Cook (EXP)
Shepherd Center•Atlanta, GA
•Onsite
About The Position
The Cook prepares quality food in accordance with approved recipes for patient, staff, and guests in a sanitary and safe manner. This role understands how to navigate through all production positions and collaborates with a variety of staff to help ensure nourishing and appealing food offerings, and effective and efficient food preparation.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- ServSafe certification required or obtained during first year of employment
- 2 years of experience in retail culinary food service or degree in a food service specialty
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to pass a hospital administered Cook’s test
Nice To Haves
- Culinary Arts Education/Certification
- Some healthcare food service experience
- Knowledge of an electronic tray ticket publishing system (i.e., CBORD, Computriton etc.)
Responsibilities
- Plans and prepare food in appropriate size pans and garnishes them to provide an eye appealing product
- Slices, carves, and portions meats, fish, and poultry in accordance with designated portion sizes
- Runs food production and tally reports as a guide so that items are prepared according to time required to meet serving schedule and so that foods are acceptable quality
- Completes food preparation appropriately - reviews menu for the following 3-day period, pulling appropriate meat items to defrost; completes preparation of items needed for the next day
- Prepares and portions salads and desserts.
- Prepares all nourishments according to nourishment sheet and delivers them to the appropriate location.
- Washes, air-dries, and stores dishes/pots and pans correctly (pans upside down, like dish items together, etc.).
- Serves food to patients, staff, and visitors.
- Maintains work area in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner.
- Adhere to and ensure adherence to all sanitation and safety regulations
- Ability to apply sanitation and infection control principles
- Responsible for the reporting of employee/patient/visitor injuries or accidents, or other safety issues to the supervisor and in the occurrence notification system.
- Monitors and ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements, organizational standards, and policies and procedures related to area of responsibility
- Performs administrative duties as assigned and/or required
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
