Hospital Cook Job Description:
- Responsible for all aspects of food production for patients, catering and retail areas for the system.
- Receives, stores, preps, cooks and serves all items within food services.
- Responsible for the safe receiving, handling, cooking and serving of food, and adhering to all local, state and federal guidelines related to a commercial food service operation.
- Reviews production sheets and recipes to ensure quality and quantity needed for items to prepare.ses 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.
- Insures 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.
Hospital Cook Job Requirements:
- ServSafe Food Handler certification.
- Requires 3 years of experience in food production in settings such as a hotel, restaurant or high end institutional environment.
- Familiarity with diet restrictions and ability to adapt recipes accordingly. Ability to measure and scale amounts of ingredients used in a recipe. Continuously lifts up to 10 lbs., frequently lifts up to 20 lbs. and occasionally lifts up to 50 lbs.
**Candidate needs to be able to be scheduled to work between the hours of 5 am and 11 pm**