First Cook

Geisinger; Scranton (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 36,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus

Job summary

Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, PA, seeks a First Cook to oversee cooks and prepare patient meals according to standardized recipes. The role emphasizes customer service, professionalism, and adherence to system-wide and departmental standards.

Shift: Rotation with 40 hours weekly, regular exemption status. Prior food service experience and familiarity with HACCP are preferred. Sign‑on and integration into a collaborative team are highlighted in the posting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years related work experience (Required).
• High School Diploma or GED (Preferred).
• Strong communication and teamwork in patient-focused food services.

Responsibilities

• Prepares breakfast, lunch and dinner foods using standardized recipes and methods of preparation.
• Responsible for cook, food bank, Kitchen duties as assigned.
• Ensures that all production is wrapped, dated and labeled.
• Follows food production schedules.
• Documents preparation and usage of food according to established standards.
• Informs the leadership about quality issues.
• Responds in a positive manner to customer need.
• Ensures that HACCP standards are followed at all times.
• Daily monitor and daily checklist of assigned cooks.
• Helps ensure equipment is in working condition and places work orders.
• Maintains all quality, safety, and sanitation standards.
• Works cooperatively with other personnel in a team effort to accomplish departmental objectives in accordance with hospital policy.
• Monitor food preparation to ensure foods are prepared in small batches to minimize waste.
• Estimate food requirements and control serving portions according to yield specified in standardized recipes to eliminate waste and leftovers.
• Standardize and develop new recipes.
• Instruct, oversee, and delegate duties to cooks as required.
• Fill in for Supervisor as needed.
• Make menu changes, consulting with leadership.
• Completes all required in‑services according to established standards.
• May perform opening and or closing duties of the department.

Skills

Communication

Food And Nutrition Services

Healthcare Regulatory Environment

Menu Development

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Location

Geisinger Community Medical Center (GCMC) Shift: Rotation (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Worker Type: Regular Exemption Status: No

Job Summary

Prepares food for patients, employees, visitors, and special functions. First Cook oversees the activities of all cooks while preparing food themselves. Maintains a customer service approach at all times when fulfilling responsibilities. Ensures a professional and appropriate service standard while performing the job. Follows system wide standards as well as department specific service standards.

Job Duties

• Prepares breakfast, lunch and dinner foods using standardized recipes and methods of preparation.
• Responsible for cook, food bank, Kitchen duties as assigned.
• Ensures that all production is wrapped, dated and labeled.
• Follows food production schedules.
• Documents preparation and usage of food according to established standards.
• Informs the leadership about quality issues.
• Responds in a positive manner to customer need.
• Ensures that HACCP standards are followed at all times.
• Daily monitor and daily checklist of assigned cooks.
• Helps ensure equipment is in working condition and places work orders.
• Maintains all quality, safety, and sanitation standards.
• Works cooperatively with other personnel in a team effort to accomplish departmental objectives in accordance with hospital policy.

Responsible for

• Monitor food preparation to ensure foods are prepared in small batches to minimize waste.
• Estimate food requirements and control serving portions according to yield specified in standardized recipes to eliminate waste and leftovers.
• Standardize and develop new recipes.
• Instruct, oversee, and delegate duties to cooks as required.
• Fill in for Supervisor as needed.
• Make menu changes, consulting with leadership.
• Completes all required in‑services according to established standards.
• May perform opening and or closing duties of the department.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details

New Hires are eligible for a Sign‑on Bonus up to $2,500! Weekend and holiday rotation required. Prior experience preferred (food prep, serving, cleaning, customer service).

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Preferred)

Experience

Minimum of 3 years-Related work experience (Required)

Skills

• Communication
• Food And Nutrition Services
• Healthcare Regulatory Environment
• Menu Development

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.
• We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.
• We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and benefits for domestic partners.

Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

We are an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.

We are an Affinity Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.

Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

Geisinger is committed to making better health easier for the more than 1 million people it serves. Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes nine hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,600 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually.

* Does not qualify for J-1 waiver.

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