7a-3p

Some weekend requirements

Make a lasting impact with Agrace

Join Agrace, a nationally recognized nonprofit leader in hospice and palliative care. If you are looking for a role that helps support meaningful, patient-centered care, this is your opportunity to make a difference!

How You’ll Make a Difference

The Agrace Cook I is responsible for ensuring high-quality meals appropriate to each customer’s needs. With focuses on quality, communication, and service excellence, the Cook I is responsible for kitchen operations and environmental safety in the Agrace kitchens.

Key Responsibilities

Kitchen Operations

• Prepare and deliver appetizing patient meals appropriate to patient diet type and/or customer request.
• Ensure consistency and quality of all kitchen products and meals by using established workflows/systems, tasting food, presenting the food properly, and following Agrace recipes.
• Complete tasks within the required timelines and collaborates shift-to-shift.
• Request orders of kitchen food and supplies in accordance with the established ordering schedule.
• Stock and rotate food and supplies in the kitchen, nutrition centers, vending areas, and storage areas.
• Assist throughout the kitchen and café as required to meet production requirements.

Environmental Safety

• Follow all internal and external policies and procedures regarding safely preparing, packaging, storing, and serving food.
• Ensure the work area is kept clean, safe, and stocked appropriately for use at all times.

Quality and Service Excellence

• Work with Inpatient Unit staff to ensure patient and family satisfaction.
• Collaborate directly with patients as appropriate to tailor meal services to meet specific needs.
• Promptly report patient and family concerns to Executive Chef.

Other Duties

• Participate in internal work groups, meetings and committees relative to position responsibilities.
• Lead and train kitchen volunteers.

You Bring (Qualifications)

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• 1 year of experience in a healthcare food services setting, preferred
• Beginning Microsoft Office Suite skills
• Ability to work effectively and cooperatively with others
• Experience using industry specific software
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Ability to be flexible in time and task to meet organizational needs
• Ability to maintain confidentiality about patients, families, caregivers, staff, donors, and organizational intellectual property.
• Ability to use proper body mechanics and standard precautions

Benefits

• Competitive pay with free parking
• Health, dental, and vision insurance for employees who are hired for 28+ hours per week (.7 FTE +)
• Retirement plans with employer matching
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and holiday paid time off
• Comprehensive onboarding, mentorship, and career development

About Agrace

For more than 45 years, Agrace has been an innovator and leader in both caring for patients and their families, and in educating others about death, dying and grief. We are the largest hospice provider in Wisconsin. Well known for end-of-life care, Agrace also serves people across southern Wisconsin who are aging, seriously ill or grieving.

At Agrace we are strengthened by the unique experiences, cultures and traditions of our staff, patients and clients.

Together, we pursue a vision in whicheveryAgrace staff member is treated fairly, and every patient and client experiences the respectful, individualized care they need and deserve.

We foster a culture of belonging that celebrates people’s uniqueness and leads to meaningful, empathetic connections.

Agrace Health Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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