Hospital Prep Cook — Craft Patient Meals with Purpose

Valley Health System; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 24,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Zero-Deductible Health Plan

Dental and vision insurance

Generous Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance

Retirement Savings Match

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Valley Health System in Minnesota seeks a Prep Cook for the Nutrition Services department. The position prepares and cooks foods for patients, employees, and others following standard practices and regulatory requirements.

The role requires attention to recipes, portioning, food safety, and teamwork to maintain high-quality meals. Per diem schedule offers varied shifts and opportunities to contribute to patient care and dining services.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years cooking experience preferred.
• Must complete and pass Serve Safe exam.

Responsibilities

• Completes the current meal’s prep before prepping for the following day.
• Prepares food for meals on the correct day at the correct time.
• Ensures that the food is not prepped too far in advance.
• Weigh and measure all ingredients for every recipe, placing them in a safe location.
• Follows established procedures using recipes, yield charts, and equipment operation instructions to produce the best quality of food.
• Follows proper food handling techniques, such as wears gloves and hair net, washes hands regularly, especially after a trip to the restroom, wears apron or chef coat, warns fellow employees of hot surfaces and sharp objects, careful to not cross contaminate or leave a workstation unsupervised to prevent a fellow employee from cross contaminating.
• Reads ingredients and directions carefully.
• Receives and properly prepares and stores patient menu orders.
• Assists cook as needed when plating food.
• Checks temperatures with cook before food is served.
• Researches and understands sufficiently diets and allergies.
• Assists as manager deems necessary.
• Cleans using sanitation after working at a particular station.
• Warns employees of spills or other hazards.
• Labels food that will be opened and stored in the fridge.
• Cleans while working.
• Takes dishes to the dishwasher and offers to spray them off and cleans stationary equipment for the next user.
• Follows proper cleaning instructions whenever needed.
• Stores all inventory in the correct location as well as replaces ingredients in their correct location.
• Develops ideas that will improve your own job performance as well as others.
• Develops ideas that will improve the quality of food and service to customers.
• Assists with recipe development and testing.
• Attends as many meetings as possible.

Skills

Read and follow recipes

Team player

Multi-tasking

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Valley Health System in Minnesota seeks a Prep Cook for the Nutrition Services department. The position prepares and cooks foods for patients, employees, and others following standard practices and regulatory requirements.

The role requires attention to recipes, portioning, food safety, and teamwork to maintain high-quality meals. Per diem schedule offers varied shifts and opportunities to contribute to patient care and dining services.