Hospital Cook

Riverside Health; Hampton (VA); Presencial; USD 24.000 - 31.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Riverside Health System in Hampton, VA is seeking a dedicated food service worker for the Food & Nutrition Department. You will prepare patient and non-patient meals, follow recipes, ensure proper portioning, and work to deliver high-quality items that meet safety standards.

Maintain food safety, sanitation, and allergy awareness, and assist with special requests to provide a memorable dining experience for patients, residents, guests, and customers.

Formación

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• 1 year food preparation experience in healthcare, restaurant, or high-volume kitchen preferred.
• 1 year culinary experience preferred.
• Allergen Awareness Certification (VA) required within 180 days.
• Food Handlers Card (VA) required within 30 days or Food Protection Manager Certification (VA) required.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare food items for patient and non-patient food services, following production plans, recipes, and cooking instructions.
• Maintain knowledge of food safety, infection control and sanitation requirements and comply with guidelines to prevent cross-contamination or foodborne illness.
• Demonstrate accountability to ensure information necessary for positive patient/customer outcomes and provide service above and beyond expectations.
• Follow therapeutic menus and allergy guidelines to ensure nutritional care as ordered by the physician.
• Prepare special request items and perform prep work; serve on patient tray line and cafeteria line with proper portion control and plating techniques.
• Demonstrate knowledge of weights and volume measurements; operate and sanitize kitchen equipment and work areas.

Conocimientos

Food preparation

Culinary experience

Food safety knowledge

Allergen awareness

Educación

High School Diploma or GED

Herramientas

Allergen Awareness Certification

Food Handlers Card

Food Protection Manager Certification

Descripción del empleo

Hiring Range

$17.50 - $22.75/Hourly Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Hampton, Virginia

Hiring Range

$17.50 - $22.75/Hourly Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Overview

Works under the supervision of the Food & Nutrition Department leadership. Performs duties related to meal services to include, preparation of hot and cold menu items, proper portion control and delivery of menu items. Is knowledgeable in food safety, sanitation, and quality standards, ensuring patients/residents, guests and customers are provided a memorable food and dining experience, above and beyond their expectation. Promotes and maintains a safe work environment for team as well as our customers.

What You Will Do

• Prepare food items for both patient (or residents as applicable) and non-patient food services, following all production plans, recipes and cooking instructions to provide consistent, high quality menu items and meet guidelines established by management.
• Maintain a working knowledge of food safety, infection control and sanitation regulatory compliance requirements and Department policies & procedures, following all necessary guidelines to prevent cross-contamination or foodborne illness. Consistently comply with food temperature, quality, sanitation & storage at all key steps in the process (i.e. cooking, chilling, holding & storing).
• Demonstrate accountability for ensuring availability of information necessary to ensure positive patient/customer outcomes providing them with service above and beyond expectations to ensure a memorable food and dining experience. Demonstrate positive interaction and support to all team members, to provide seamless, timely, and accurate meal service to the patient/resident/customer.
• Demonstrate a basic knowledge to follow therapeutic menus and allergy guidelines, to ensure patients/ residents receive consistent quality nutritional care within their therapeutic guidelines and as ordered by the physician as well as provide for the safety of food served to all customers.
• Prepare all special request food items, as necessary. Demonstrate the competence to complete prep work including, but not limited to slicing deli meat, chopping vegetables, preparing salads and sandwiches, short order grill cook, specialty pizza prep etc. Serve on the patient tray line and cafeteria serving line using proper portion control and plating techniques.
• Demonstrate a knowledge of weights and volume measurements. Demonstrate the proper use of all kitchen equipment and possesses the skill set to select the appropriate piece of equipment to complete the assigned food preparation. Demonstrate the competency to properly clean and sanitize equipment and work area.
  
  

Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or GED, (Preferred)
  
  

Experience

• 1 year Food preparation experience preferably in a high volume restaurant, hotel or healthcare kitchen (Preferred)
• 1 year Culinary Experience (Preferred)
  
  

Licenses and Certifications

• Allergen Awareness Certification - VA State - ANSI-approved Allergen Awareness certificate program within 180 Days(Required)
• Food Handlers Card (FH) - VA State - ANSI-approved Food Handlers certificate program within 30 Days(Required) or
• Food Protection Manager - VA State - ANSI approved Food Protection Manager Certification - VA State (Required)
  
  

To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers.