Cook - Mathews

Riverside Health; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service provider is seeking a Cook for its Mathews location. The role involves preparing high-quality meals while ensuring food safety and customer satisfaction. Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma, experience in food preparation, and the ability to manage dietary restrictions. You will help create memorable dining experiences for patients and guests, maintaining compliance with health regulations. Join a supportive team committed to quality service in a healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• 1 year food preparation experience in a high volume restaurant, hotel or healthcare kitchen.
• Knowledge of allergens and food safety standards.
• Must acquire Allergen Awareness Certification and Food Handlers Card within specified times.
• Food Protection Manager Certification – VA – required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food items for patients and customers following specified guidelines.
• Maintain food safety and sanitation standards throughout food preparation.
• Provide excellent customer service and ensure a memorable dining experience.
• Follow therapeutic menus and allergy guidelines as ordered by physicians.
• Support teammates to ensure timely, high-quality meal service.

Skills

Food preparation

Food safety

Portion control

Customer service

Teamwork

Cooking

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Program Graduate, Culinary Arts

Tools

Kitchen equipment

Job description

Cook – Mathews

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Location: Mathews, Virginia

Overview

The Cook performs duties related to meal services including preparation of hot and cold menu items, proper portion control and delivery of menu items. The Cook is knowledgeable in food safety, sanitation, and quality standards, ensuring patients/residents, guests and customers are provided a memorable dining experience. The Cook promotes and maintains a safe work environment for the team and customers.

What You Will Do

• Prepare 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.
• Maintain 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 comply with food temperature, quality, sanitation & storage at all key steps in the process (i.e., cooking, chilling, holding & storing).
• Demonstrate accountability for ensuring availability of information necessary to ensure positive patient/customer outcomes, providing them with service above and beyond expectations, ensuring a memorable food and dining experience. Demonstrate positive interaction and support to all team members to provide seamless, timely and accurate meal service to the patient/resident/customer.
• Demonstrate 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, and to ensure the safety of food served to all customers.
• Prepare all special request food items, as necessary. Demonstrate 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. Serve on the patient tray line and cafeteria serving line using proper portion control and plating techniques.
• Demonstrate knowledge of weights and volume measurements. Demonstrate the proper use of all kitchen equipment, possessing the skill set to select the appropriate equipment to complete the assigned food preparation. Demonstrate the competency to properly clean and sanitize equipment and work area.

Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or GED (Required)
• Program Graduate, Culinary Arts (Preferred)

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)
• 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.