Food Services First Cook - Per Diem

Cedars-Sinai; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles is seeking a dedicated First Cook to join our nutrition and foodservice team. You will prepare high-quality meals with strict adherence to production orders and sanitation standards, delivering timely service to patients and staff.

Working with leadership, you’ll support nutrition care, comply with safety requirements, and help maintain a culturally competent environment that reflects our diverse community and commitment to patient care.

Qualifications

• No diploma/degree required - minimum
• High School Diploma/GED - preferred
• Certification in Food Service or comparable experience - preferred
• 4 years cooking or comparable work experience - preferred

Responsibilities

• Ensure high quality of food processing by strict adherence to production techniques and production orders.
• Perform sanitation of all cooking equipment assigned to the area.
• Work with leadership staff to provide high-quality nutrition care and foodservice.
• Address cultural, age, development, and environmental safety considerations of the populations served.

Skills

Cooking

Food preparation

Sanitation

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Vocational/Technical Diploma/Certification in Food Service

Job description

Grow your career at Cedars-Sinai!

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has been named to the Honor Roll in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals 2025-2026” rankings. When you join our team, you’ll gain access to our groundbreaking biomedical research facilities and sophisticated medical education programs. We offer learning programs, tuition reimbursement and performance-improvement projects so you can achieve certifications and degrees while gaining the knowledge and experience needed to advance your career.

Job Description

Grow your career at Cedars-Sinai!

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has been named to the Honor Roll in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals 2025-2026” rankings. When you join our team, you’ll gain access to our groundbreaking biomedical research facilities and sophisticated medical education programs. We offer learning programs, tuition reimbursement and performance-improvement projects so you can achieve certifications and degrees while gaining the knowledge and experience needed to advance your career.

We take pride in hiring the best, most hard-working employees. Our dedicated doctors, nurses and staff reflect the culturally and ethnically varied community we serve. They are proof of our dedication to creating a dynamic, inclusive environment that fuels innovation and the gold standard of patient care we strive for.

What will you be doing in this role?

With minimal oversight, the First Cook ensures high quality of food processing by strict adherence to proper production techniques and the production order resulting in timely service to the customer. This position is responsible for the sanitation of all specialized cooking equipment assigned to the area. Performs all duties with sensitivity and attention to the cultural, age, developmental, and environmental safety issues of the populations served. Works in collaboration with leadership staff to provide high-quality nutrition care and foodservice.

Qualifications Education

• No diploma/degree required - minimum
• High School Diploma/GED - preferred
• Vocational/Technical Diploma Completion of Certification in Food Service or comparable experience. - preferred

Experience

• 4 years Four years cooking or comparable work experience. - preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• No license or certification required