Cook I: Hospital Kitchen & Patient Service

Presbyterian Healthcare Services; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Presbyterian Healthcare Services is hiring a Cook I at Lincoln County Medical Center to prepare hot and cold items for menu cycles and bulk production. You will assemble meals for patients, Grab and Go, and retail items, while maintaining sanitation and safety standards.

The role requires 1–3 years in quantity food prep, High School/GED preferred, with six months of institutional cooking experience preferred. This is a full-time, on-site position at Lincoln County Medical Center in New Mexico.

Qualifications

• One to three years experience in quantity food preparation.
• Six months institutional cooking preferable.
• High School/GED preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparation of hot food items for next day as indicated by menu cycle
• Fruit and vegetable preparation and food portioning, and other bulk food preparation.
• Assists with preparing Grab and Go and other retail items.
• Routine cleaning and sanitation of all areas.
• Assists with serving food items as indicated by established workflow.
• Must demonstrate competency in food service safety practices and procedures, and temperature control.
• Competency in knife skills.
• General knowledge of diet orders and where to find the information.
• Deliver trays to patients.
• Registers sales on assigned cash register and provides visitors with courteous, friendly, and efficient checkout service
• Perform other duties including putting away orders, dish washing, sweeping, mopping, and taking out trash.

Skills

Food preparation

Knife skills

Cashier experience

Sanitation practices

Education

High School/GED preferred

Job description

Presbyterian Healthcare Services is hiring a Cook I at Lincoln County Medical Center to prepare hot and cold items for menu cycles and bulk production. You will assemble meals for patients, Grab and Go, and retail items, while maintaining sanitation and safety standards.

The role requires 1–3 years in quantity food prep, High School/GED preferred, with six months of institutional cooking experience preferred. This is a full-time, on-site position at Lincoln County Medical Center in New Mexico.