Lead Cook

125 Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Advocate Health Care is seeking a Part-time Food & Nutrition staff member at Advocate South Suburban Hospital. The position requires 20 hours per week with shifts from 10:00am to 8:30pm, and every other weekend and holiday after training.

A ServSafe Food Handler certification must be obtained within 1 year, and a High School diploma is required. Typically, 5 years of food production experience in large-scale settings is preferred.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with diet restrictions and the ability to adapt recipes.
• Ability to measure and scale ingredients used in a recipe.
• Excellent problem solving and decision‑making skills.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a resource to staff, including training and day-to-day direction.
• Assigns, monitors, and reviews progress and accuracy of work; maintains staffing levels.
• Assists with interviewing, staff development and resolving employee concerns.
• Interprets department policies and informs staff of changes.
• Reviews production sheets and recipes to ensure quantity and quality for menu items.
• Prepares daily production reports per guidelines.
• Maintains time and production records.
• Measures and mixes ingredients per recipe.
• Uses kitchen equipment to prepare soups, salads, gravies, desserts, sauces and casseroles.
• Bakes, roasts, broils and steams meats and vegetables per recipes.
• Carves and slices meats and cheese; garnishes and serves food.
• Ensures proper inventory storage and rotation; monitors food temperatures.
• Follows safe food handling and sanitation standards.

Skills

Diet restrictions knowledge

Recipe scaling

Problem solving

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Education

High School Graduate

Job description

Department: 11903 Advocate South Suburban Hospital - Food and Nutrition

Status: Part time

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Hours per week: 20

Schedule details/Additional Information: Candidates must be available to work every other weekend and every other holiday after required training for various positions. The candidate must be available to work shifts that vary from the hours of 10:00am - 8:30pm.

Pay Range: $21.85 - $32.80

Major Responsibilities

• Acts as a resource to staff, which includes training/orienting and providing day-to-day work direction.


• Assigns, monitors, and reviews progress and accuracy of work, monitors productivity, maintains appropriate staffing levels, directs efforts and provides guidance on more complex issues.


• Assists with human resource responsibilities, which may include interviewing and selection of new employees, staff development, resolution of employee concerns, and employee morale.


• Assists in interpreting department policies and procedures, and advises and updates staff on procedural changes.


• Reviews production sheets and recipes to ensure quality and quantity needed for items to prepare.


• Prepares food on daily production report according to established guidelines.


• Maintains time and production records.


• Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipe.


• Uses a variety of kitchen utensils and equipment including blenders, mixers, grinders, slicers and tenderizers to prepare soups, salads, gravies, desserts, sauces and casseroles.


• Bakes, roasts, broils and steams meat, fish, vegetables and other foods per recipes.


• Carves and slices meats and cheese.


• Garnishes, displays and serves food items according to standards and recipes.


• Ensures proper storage and rotation of inventories in refrigerators and freezers.


• Monitors food temperatures and utilizes established procedures to ensure safe food handling techniques and prevent bacteria contamination.


• Follows department standards for safe food handling, storage and sanitation.


• Maintain temperature logs for production areas per department standards.


• Monitors accurate portioning and promotes food waste control.


• Prepares in small batches to help control waste/cost.


• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.


• Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age‑specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.


• Age‑specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required

• ServSafe Food Handler certification issued by the National Restaurant Association needs to be obtained within 1 year.

Education Required

• High School Graduate.

Experience Required

• Typically requires 5 years of experience in food production in settings such as a hotel, restaurant or high end institutional environment.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Familiarity with diet restrictions and the ability to adapt recipes accordingly.


• Ability to measure and scale amounts of ingredients used in a recipe.


• Excellent problem solving and decision‑making skills.


• Excellent time management skills.


• Strong interpersonal skills.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Stands, walks and lifts the majority of the workday as well as squats, bends, twists, reaches above the shoulders, knees and climbs throughout.


• Must be able to: lift up to 40 lbs. from floor to a maximum 5 ft.


• Lift and carry up to 40 lbs. at waist height a reasonable distance.


• Must be able to: push/pull with 20 lbs. of force.


• Working atmosphere may contain fumes, odors, dust/dirt.


• May be exposed to mechanical, electrical and chemical hazards.


• This is a result of working with ovens, deep fryers, cutlery and cleaning agents.


• Protective clothing must be worn as necessary.


• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.


• This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent.


• It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent.


• Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Our Commitment to You

• Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well‑being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:


• Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job Incentive pay for select positions Opportunity for annual increases based on performance Benefits and more Paid Time Off programs Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs Educational Assistance Program Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

• Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care.


• Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise.


• It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs.


• Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs.


• Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.


• This is Transformation One shared purpose brought us together.


• Now, as one of the 10 largest not-for-profit, integrated health systems in the United States, our combined strength and stability drives us forward.


• Starting with You Caring for nearly 3 million people has inspired a transformation. One in which the patient’s experience guides our vision and empowers us to offer new possibilities in our communities.


• Reshaping Access What is access? It’s offering more sites of care than any other health system in the Midwest.


• But there’s a new frontier. Access is exploring the latest technologies to deliver care to patients exactly where they are and exactly when they need it.


• Inspiring Professionals With our dynamically inclusive workforce and strong connections to the places where we live and work, we’ll touch more lives and contribute to stronger and more vibrant communities.


• Transforming Care We’re redefining the standard for care with world‑class doctors and caregivers, innovative solutions, outstanding outcomes, and leading‑edge research and clinical trials.


• Combined, Advocate and Aurora are recognized for clinical excellence in: Cardiovascular Care Neurosciences Gynecology Oncology Pediatrics Primary Care Neurology Geriatrics Trauma Care.