Hospital Patient Meals Cook | Full-Time | Daily Pay

BJC HealthCare; O’Fallon (MO); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Progress West Hospital is seeking a Cook to prepare patient meals, staff and guest meals in a hospital setting. The role requires following recipes, maintaining food safety, and ensuring dietary specifications are met.

This full-time position offers daytime and evening shifts with rotating holidays and weekend work, aligned with hospital meal service needs. Benefits and career growth are described by BJC HealthCare as part of the team.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• ServSafe Certification is required or preferred.

Responsibilities

• Preps and prepares food items by cutting, chopping, slicing, dicing, pureeing, marinating, etc. This includes washing, peeling, cutting, seeding vegetables/fruits, along with weighing and measuring designated ingredients.
• Follows standardized recipes, producing food items by utilizing various cooking techniques such as sautéing, broiling, braising, blanching, baking, grilling, deep fat frying, and steaming using a variety of institutional equipment while meeting proper food quality and proper serving temperatures.
• Properly chills and stores foods in designated areas following all labeling, dating, food safety guidelines and rotation procedures as well as completing designated food safety quality control logs.
• Ensures compliance of special dietary requirements, nutritional restrictions, allergens, modified textures and other special dietary needs.
• Cleans kitchen equipment, appliances, and work areas to ensure conformance to the highest level of sanitation.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

ServSafe Certification

Job description

Progress West Hospital is seeking a Cook to prepare patient meals, staff and guest meals in a hospital setting. The role requires following recipes, maintaining food safety, and ensuring dietary specifications are met.

This full-time position offers daytime and evening shifts with rotating holidays and weekend work, aligned with hospital meal service needs. Benefits and career growth are described by BJC HealthCare as part of the team.