Sr Cook

Rush University Medical Center; Chicago (IL); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Chicago is seeking a Senior Cook to perform culinary duties, ensuring food services meet sanitation and quality standards. The role involves preparing menu items, maintaining cleanliness, and supporting kitchen operations. Ideal candidates will have a strong culinary background and excellent organizational skills.

Benefits

Exceptional rewards and benefits

Qualifications

• Three years cooking experience required.
• Illinois sanitation certification needed within six months.

Responsibilities

• Prepares menu entrees and other items per production schedule.
• Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of work area and equipment.

Skills

Organizational skills

Problem solving ability

Critical thinking skills

Ability to read, write and speak English

Education

High School Diploma

Associates Degree in Culinary Arts

Certificate of Completion in Culinary Arts

Tools

Culinary hand tools

Hot preparation equipment

Job description

**Job Description**

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Business Unit: Rush Medical Center

Hospital: Rush University Medical Center

Department: Food And Nutr Srvcs-Patient

**Work Type:** Full Time (Total FTE between 0.9 and 1.0)

**Shift:** Shift 4

**Work Schedule:** 8 Hr (4:30:00 AM - 2:30:00 PM)

Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www.rush.edu/rush-careers/employee-benefits).

**Pay Range:** $18.87 - $29.73 per hour

Rush salaries are determined by many factors including, but not limited to, education, job-related experience and skills, as well as internal equity and industry specific market data. The pay range for each role reflects Rush’s anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. Offers may vary depending on the circumstances of each case.

**Summary:**

This role performs culinary duties as assigned for food/entree production across the organization. This role ensures food services sanitation and quality control standards are met. Exemplifies the Rush mission, vision and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.

**Other information:**

**Required Job Qualifications:**

• High School Diploma preferred.

• Three years cooking experience.

• Two years general cooking experience in cold food preparation and/or Cook's assistant.

• Illinois Department of Public Health and City of Chicago Sanitation Certification required within six months of hire and maintain thereafter.

• Ability to read, write and speak English.

• Basic math skills to calculate recipe ingredient and quantity adjustments, calculate weight and measures. Critical thinking skills.

• Organizational skills.

• Knowledgeable and can operate hot preparation equipment such as ovens, steamers, broiler's, grills, etc.

• Demonstrates skills in the use of culinary hand tools (e.g. knives) and small food processing equipment.

• Problem solving ability.

• Organizational skills.

**Preferred Job Qualifications:**

• Associates Degree in Culinary Arts.

• Certificate of Completion in Culinary Arts.

**Physical Demands:**

• Ability to exert 25 pounds of effort to push or pull a cart, ability to lift and carry 50 pounds minimum, stooping, kneeling, reaching, sufficient dexterity to operate kitchen utensils, able to communicate using a variety of audio-technology, able to see, 100% of time standing or walking.

• Ability to transport hot/cold items for service and production using recognized safety equipment in a safe manner that does not endanger self or others.

**Responsibilities:**

• Prepares other menu entrees / other items per production schedule utilizing sophisticated equipment for hot preparation.

• May prepare food for different areas of the hospital such as menu entrees, patient service, retail sales and catered functions as specified by system recipe; follows procedures in accordance with established standards and methods.

• Verifies recipe accuracy and assists management in maintaining accurate recipes.

• Functions as support staff to entree cook as assigned.

• Participates in recipe standardization process.

• Checks refrigerators, freezers and dry storage areas daily for utilization of leftovers and proper rotation of products.

• Adheres to time schedules for production and service.

• Assists with inventory control as assigned by Manager.

• Wraps, labels, dates and stores products correctly.

• Serves and stores food at correct temperatures, maintains temperatures of items served and stored.

• Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of work area and equipment; performs cleaning duties as assigned.

• Complies with all regulatory agency standards and all departmental policies and procedures.

• Trains new personnel as assigned.

• Orients dietetic interns to work area as assigned.

• Performs related duties as assigned.

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

**Position** Sr Cook

**Location** US:IL:Chicago

**Req ID** 16495