Cook Dietary

ST JOHNS HEALTH•Jackson, WY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Prepares, produces, heats, cooks, bakes and serves meals for St. John's Health patients, residents, cafeteria customers, and catered meals within the scope of departmental policies and procedures. Responsible for the overall quality, accuracy, temperature and timeliness of assigned meals. Adheres to and practices the St. John's Health Corporate Compliance Program and participates in Performance Improvement activities.

Requirements

2 years high volume cooking.
Ability to interface with hospital personnel and coworkers in a positive and team-oriented approach.
Good communication, interpersonal, phone and customer service skills.
Ability to adjust to fluctuating job demands, meet assigned deadlines and work independently.
Must be on-site at the St. John's Health Campus to fulfill the responsibilities of this role.
Must be able to work 10 hour shifts.

Nice To Haves

Able to make suggestions for alternative ideas for special diets.
Able to notice and utilize overstocked products that are in the kitchen.
Works with Manager to assure correct items are ordered.

Responsibilities

Prepares food for all meal service areas, assuring final product has the best taste and highest quality possible.
Prepares, cooks, holds and serves patients, residents, cafeteria and catering meals in accordance with standardized recipes, sanitation and health code standards.
Uses production tallies to estimate amounts of food prepared for cafeteria and living center to assure adequate food is prepared but also to limit excessive waste.
Demonstrates an understanding of modified diets, passes diet test annually, puts correct garnishes on correct diets, and adapts room service entrées to fit special diet where appropriate.
Preps food for the next day and assures all items in the refrigerators are correctly labeled and dated.
Gathers and stocks daily food items and supplies, portions meats, slices tomatoes etc.
Assists with the preparation of catering and special functions.
Prepares room service and/or cafeteria menu items as ordered both timely and accurately.
Demonstrates ability to plan and prepare grill specials that offer variety and demonstrate creativity and thought.
Assures food is going out of the kitchen on time and at the correct temperatures.
Demonstrates ability to plan ahead and looks ahead to assure food items are on hand for the week of menu productions including for LTC, cafeteria and room service items.
Makes minor decisions in the absence of the Manager or Supervisor regarding basic departmental services or functions.
Checks in and assures deliveries are accurate and products acceptable before signing.
Assists in putting orders away using FIFO rotation product acceptable.
Demonstrates ability to use digital dining computer to accurately enter customer orders.
Maintains accurate temperature logs on all freezers and refrigerators.
Maintains a clean and organized work area at all times.
Cleans and disinfects cooking equipment, food counters and work area after each shift.