Prep Cook

St. Elizabeth Healthcare; Edgewood (KY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Prep Cook to join their team. In this part-time role, you will prepare ingredients, maintain kitchen safety, and ensure cleanliness. This entry-level position offers an opportunity to gain experience in the food service sector within a healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Entry-level position.
• No experience required.

Responsibilities

• Prepares raw ingredients for cooking.
• Maintains cleanliness and safety in the kitchen.
• Assembles and sets up cold food tables.

Skills

Ability to read with comprehension

Job description

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Job Type

Regular

Scheduled Hours

20

Job Summary

Prepares raw ingredients by washing, peeling, chopping, or cutting to be used later in dishes. Sets up cold food tables, salad bars, or workstations. Produces simple dishes such as salads, sandwiches, and desserts. Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

Job Description

• Preparation: Determine daily production following established par levels and procure food from storage areas. Demonstrate ability to utilize cold food preparation equipment such as deli slicer, food processor, manual dicer/slicer, scales and measuring devices. Maintain organization and ability to multi-task.
• Production: Wash, peel, cut and prepare raw ingredients as required. Demonstrate proper knife skills for vegetable and fruit preparation. Qualify fruits and vegetables for proper ripeness, lack of spoilage and/or appetizing visual appeal of all items before serving. Make simple items such as salads, sandwiches and desserts.
• Set Up/Assembly: Set up cold food assembly tables, work stations or salad bars. Package grab and go items and stock in self-service displays.
• Kitchen Safety: Apply effective use of safety equipment to prevent injuries. Monitor equipment for defects, damage or misuse and report maintenance needs to supervisors. Maintain equipment for proper use.
• Food Safety: Monitor temperatures of cold food items, properly label, date, rotate, and store all food items according to policy. Handle ready to eat items applying knowledge of safe service to account for cross-contamination, food allergens, time/temperature sensitivity, and for serving a high-risk population.
• Cleanliness: Maintain clean and sanitary work area by monitoring tables, shelves, drawers, cold prep equipment, storage bins, cutting boards, refrigeration equipment, floors, walls, ceilings, trash bins, cardboard, side towels, and station cleaning and sanitizing solutions.
• Quality: Compliance with all local, state, federal and medical center regulatory, safety, sanitation and security standards. Participate in performance improvement (PI) studies, assist with data collection and supports action plans.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Education, Credentials, Licenses

• N/A
  
  

Specialized Knowledge

• Ability to read with comprehension and follow written and verbal instructions
  
  

Kind And Length Of Experience

• None required
  
  

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt

Right Career. Right Here. If you're looking for the right careers in healthcare, the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you'll take pride in the level of care we offer our community.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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