Cook - PT

fhcexternal; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Forefront is seeking a Cook for a healthcare setting to prepare meals, follow standardized recipes, and ensure patient safety. You will help with menu extensions, production worksheets, and quality tasting while maintaining sanitation standards across shifts.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma, English fluency, and experience with quantity cooking or therapeutic diets in a health care environment. Some flexibility in hours is available.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write and speak English in a healthcare setting.
• High school diploma or equivalent education preferred.
• Experience in quantity cooking and therapeutic diets is desired.

Responsibilities

• Follow standardized recipes, portioning, menu extensions, and presentation standards.
• Complete daily production worksheets and waste log sheets.
• Taste meals to ensure quality standards.
• Monitor temperatures of hot and cold foods to meet goals.
• Inspect delivered food products and supplies.
• Oversee storage of supplies and food products.
• Notify Chef Manager or Director of supplies or equipment needs.
• Report equipment breakdowns and unsafe conditions.
• Comply with health and sanitation regulations and audits.
• Attend department meetings and participate in mandatory training.

Skills

English proficiency

High school diploma

Therapeutic diets knowledge

Quantity cooking experience

Healthcare food service experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Education in quantity cooking and therapeutic diets

Job description

Forefront is dedicated to enhancing lives through exceptional culinary and support services. As a member of our team, you play an important role in maintaining a clean, safe, and comfortable environment in a healthcare setting. Guided by our core values Tenacity, Integrity, Creativity, Service Excellence, Safety, and Caring, you help support healing and well-being for those we serve. If you are looking for flexible work and a meaningful role, we would love to have you on our team.

Why You'll Love Working With Us:

• Supportive Culture: Be part of a team that values respect, teamwork, and reliability
• Flexible Scheduling: Schedules designed to support work-life balance
• Meaningful Work: Make a positive impact in a healthcare environment every day

The Cook prepares food in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations, with established policies and procedures and assuring patient safety. Assists in all preparation of resident, family, and employee meals, helps deliver and take orders as needed. May be directed by the Chef Manager and/or Director.

• Follows standardized recipes, portioning, menu extensions, and presentation standards.
• Completes and utilizes daily production worksheets and waste log sheets.
• Tastes completed meals to ensure quality standards.
• Monitor temperature of hot and cold foods through food preparation and service to ensure that established temperature goals are met prior to steam table transfer and maintained throughout meal service.
• In the absence of the Chef Manager or Director, checks and inspects food products and supplies as delivered.
• Supervise and assist in storage of supplies and food products.
• Notify Chef Manager or Director of supplies or equipment needs.
• Report equipment breakdowns and unsafe conditions to the Chef Manager or Director.
• Complies with federal, state, and local health and sanitation regulations and department sanitation procedures as evidenced through local health department and third-party audits.
• Perform other department duties assigned by the Chef Manager/Director.
• Responsible for acting in conformance with all facility and departmental policies and procedures, including those relating to Human Resources, Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, Health and Safety regulations, Compliance requirements, Patient Rights, Confidentiality, and HIPAA. Responsible for acting in conformance with accrediting agency standards.
• Attends department meetings as required.
• Demonstrates accountability to accept responsibility for personal/professional growth and any required certifications/licenses, if applicable.
• Completes mandatory training and competencies annually.

Pay Rate - $17 Per Hour

Forefront will not discriminate based on race, color, sex, height, weight, disability, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, military service, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or any other protected class in its hiring practices, conditions for transfer or promotion, policies, discipline, discharge, terms, conditions or benefits of employment.

• Ability to read, write and speak English.
• High school graduate or equivalent education is preferred.
• Preference is given to persons with an education in quantity cooking and therapeutic diets.
• Minimum one (1) year food service experience in a health care dietary setting is desired.
• Minimum of two (2) years working in food and beverage operation preferred.
• Have general knowledge of quantity food preparation and portioned serving.
• Ability to read, understand, and follow recipe directions, diet orders and work assignments.
• Able and willing to work flexible hours, such as during an emergency situation.
• Must be patient and tolerant toward staff, patients, and family members.
• ServSafe preferred.