COok LLH

Riverside Health; Williamsburg (VA); On-site; USD 31,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Riverside Health is seeking a Cook for their Williamsburg location, responsible for meal preparation and food service in a healthcare environment. The role emphasizes food safety, kitchen sanitation, and providing a memorable dining experience for patients. Ideal candidates should have a GED, culinary certifications, and experience in a high-volume kitchen.

Qualifications

• Knowledgeable in food safety and sanitation regulations.
• Experience in food preparation in a high-volume environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepares hot and cold menu items while ensuring food safety.
• Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of kitchen equipment and work areas.
• Delivers a high-quality dining experience for patients and guests.

Skills

Food safety

Sanitation

Customer service

Education

High School Diploma or GED

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Overview

The Cook performs duties related to meal services to include preparation of hot and cold menu items, proper portion control and delivery of menu items. Is knowledgeable in food safety, sanitation, and quality standards. Ensures patients/residents, guests and customers are provided a memorable food and dining experience above and beyond their expectation. Promotes and maintains a safe work environment for team as well as our customers.

Williamsburg, Virginia

Overview

The Cook performs duties related to meal services to include preparation of hot and cold menu items, proper portion control and delivery of menu items. Is knowledgeable in food safety, sanitation, and quality standards. Ensures patients/residents, guests and customers are provided a memorable food and dining experience above and beyond their expectation. Promotes and maintains a safe work environment for team as well as our customers.

What You Will Do

• Prepares food items for both patient (or residents as applicable) and non-patient food services, following all production plans, recipes and cooking instructions to provide consistent, high quality menu items and meet guidelines established by management.
• Maintains a working knowledge of food safety, infection control and sanitation regulatory compliance requirements and Department policies & procedures, following all necessary guidelines to prevent cross-contamination or foodborne illness. Consistently complies with food temperature, quality, sanitation & storage at all key steps in the process (i.e. cooking, chilling, holding & storing).
• Demonstrates accountability for ensuring availability of information necessary to ensure positive patient/customer outcomes providing them with service above and beyond expectations to ensure a memorable food and dining experience. Demonstrates positive interaction and support to all team members, to provide seamless, timely, and accurate meal service to the patient/resident/customer.
• Demonstrates a basic knowledge to follow therapeutic menus and allergy guidelines, to ensure patients/ residents receive consistent quality nutritional care within their therapeutic guidelines and as ordered by the physician as well as provide for the safety of food served to all customers.
• Prepares all special request food items, as necessary. Demonstrates the competence to complete prep work including, but not limited to slicing deli meat, chopping vegetables, preparing salads and sandwiches, short order grill cook, specialty pizza prep etc. Serves on the patient tray line and cafeteria serving line using proper portion control and plating techniques.
• Demonstrates a knowledge of weights and volume measurements. Demonstrates the proper use of all kitchen equipment and possesses the skill set to select the appropriate piece of equipment to complete the assigned food preparation. Demonstrates the competency to properly clean and sanitize equipment and work area.
  
  

Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or GED, (Required)
  
  

Experience

• 1 year Food preparation experience preferably in a high volume restaurant, hotel or healthcare kitchen (Preferred)
  
  

Licenses and Certifications

• Allergen Awareness Certification - VA State - ANSI-approved Allergen Awareness certificate program within 180 Days(Required)
• Food Handlers Card (FH) - VA State - ANSI-approved Food Handlers certificate program within 30 Days(Required) or
• Food Protection Manager - VA State - ANSI approved Food Protection Manager Certification - VA State (Required)
  
  

To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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