Cook-NE City

CommonSpirit Health; Nebraska City (NE); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health in Nebraska City is seeking a Cook to prepare high-quality meals for patients, staff, and visitors, including therapeutic diets, in a fast-paced healthcare kitchen.

You will follow state and federal food safety regulations, use a range of kitchen equipment, and maintain labeling, cleanliness, and temperature controls to ensure safety and quality.

Qualifications

• One year of Food Service Cooking Experience.
• Preferred High School Diploma or GED upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and serves food within menu and dietary guidelines using kitchen equipment; modifies for allergies.
• Follows healthcare foodservice standards, monitors temperatures, and avoids cross-contamination.
• Maintains labeling and storage of food, equipment and machinery.
• Performs washing and cleaning to ensure sanitation in cooking and serving areas.

Skills

Food safety

High-volume cooking

Therapeutic diets

Culinary excellence

Food service cooking

Education

High School Diploma

GED

Tools

Slicers

Mixers

Ovens

Fryers

Steamers

Stovetops

Grills

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Cook, you will be essential to patient, staff, and visitor well-being by preparing high-quality, safe, and delicious meals, including those for multiple therapeutic diets. You will meticulously adhere to all state and federal food preparation regulations in a healthcare environment.

Every day you will follow safe cooking techniques, execute recipes with precision, and apply rigorous quality control to ensure consistent food quality and adherence.

To be successful in this role, you will possess proven experience in high-volume food preparation, a strong understanding of food safety and therapeutic diets, and a commitment to culinary excellence within a fast-paced setting.

• Prepares and serves food within guidelines of menu and dietary requirements, using required kitchen utensils and equipment such as slicers, mixers, ovens, fryers, steamers, stove tops, and grills, etc. Modifies preparations to account for food allergies.
• Follows healthcare foodservice industry standards, regulations, guidelines and procedures including monitoring and maintaining food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage processes. Avoids cross-contamination of foods and adheres to personal hygiene requirements.
• Maintains labeling and storage of food, equipment, and machinery.
• Performs washing and cleaning duties to ensure sanitation & cleanliness in cooking and serving areas.

Job Requirements

Required

• One (1) year of Food Service Cooking Experience

Preferred

• High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or
• High School GED General Studies, upon hire

Where You'll Work

CHI Health St. Mary’s has served Nebraska City and the surrounding areas since 1927. In the fall of 2014, St. Mary’s opened the doors of a brand-new, fully modernized facility. The new 110,000-square-foot campus is better equipped to meet the changing needs of our community with, among other benefits, an increased capacity for specialty clinics and an integrated primary care clinic. St. Mary’s encourages collaboration and care coordination among primary care physicians and medical specialists. This contributes to the high quality of care our patients have come to expect.