Cook-Main Kitchen-Methodist

UnityPoint Health; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Cook to join their culinary team. You will be responsible for preparing nutritious meals for patients and ensuring all dietary standards are met while providing excellent customer service. This dynamic position requires culinary skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, contributing to exemplary patient satisfaction.

Benefits

Paid time off

Parental leave

401K matching

Dental and health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• 1 year cooking or food service experience.
• Math skills required.
• Fluent in English and able to lift 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve nutritious meals while ensuring safety protocols.
• Oversee handling, preparation, and storage of food.
• Maintain diet specifications and customer service standards.

Skills

Culinary Skills

Customer Service

Critical Thinking

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

The Cook is primarily responsible for preparation of entrees, vegetables, soups, cereals, sauces, fried items and other food serviced from the production area. Other responsibilities include proper handling and storage of all food and sanitation of work the work area. It is the goal to produce attractive, palatable, nutritious, and safe food to all our customers.

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.

• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

This top quality hospitality minded associate with exceptional team initiative will work with Host/Hostess, patient room service operators, dietary staff, other culinary staff, and supervisors/managers to provide the best service for every patients every time. This individual must be highly self-motivated customer service focused with excellent culinary skills in a time sensitive work environment. Responsibilities of this “fast- paced” position includes overseeing the handling, preparation, and storage of food, assembly, delivery, and maintaining specifics with diet orders with patients, be able to understand special diets and use critical thinking skills. This customer service focused position will also use patient information to ensure that all policies and procedures are being followed for their specific diets. Our goal is to serve palatable, nutritious, attractive, and safe foods to our patients, visitors, and staff while maintaining a high level of professionalism, safety, and related criteria appropriate for the assigned

Qualifications

Experience: 1 year cooking or food service experience.

Education: High School diploma or GED preferred. Math Skills are required. Ability to read, write and speak fluent English. Must be able to lift 50 lbs., and stand for long periods of time.