Hospital Dining Cook II — Large-Volume Kitchen

Kumc; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Kansas Medical Center is seeking a Dining Services Cook II to prepare large volumes of nourishing meals for patients and staff. You will follow preset menus, adapt to therapeutic diets, and coordinate daily production in the cafeteria or catering units.

Preferred applicants have some restaurant or large-volume cooking experience. This is a full-time on-site position at Bell Hospital, with responsibilities spanning food preparation, safety, and inventory control.

Qualifications

• Some experience as a cook in a restaurant, institutional or large volume feeding.
• High School Graduate or GED.
• 1+ years of experience as a cook in a restaurant, institutional or large volume feeding.

Responsibilities

• Completes the cooking process of menu items requiring basic technical skills, such as soups, meats, vegetables, desserts and other foodstuffs using daily worksheets and standardized recipes.
• Demonstrates competence in the areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships, and technical skills.
• Demonstrates ability to provide care/service safely and efficiently for the care of each patient.
• Performs duties in Food Production and/or the Cafeteria.
• Organizes daily production in unit.
• Prepares food for inventory and/or service including portioning, wrapping, labeling, dating food items prepared for patients, cafeteria, and/or catering according to unit standards.
• Ensures proper storage and rotation of inventories in refrigerators and freezers following HACCP and department standards.
• Maintains a safe and sanitary food preparation/service environment per unit standards.
• Tests and evaluates new recipes,
• Adjusts work hours to early or late to prepare needed Cafeteria or Catering products.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

Skills

Basic reading/writing

Basic math

Education

High School Graduate or GED

1+ years cook experience in restaurant/institutional/large volume feeding

Job description

University of Kansas Medical Center is seeking a Dining Services Cook II to prepare large volumes of nourishing meals for patients and staff. You will follow preset menus, adapt to therapeutic diets, and coordinate daily production in the cafeteria or catering units.

Preferred applicants have some restaurant or large-volume cooking experience. This is a full-time on-site position at Bell Hospital, with responsibilities spanning food preparation, safety, and inventory control.