Cook (Per Diem)

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Needham (MA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a growing healthcare organization where you can make a meaningful impact on patients' lives. In this role, you will prepare food items for patients and cafeteria services, ensuring quality and safety standards are met. You will supervise kitchen staff, ensuring smooth operations and adherence to established procedures. This position is ideal for someone with a passion for food preparation and a commitment to excellent customer service. If you're looking to be part of a dedicated team in a supportive environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of related work experience required.
• Ability to read and write English to understand recipes.

Responsibilities

• Prepares breakfast and lunch entrees for patients and cafeteria.
• Oversees kitchen staff and assigns duties in the absence of the manager.

Skills

Food Preparation

Supervisory Skills

Basic Computer Skills

Customer Service

Decision Making

Problem Solving

Education

Some High School

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital−Needham (BID−Needham) is a licensed 58-bed acute care community hospital. BID−Needham has served residents in Needham, Newton, Dedham, Dover, Medfield, Sherborn, Wellesley, Westwood, and other surrounding communities for more than 100 years. The hospital has been recognized by several organizations for quality and safety, including the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission and a first-place Accountable Care Compass Award from the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA).

BID−Needham is part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, a new health care system that brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, more than 4,000 physicians, and 35,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access to great care and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.

BID Needham has had a direct affiliation with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center since 2000, facilitating the clinical integration of staff and resources in emergency medicine, hospital medicine (hospitalists), cardiology, radiology, orthopedics, pathology, as well as many surgical services and oncology housed in the Beth Israel Deaconess Cancer Center and Surgical Pavilion.

Job Description:

Job Summary: Under the supervision of the Production Manager/director, prepares various food items needed to respond to the needs of the patients, cafeteria, traveling meals, and special functions. Serves the patient tray line and follows established sanitation procedures. Directs and supervises the morning/weekend kitchen staff. Assumes the duties of the production manager when necessary.

Essential Responsibilities:

1. Prepares all breakfast and lunch entrees according to the tally for patients, traveling meals, and the cafe.
2. Sets up food for tray line per standard. Tests food by temperature before tray line.
3. Follows standardized recipes.
4. Oversees work of the kitchen staff in the absence of the production manager. Assigns duties to cold food, functions, and dish room staff as needed.

Required Qualifications:

1. Some High School required.
2. 1-3 years related work experience required.
3. Ability to read and write English in order to understand recipes and instructions.
4. One year of food preparation in an institutional setting, preferably healthcare.
5. Judgment and planning skills to make decisions for preparations and interpersonal communications skills for supervisory tasks.
6. Basic familiarity with computers. Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.

Competencies:

1. Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are based on specific instructions, standard practices, and established procedures which generally require little or no supervision.
2. Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are routine, somewhat repetitive, and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures and by identifying opportunities for process improvements.
3. Independence of Action: Ability to follow general instructions and procedures as provided. Work is monitored by supervisor/manager.
4. Written Communications: Ability to read and write in English in order to understand basic safety instructions and take direction from supervisors; communicate effectively with patients, families, and other medical center staff; and respond to basic questions.
5. Oral Communications: Ability to understand spoken English in order to follow basic safety instructions and take direction from supervisors; communicate effectively in basic English with patients, families, and medical center staff in response to routine questions.
6. Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate basic knowledge of fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures with the ability to use them in routine situations. Specialized knowledge not required.
7. Team Work: Ability to interact respectfully with other employees, professional staff, and/or external contacts to offer ideas, identify issues, obtain information, or deliver services.
8. Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff, and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.

Physical Nature of the Job:
Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and or up to 20 pounds of force frequently. Job is physical in nature and employee needs to stand and/or move around through the majority of their shift.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues, and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement. More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers, and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled