Hospital Cook — Patient Meals & Tray Service

Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH); Auburn (WA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) is hiring for a health-care kitchen role focused on patient-focused food preparation in a hospital setting. The position emphasizes accurate following of recipes, documentation, and adherence to sanitation standards to support patient meals.

The role involves preparing maternity specials, coordinating with staff, and ensuring quality and safety in daily meal service, with opportunities to contribute to department-wide process improvements.

Qualifications

• Reading and writing skills to understand recipes and instructions.
• One year of institution-type feeding experience.
• Judgment and planning skills to make decisions for preparations.
• Knowledge of institutional-type equipment.
• Good communications skills for interaction with physicians, administrators, other personnel, and customers.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and garnishes maternity specials daily.
• Uses proper documentation tools within department standards for labeling, dieting, and cooling procedures.
• Assists others with the preparation of food for special functions.
• Prepares vegetables and/or main entrees for Mount Auburn Hospital patients and Cafeteria following standardized recipes.
• Prepares soup, sauces, and stuffing for patient services.
• Maintains clean and sanitary work area.
• Sets up food for tray line in appropriate size pans.
• Tests cooked food by taste, temperature, smell, and appearance.
• Backs patient tray line on grill/broiler as needed. Follows tally for batch cooking of temperature-sensitive items.
• Uses waste logs to record all leftovers and waste with written plans for utilization.
• Begins patient food preparation for the following day.
• Delegates duties to cook's helper.
• Works continuously to improve the total quality of the department and other departments within the institution.

Skills

Reading/writing

Institution-type feeding

Judgment/planning

Institutional equipment

Communication skills

Job description

Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) is hiring for a health-care kitchen role focused on patient-focused food preparation in a hospital setting. The position emphasizes accurate following of recipes, documentation, and adherence to sanitation standards to support patient meals.

The role involves preparing maternity specials, coordinating with staff, and ensuring quality and safety in daily meal service, with opportunities to contribute to department-wide process improvements.