COOK IN HOSPITAL FULL-TIME DAY 9:00 AM TO 5:30 PM MONDAY TO FRIDAY AND EVERY OTHER WEEKEND 23298

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center; Paramus (NJ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is seeking a dedicated Cook to join their team. This role involves preparing meals and ensuring safety and sanitation standards are met in a collaborative hospital environment. Candidates should have experience in quantity cooking and possess a high school diploma.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans

Generous time off policy

Tuition reimbursement

Continuing education programs

Qualifications

• Required quantity cooking experience.
• Ability to calculate ingredient quantities.
• English proficiency required; second language preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food according to menu and quality standards.
• Ensure proper food handling and sanitation.
• Participate in departmental meetings and training.

Skills

Quantity cooking

Customer Service

Safety knowledge

Education

High School graduation or equivalent

Job description

Join Our Team at New Bridge Medical Center!**

We are dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate care to our diverse community. As a leading healthcare provider, we offer a supportive and inclusive work environment. If you’re passionate about making a difference and thrive in a collaborative setting, New Bridge Medical Center is looking for a Cook.

Job Duties

Prepares all food required by the menu using recipes and other production documents.

Prepares meals for service at specific time deadlines.

Ensures that portion sizes are according to food service production guidelines.

Uses steamers, ovens, grills, broilers and other equipment in a safe and appropriate manner.

Tests food using thermometers and tasting. Adjusts cooking process as necessary.

Follows HACCP and infection control guidelines to ensure food is produced in a safe, sanitary manner.

Participates as a team member in department meetings and the quality process.

Attends in-service training with 100% attendance, as required.

Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.

Customer Service: respect, flexibility, knowledge, confidence, professionalism, pleasant attitude, patience, and helpfulness. All responses should be timely, professional, caring, and respectful in accordance with Customer Service Performance expectations.

Understands and adheres to the Medical Centers Code of Conduct.

Familiar with the Medical Center=s Mission, Vision, and Values Statements.

Other Duties
Assists in cleaning food production storage area.
Properly stores items in storeroom and rotates stock as necessary.
Ensures that stock inventory is accurate and according to vendor specifications.
Monitors temperatures of food in freezers and refrigerators. Reports malfunctions to the Food Production Manager.
Performs other related functions as assigned by supervisor or as required to meet departmental needs
Performs other duties as assigned to support the overall objectives of the department and organization.

Position Qualifications
Quantity cooking experience required.
Must pass math skills test (knowledge adequate for calculating quantities of ingredients).
Speaks, reads, and writes English to the extent required by the position; knowledge of a second language preferred.

Education
High School graduation or equivalent required.

Job Setting/Physical Demands
Hospital kitchens, cafeteria.
Exposed to heat, wetness, odors in kitchen and/or patient areas.
Exposed to varying degrees of kitchen elements such as steam, electricity, sharp knives and cutting equipment and to extreme hot and cold temperatures.
Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching.
Frequent prolonged standing/walking.
Lifts/moves or pushes/pulls heavy equipment/supplies.

Salary commensurate with experience within posted range.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including a competitive medical, dental, and vision plans. We prioritize work-life balance with a generous time off policy that includes ample vacation days, personal time, sick leave and nine paid holidays. Additionally, we are committed to the personal and professional growth of our employees, offering robust tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs to help support our employees ongoing development.

Qualifications Education

Required

High School

Experience

Required 1 year

Experience in quantity cooking

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

ServSafe

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