Cook

St. Charles Health System•Bend, OR

50d•$22 - $28

About The Position

The Cook 3 will prepare foods for patient room service (hot line) and café according to standardized recipes, established policies and procedures. In addition, this position will ensure the safe and efficient production and storage of all food items using established food preparation techniques. This position does not directly supervise any other caregivers.

Requirements

4 years of previous culinary experience or,
Associate's degree in a related culinary field and 1 year of previous culinary or,
Culinary certificate and 2 years of culinary experience.
Excellent organizational skills, written and oral communication and customer service skills, particularly in dealing with stressful, fast paced environment.
Possess basic arithmetic skills
Must have solid communication skills and strong interpersonal and collaborative skills
Ability to multitask and work independently in patient room service (hot line and pantry) and café.
Intermediate knowledge of food service routines, food safety and handling
Basic to intermediate ability and experience in computer applications, electronic email and MS Office applications
Current Deschutes County Food Handlers Card or ServSafe Food Handler Certification

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma or equivalent
ServSafe Manager Certification
3 years of high volume and line cooking experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare food items in accordance with production requirements and quality standards while maintaining a safe, sanitary work environment.
Follows recipe cards, as well as production, portion, and presentation standards.
Prepares a wide variety of daily food items for "hot line" patient room service and café utilizing standard recipes. Utilizes food cooking techniques such as braising, roasting, sautéing, frying and grilling.
Completes mis en place and set-up station for breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner service.
Maintains clean and organized work areas, including work surfaces, floors, walls and equipment in compliance with St. Charles Health System standards and Oregon Food Sanitation standards.
Operates, maintains and properly cleans standard kitchen equipment including commercial mixers, blenders, food processors, slicers, knives, ovens, fryers, grills and other equipment in a manner that creates efficiency and high quality food items.
Dates all food containers and rotate as per policies, properly following the guidelines of the health department food code
Checks pars for shift use, determine necessary preparation, freezer pull and line set up
Monitors inventory of food products to reduce overall costs and maximize utilization of space, ensuring adequate supplies are on hand for all cooking needs.
Returns all food items not used to designated storage areas, being sure to cover/date all perishables
Ensures appropriate supply of food items are prepared each day.
Assists in setting up plans and actions to correct any food cost problems, control food waste, loss and usage.
Implements steps to correct quality issues and ensure the highest quality of food items are always available.
Monitors quality and customer feedback/requests of food items.
Establishes and maintains strong relationships and communication with all food service caregivers to ensure all food items are meeting the needs of room service and café.
Accurately interpret weights, measures and pricing
Maintains intermediate understanding of health codes and advanced knife skills.
May provide training to new employees.
Utilizes computer applications, electronic email and MS Office applications
Provides support to other areas of food services as directed by manager, supervisor or coordinator including delivery of food to patients, as needed
Supports the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects.
Supports the Lean principles of continuous improvement with energy and enthusiasm, functioning as a champion of change.
Provides and maintains a safe environment for caregivers, patients and guests.
Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality. Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the organization's corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings.
Delivers customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient and accurate.
May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned.