Cook

Dallas Behavioral Healthcare Hospital•Desoto, TX

About The Position

We are looking for a skilled Cook to prepare delicious meals according to menu. An excellent cook must be able to follow instructions in cooking and delivering well-prepared meals. They must be deft in moving around the kitchen and apt in multi-tasking. Experience in using various ingredients and cooking techniques is also important. Full-time & PRN work available.

Requirements

High School degree or equivalent preferred
Valid Food Handlers Certificate
Minimum of 2 years experience as a cook in a commercial environment, preferably in a healthcare setting.
Must be able to concentrate on work amidst distractions such as noise, conversations and foot traffic
must be able to consistently meet deadlines
finish all food preparation at specified serving time
must be flexible in work hours in order to meet patient and organization operating needs.
Must maintain self-control in volatile or hostile customer services interactions.
Must be able to adjust recipes to achieve desired results.
Must be able to read and comprehend recipes or instructions on prepackaged products.
Ability to read, convert and adjust mathematical measurements for recipe adjustments.
Must be able to use kitchen equipment such as knives, slicers, mixers and dishwashers
knowledge of the hygiene factors involved in food preparation
knowledge of cleaning products and the appropriate methods of cleaning a variety of surfaces.
Must be able to work independently, in a result restricted physical environment for extended periods of time.
Must have ability to perform several tasks concurrently.
Must have skills in maintaining information as highly confidential.
Must successfully pass background check, drug screen, physical and be able to provide positive employment references.
With or without reasonable accommodations, must be able to stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, stand for sustained period of time, walk, pull, lift, raise and move objects from position to position (up to 50 lbs), finger grasp; feel sizes, shapes, temperatures, and textures; express or exchange ideas orally and potentially loudly, accurately, or quickly; visually detect, determine, perceive, identify, recognize, judge, observe, inspect, assess; perceive the nature of sound with or without correction; perform repetitive motions of the wrist, hands, or fingers. Light work most of the time, exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently; and occasionally medium work, that is exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently.