Chef, Culinary Medicine (Part-Time)

CHOC • Orange, CA

2d • $32 - $54 • Onsite

About The Position

The Chef, Culinary Medicine integrates culinary arts with evidence-based nutrition and medical science to empower patients, families, and healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills to prepare healthy, therapeutic meals. Working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, the Medical Chef Educator translates medical nutrition therapy recommendations into engaging and practical culinary education, ensuring accessibility and sustainability in both home and hospital settings.

Requirements

• Minimum two (2) years of previous cooking experience with a demonstrated ability to teach and facilitate cooking classes for diverse audiences.
• Professional degree in Culinary Arts or related certification or equivalent
• Serve-Safe Food Manager Certification or equivalent Food Safety Training, knife skills including cuts and handling, purchasing and receiving, knowledge of measurements, Allergen Trained (top 9 or top 14), Fire Safety Training including use of K-class fire extinguishers
• Strong passion for integrative health and holistic care models.
• Creativity in adapting recipes to meet therapeutic and dietary needs.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with knowledge of culinary vocabulary and able to translate to a general audience including pediatric patients

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a healthcare or pediatric setting
• Certification as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist (CCMS).
• Bilingual, strong computer skills, management/leadership skills
• Registered Dietitian/Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RD/RDN) from Commission on Dietetic Registration or Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist (CCMS)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree