Weekend PRN Cook - Therapeutic Diets & Hospital Kitchen

ScionHealth; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

FSA/HSA

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Wellness program

Job summary

Kindred Hospital Santa Ana is seeking a Kitchen Food Service Cook to prepare meals for patients, staff, and events. You will follow standardized recipes, ensure proper labeling and temperatures, and maintain a clean, safe kitchen per FDA codes and hospital policies.

You will also manage food receiving, storage, and inventory, supporting meal service times and quality standards while collaborating with a team across departments.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of therapeutic diets and texture / liquid modification
• Knowledge of safe food handling
• Knowledge of federal, state, and city food codes and regulations
• Knowledge of Kindred Nutrition & Culinary Services policies and procedures
• Skilled in quantity cooking
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients and their family members, and at all levels of the organization with excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to be accurate, concise, and detail oriented.
• Basic computer skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to learn menu management system
• Understands principles of growth and development for the entire life span with the ability to provide care appropriate for the adult, and geriatric patients as appropriate to the patient population
• Must read, write and speak fluent English.
• Must have good and regular attendance.
• Approximate percent of time required to travel: 0%

Responsibilities

• Prepares food following department standardized recipes, planned menus, and policies and procedures.
• Serves and portions food per department standardized recipes, planned menus, and policies and procedures.
• Follows patient diet order when serving food to patients.
• Follow standardized menus for patient and cafeteria food preparation.
• Makes only authorized changes to the planned menu and records the change according to established policy.
• Uses production sheets to direct preparation and quantity of food.
• Preparation of food is done to meet established mealtimes
• Prepares and serves food at the proper temperature set forth by the FDA Food Code
• Ensures food served to patients has been properly labeled per policy.

Skills

Therapeutic diets & texture/mood

Safe food handling

Food Codes & regulations

Interpersonal communication

Detail oriented

Accurate & concise

Computer literacy

Growth & development awareness

English proficiency

Attendance reliability

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

Menu management system

Job description

Kindred Hospital Santa Ana is seeking a Kitchen Food Service Cook to prepare meals for patients, staff, and events. You will follow standardized recipes, ensure proper labeling and temperatures, and maintain a clean, safe kitchen per FDA codes and hospital policies.

You will also manage food receiving, storage, and inventory, supporting meal service times and quality standards while collaborating with a team across departments.