First Cook - FT (PHC)

Northwell Health; Town of Carmel (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York seeks a dedicated First Cook to assist with directing, planning, supervising and preparing meals across the Food Service Department. You will follow approved recipes to deliver quality dishes.

Responsibilities include maintaining sanitation, following menus, recording temperatures and times, and ensuring timely meal preparation while adhering to health standards. A high school diploma and 2 years of First Cook experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Experience: Requires two (2) years of experience as a First Cook in institutional settings.

Responsibilities

• Follows planned menus ensuring all menu items are prepared to standards in compliance with approved recipes.
• Performs miscellaneous duties such as cleaning work areas and maintaining sanitation of all equipment in the cook's area.
• Fills in whenever necessary within the cook's battery and ensures timely preparation of meals served daily.
• Documents temperatures, cook and chill times daily and keeps records as required.
• Promotes a safe and efficient working environment by adhering to hospital policies.
• Demonstrates regard for dignity and respect of patients, families and staff.
• Maintains and models Northwell Health values.
• Maintains regular, reliable attendance.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills

Food preparation

Food safety

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Description

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.

Job Summary

• Assists with the directing, planning, supervising and preparation of food for all areas within the Food Service Department.

Responsibilities

• Follows planned menus ensuring all menu items are prepared to standards in compliance with approved recipes.
• Performs miscellaneous duties as assigned such as cleaning work areas, assumes responsibility for the care and sanitation of all equipment within cook's area.
• Fills in whenever necessary within the cook's battery. Assumes responsibility for the proper and timely preparation for meals served on a daily basis.
• Assumes responsibility for the documentation of temps, cook and chill times to be recorded daily and kept on file on-going monthly. Adheres at all times to rotating, dating and labeling according to the Department of Health standards.
• Promotes a safe and efficient working environment by adhering to hospital and department policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates regard for the dignity and respect of all patients, family members, visitors and hospital personnel.
• Maintain and Model Nuvance Health Values.
• Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent preferred; general knowledge of high school subject matter possibly including sciences, simple medical procedures or terminology or office equipment.
• Experience: Requires two (2) years of experience as a First Cook. Institutional experience required. including hospital, nursing home, college feeding and full service restaurants.
• License: N/A.

Working Conditions

• Physical: Requires light physical effort on a regular basis, as in frequent standing, walking, bending, stooping or reaching and/or occasional lifting of light items (i.e. up to 20 lbs.). Periodic eye or ear strain included in this level (less than 50% of the time).
• Mental: Some irregularity in scheduled hours because of compensated overtime requirements, including weekend rotation, or occasional stress due to periodic or cyclical workload pressures
• Org Unit: 1230
• Department: Dietary
• Exempt: No
• Flat Rate: $22.20 Hourly