Cook II

BayCare Health System; Bartow (FL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

BayCare Health System in Bartow, FL is seeking a Cook II to prepare nutritious meals for patients, visitors and staff. The role requires adherence to standardized recipes, quality controls, and safe food handling across all service areas including patient meals, cafeteria, and catering.

Required: 4 years as a cook and 2 years with a high school diploma or culinary diploma; preferred: 2 years in healthcare; ServSafe Manager certification within 1 year of hire.

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing foods to standardized recipes and production methods.
• Knowledge of safe, sanitary food handling techniques and daily quality checks.
• Experience training staff on food production and safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Prepare foods according to standardized recipes and production methods.
• Ensure high quality using sanitary handling and daily quality checks.
• Work across multiple production stations and conduct quality checks on taste, temperature, and presentation.
• Train and orient staff on food production and safety practices.
• Lead production in the absence of the Executive Chef according to the facility.
• Perform additional duties as necessary.

Skills

Food preparation

Sanitation

Quality control

Leadership

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Culinary Diploma

Job description

Status: Full Time / PRN | Shift: Varies | Weekend Work: Every

Location: Bartow Medical Center, [Bartow, FL]

Love to Cook? Turn your passion into purpose! BayCare is looking for Cooks to help provide nutritious meals and help nourish our patients, visitors, and team members every day.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the preparation of foods according to the standardized recipes, and production methods.
• Ensures high quality using safe, sanitary food handling techniques during preparation, service and storage and daily quality control checks.
• Works multiple production stations and conducts quality control checks on taste, temperature and presentation on patient, cafeteria, and catering foods.
• Trains and orients selected staff on food production along with safety and sanitation practices.
• Leads production in absence of Executive Chef according to facility.
• Performs other duties as necessary.

Experience

• Required: 4 years as a Cook / 2 years with high school Diploma or Culinary Diploma
• Preferred: 2 years in Healthcare

Education

• Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent

Certification

• Required: ServSafe Manager food safety certification within 1 year of hire.

About BayCare:

BayCare is one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay area, operating 16 hospitals, a long-term acute care facility, home health services, and outpatient centers while partnering with thousands of physicians. With the support of more than 30,000 team members, we are dedicated to a culture of trust, dignity, respect, responsibility, and clinical excellence.

Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans/Disabled

Position Cook II

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