MED CTR COOK PD

UCSF Health, AG; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

UCSF Health in Oakland, CA is seeking a Cook to join the Nutrition & Food Services team. You will prepare meals for patients, retail, and catered events, stock stations, and ensure food safety and quality while engaging with patients and staff.

The role emphasizes teamwork, accurate portioning, and adherence to sanitation standards in a fast-paced hospital setting. Flexibility to work across UCSF Medical Center locations is required.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Culinary School graduation or 2 years food production experience required.
• Read, write, and understand instructions in English.
• Basic computer skills are required.
• Flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations.
• ServSafe certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food for Patient Food Services, Retail Food Services, and Catering Services.
• Stock, assemble, and serve portion-controlled food; maintain station readiness.
• Monitor food quality, temperatures, and sanitation; document as required.
• Provide excellent customer, patient, and staff interactions as a Culinary Ambassador.
• Assist in inventory management and support menu planning with supervisors.

Skills

English literacy

Basic computer skills

Teamwork

Flexibility to rotate locations

Education

High School diploma

Culinary School certificate or degree

2 years food production experience

ServSafe certification

Job description

Job Summary:

This person works as a team to provide food service that is safe, accurate, timely, and responsive to the customer and patient's needs. This person is responsible for preparing food for Patient Food Services, Retail Food Services, and Catering Services. Other related duties include stocking, assembling, and serving portion controlled hot and cold food, replenishing and stocking stations, and general sanitation duties. This person establishes and monitors food quality and temperature standards to ensure consistency and highest quality standards for Nutrition & Food Services. This person maintains cleanliness and sanitation of the foodservice areas and equipment. This position is responsible for providing excellent customer, patient, and staff interactions and is looked upon as the Culinary Ambassador for the department of Nutrition & Food Services.

Reporting Relationship:

This person reports to the Supervisor of Food Services. This position does not oversee any employees. This position will take direction from Food Services Leads, Principal Food Service Workers in the Diet Office, DTRs, and Dietitians, and Senior Cooks.

DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Culinary Services
  • Food Preparation
    • Ensures ingredients used to prepare food are fresh and meet quality standards.
    • Utilizes safe food thawing procedures.
    • Articulates and follows proper cooking temperatures of foods.
    • Prepares food in accordance with assigned production worksheets and accurately follow recipes and portion control standards.
    • Manages time to ensure food is prepared on time so foodservice stations can open on time.
    • Ensures station is stocked, prepped, and ready for service.
    • Tastes food as its prepared to ensure quality.
    • Maintains solid knowledge of all food products and able to skillfully apply culinary techniques to prepare food.
    • Prepares food following different cooking methods including
      • Grill, fry, bake, roast, saute, braise, steam
    • For made to order food, ensures no pre-cooking unless otherwise authorized by management.
    • Multi-tasks to cook and prep multiple food items at once.
    • Cook and preps multiple food items at customer facing stations requiring customer service while preparing food.
    • Monitors of inventory and flow of food cooked to prevent runouts, ensure flow of food is timely and meets changing business demands, and minimizes waste. Informs management of changing needs and works with management to provide substitutions ahead of time when necessary. Reports any necessary changes to production worksheet so forecasts can be adjusted.
    • Handoff to reliefs when going on breaks or finishing shift. Teamwork and communication among peers and management is expected.
    • Assists in cold food preparation or ingredient preparation as assigned.
    • Contributes to daily, holiday, and theme menus in collaboration with supervisor.
  • Temperature Monitoring & Other Documentation
    • Monitor and records cooking and holding food temperatures following established standards.
    • Accurately completes food cooling log following established standards.
    • Timestamp food for cold items and hold on ice to ensure temperature safety following established standards.
    • Wrap, date, label, and refrigerate leftover food following procedures and report out to supervisor.
    • Follows cooling food guidelines and documentation.
    • Reports food waste to management.
  • Customer Service
    • Smile, greets, and offers assistance to patients, customers, and staff.
    • Knows the menu being served.
    • Understands and provides accurate information to inquiries.
    • Ensures a professional and gracious environment.
    • Effectively communicates with a wide variety of individuals inside and outside the Medical Center.
  • General Safety and Sanitation
    • Follows proper hand washing procedures and glove use while handing ready to eat food and performing other duties.
    • Prevents cross contamination of foods while preparing and serving food.
    • Takes order, prepares, and serves food using portion control and presentation standards.
    • Uses correct equipment and procedures to maintain service temperature of foods. This includes carrying a thermometer as part of uniform.
    • Uses correct equipment and procedures to perform sanitation duties. This includes having sanitation bucket and sanitizer at workstation.
    • Proper use of PPE when working with chemicals per manufacturer instruction.
    • Labels and dates food items following FIFO procedures.
    • Clean and sanitizes work surfaces, work areas, and equipment.
    • Clean, organize, and restocks food and dishware items in food racks, service stations, refrigerators, display cases, serving line, and storage areas in a timely manner.
    • Sorts trash, recycling, and compost accurately.
    • Performs required documentation for duties assigned.
    • Utilizes all necessary IT applications to perform job duties.
    • Adheres to safety guidelines.
  • Other Functions and Responsibilities
    • Performs other related Cook duties as instructed by supervisor, may be reassigned to other work areas within Nutrition & Food Services as operational needs dictate.
    • Participates in training new employees and Dietetic Interns for shift duties as assigned.
    • Reports fires or other safety hazards, respond to emergencies following procedures as in the case of fires, disasters, or floods.
    • Completes required online and in person training.
    • Reports malfunctioning equipment or repairs needed to supervisor.
    • Follows down time procedures when IT applications are down.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• High School diploma or equivalent work experience.
• Graduation from a recognized Culinary School or 2 years food production experience
• Read, write, follow written or oral instructions and be understood in English.
• Basic computer skills.
• This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations.
• Ability to meet physical demands involved with job duties as outlined below.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATION

• Two years of college or equivalent
• Experience working in large scale food production settings using industrial equipment such as blast chiller and steam jacketed kettles.
• Servsafe certification

REQUIRED LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

• State of California Food Handler certification must be obtained within three months of hire

About UCSF

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the world's leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging and stem cells.

Pride Values

UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence - also known as our PRIDE values.

In addition to our PRIDE values, UCSF is committed to equity - both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care. Additional information about UCSF is available here.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

Salary Information

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.

Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.

To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total compensation, please visit: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• High School diploma or equivalent work experience.
• Graduation from a recognized Culinary School or 2 years food production experience
• Read, write, follow written or oral instructions and be understood in English.
• Basic computer skills.
• This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations.
• Ability to meet physical demands involved with job duties as outlined below.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATION

• Two years of college or equivalent
• Experience working in large scale food production settings using industrial equipment such as blast chiller and steam jacketed kettles.
• Servsafe certification

REQUIRED LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

• State of California Food Handler certification must be obtained within three months of hire