Cook PRN Weekends

Summit BHC; Highland (AL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Highland Hospital is seeking a Cook PRN for weekend shifts at the Charleston, West Virginia facility. The role involves implementing menus, coordinating food preparation, and serving meals to patients, staff, and visitors, while adhering to safety and infection-control guidelines.

Responsibilities include inventory, ordering, and preparing food for regular and therapeutic menus, with attention to nutritional value and appropriate portioning.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Two or more years’ experience in food service role in preparing food for institutions, such as school, hospital or cafeteria preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prepare foods in accordance with facility policies and approved menus.
• Schedule cooking so that regular, therapeutic, and special menus are ready at the proper time.
• Follow recipes and portioning procedures for meats/entrees, gravies, casseroles, vegetables, soups, salads and desserts.
• Maintain accurate temperature logs and proper hot/cold storage, stock rotation and labeling.
• Set up steam tables and label food to reflect modifications; ensure portions are standardized.
• Prepare leftover food for proper storage and assist in cleaning equipment and work areas.
• Direct activities of staff assisting in meal preparation and service.
• Take measures to preserve nutritional benefits of foods and monitor serving lines for replenishment.
• Record daily equipment and food temperatures and meal counts.
• Ensure kitchen remains clean and orderly and manage waste disposal.
• Inspect food products and supplies upon delivery and assist in storage.

Skills

Food preparation

Sanitation/food safety

Education

High school graduate or equivalent

Job description

Cook PRN Weekends | Highland Hospital | Charleston, West Virginia

About the Job:

PURPOSE STATEMENT:
The Cook implements menus and coordinates food preparation and serves meals. Responsibilities include ordering, inventory and preparing food items for the patients, staff and visitors of the facility, guaranteeing appealing, nutritious, and high-quality meals and snack sare served. Preparation and serving activities are performed in accordance with the menus planned, food service policies, sanitary guidelines and food sensitivity/allergy requirements. Cleaning of the kitchen and services areas and equipment utilizes proper infection control procedures.

Roles and Responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Plans and prepares foods in accordance with facility policies, approved dietary guidelines and recipes/menus provided by supervisor or Dietician.
• Plans individual cooking schedule so that all foods for regular and therapeutic menus and special functions will be properly cooked and ready at appropriate time.
• Follows recipes and portioning procedures to prepare meats/entrees, gravies, casseroles, vegetables, soups, salads, and desserts for daily menu.
• Stores and prepares food safely, i.e. maintains accurate temperature logs, in range hot/cold storage, prompt freezer/refrigeration, stock rotation, labeling/dating food items and discarding out-of-date food.
• Sets up steam tables in such a way to make them attractive and easily served in standardized portions, labels food according to modification.
• Prepares leftover food for proper storage labeled with description of food and date; and assists with the cleaning of steam table and pans.
• Directs activities of staff who assist in preparing and serving meals.
• Takes recommended measures to prepare food to preserve nutritional benefits.
• Monitors serving line and may serve food throughout serving periods to ensure that foods are available to replenish when needed without delay.
• Records equipment and food temperatures and meal counts daily.
• Keeps cooking area in kitchen clean and orderly, and transports trash to dumpster.
• Cleans and inspects equipment, kitchen appliances and work areas to ensure cleanliness and functional operation.
• Takes inventory of supplies and equipment. Checks and inspects food products and supplies as delivered. Assists in storage of supplies and food products.
• Applies culinary and cooking techniques needed for special and/or restrictive dietary requirements.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Two or more years’ experience in food service role in preparing food for institutions, such as school, hospital or cafeteria preferred.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

SERV Safe Certification or similar food safety certification, where required by the state or facility.

WORK LOCATION:

This position is onsite at the facility and is not a remote position.

SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS:

This position is an Individual Contributor.

Why Highland Hospital?Highland Hospital offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Highland Hospital is an EOE.

Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.