Cook PRN

Lafayette Regional Health Center; Lexington (MO); On-site; USD 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) matching

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Lafayette Regional Health Center in Lexington, MO is seeking a Food and Nutrition Services Cook to support patient meals and staff dining. Under supervision, you will prepare, season and cook foods for hospital patients, visitors and colleagues in a safe, sanitary kitchen.

You will follow food safety guidelines, assist with events and catering, and help on the tray line as needed. Qualified candidates will have a Food Handler’s Permit or ServSafe certificate within 30 days and at least one year

Qualifications

• One year cooking experience with quantities of 100 or greater.
• Food Handler’s Permit OR ServSafe Certificate within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, season and cook food for hospital patients, employees and visitors.
• Practice excellent food safety and sanitation procedures per regulatory guidelines.
• Assist with special events and catering functions.
• Serve on tray line and assist as salad/sandwich cook and grill cook when needed.

Skills

Cooking

Food safety

Sanitation

Job description

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Food and Nutrition Services Cook assists in the preparation of cooked foods for our patients, visitors and colleagues. Under direct supervision of the Executive Chef/Food Service Director, the Line Cook provides food that is safe, unadulterated, and attractive, that is prepared within the food safety guidelines. Hospital nutrition services ensure that all patients are fed according to their dietary needs and restrictions. Your food service experience and commitment to service, safety and professionalism will contribute to a positive experience for our patients, visitors and colleagues.

What you will do in this role:

• You will prepare, season and cook food for hospital patients, employees and visitors.
• You will practice excellent food safety and sanitation procedures while working within the requirements of regulatory agencies.
• You will assists with special events and catering functions.
• You will serves on tray line and work as salad/sandwich cook and grill cook when needed.

What Qualifications You Will Need:

• Food Handler’s Permit OR ServSafe Certificate required within 30 days of hire.
• A minimum of one year cooking experience with quantities of 100 or greater.

Benefits

Lafayette Regional Health Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Lafayette Regional Health Center is a 25+ bed critical access hospital. Our hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. We are known for compassionate and high-quality acute and outpatient medical care services in a small-town environment. We operate three physician clinics throughout Lafayette County. Patients enjoy the comfort of knowing they’re receiving quality healthcare in their hometown. We are located in historic Lexington, Missouri, 50 miles east of Kansas City. Our hospital is part of HCA Healthcare Midwest Health, a network of hospitals in Kansas City and the surrounding areas.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.