Cook

Prepare, cook, store and inventory food for patients, cafeteria, and catering as directed in retail and patient services. Perform serving duties in retail and patient services as assigned.
Qualifications:
Minimum Education
High School Diploma or GED (Required)
Minimum Work Experience
1 year Related experience (Required)
Functional Accountabilities
Culinary

• Prepare food according to standardized recipes and production sheet needs to include portion control, garnishing and presentation.

• Continue to improve cooking skills through flexibility in assignments.

• Store leftovers and prep food using proper labeling and within timeframes.

• Inventory food items as assigned.

• Maintain appropriate records of food temperatures, production, waste and usage.

• Maintain and ensure food safety standards.

• Maintain a clean, sanitary work environment throughout shift according to the standards of the department, hospital and regulatory agencies.

• Communicate to Management all food quality and availability issues, equipment status, customer and staffing issues.

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation

• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers

• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance

• Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met

• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior

• Partner with all team members to achieve goals

• Receptive to others' ideas and opinions

• Contribute to a positive work environment

• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change

• Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes

• Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment

• Use resources efficiently

• Search for less costly ways of doing things

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation

• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers

• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance