Cook II

Baptist Health; Lexington, Northern (KY, KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Tuition Reimbursement

Maternity/Paternity Leave

Paid Time Off

Bereavement Leave

PTO Sell Back

Identity Theft Protection

Retirement with Company Match

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Baptist Health Lexington is seeking a Cook II for full-time 1st shift in the Food & Nutrition Services team to support patient care, cafeteria, and catering by preparing high-quality meals following standardized recipes and safety guidelines.

The role emphasizes advanced cooking techniques, proper equipment operation, sanitation, and mentoring Cook I team members to ensure consistent, exceptional service for patients, visitors, and staff.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• 2+ years cook experience as required.
• ServeSafe or local health certification is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and cooks food according to standardized recipes, production schedules, and plating standards while ensuring quality and consistency.
• Applies proper cooking techniques, measurements, and presentation methods for meals and events.
• Follows HACCP, food safety, sanitation, storage, and temperature control procedures to maintain a safe food environment.
• Operates and maintains kitchen equipment safely and efficiently.
• Mentors Cook I team members and supports staff development while providing positive customer interactions in service areas.

Skills

Cooking

Food Safety

Mentoring

Plating

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

2 Year Culinary Degree

Rouxbe Culinary Training

ServeSafe Certification

Job description

Summary Job Description: Cook II Full Time 1st Shift Food Service

The Food & Nutrition Services team at Baptist Health Lexington supports patient care by providing safe, nutritious, and high-quality meals. The Cook II prepares a variety of food items for patient services, cafeteria, and catering while following standardized recipes, culinary standards, and food safety guidelines. This role ensures quality food production through advanced cooking techniques, proper equipment operation, sanitation practices, and teamwork to deliver exceptional service to patients, visitors, and staff. The Cook II prepares high-quality food for patient dining, cafeteria, catering, and chef stations while following recipes, culinary standards, and food safety guidelines. Responsibilities include advanced food preparation, equipment operation, quality presentation, sanitation, mentoring team members, and supporting efficient kitchen operations.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and cooks food according to standardized recipes, production schedules, and plating standards while ensuring quality and consistency.
• Applies proper cooking techniques, measurements, and presentation methods for meals and events.
• Follows HACCP, food safety, sanitation, storage, and temperature control procedures to maintain a safe food environment.
• Operates and maintains kitchen equipment safely and efficiently.
• Mentors Cook I team members and supports staff development while providing positive customer interactions in service areas.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• 2 years minimum cook experience
• ServeSafe Foodservice Handlers or Local Health Department Certification
• Must complete Rouxbe Culinary Training course within 6 months
• 2 year Culinary Degree preferred

Benefits

• Full-Time 40 weekly hours
• Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• PTO Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
• Retirement with Company Match

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410‑bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40‑bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states.

Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team.

Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRMISSION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.