Cook | Hospital - Casual
About The Position
CentraCare is seeking experienced cooks to join our Hospital Nutrition team in a Casual capacity. This is a great opportunity for individuals looking for flexible work while making a meaningful impact on the patient experience. As a Cook, you will prepare meals for patients, visitors, employees, and catered events while following standardized recipes, food safety guidelines, and departmental procedures. Successful candidates will demonstrate exceptional customer service and support CentraCare's commitment to Family Centered Care in every interaction. We are seeking candidates with prior cooking experience in a restaurant, healthcare, long-term care, catering, or other high-volume food production setting. When applying, please indicate your preferred availability so we can determine the best fit for scheduling needs.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- One year cooking or related experience in a hospital or similar institution, restaurant or catering production (in lieu of post high school training).
- Food Safety Training accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-Conference for Food Protection (CFP). Can be ServSafe or TAP Series within 1 1/2 Yrs.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Nice To Haves
- Post high school specialized training in volume and/or institutional cooking.
- Technical or cooking school certificates.
- Knowledge of sanitation and HACCP.
Responsibilities
- Prepare meals for patients, visitors, employees, and catered events.
- Follow standardized recipes, food safety guidelines, and departmental procedures.
- Demonstrate exceptional customer service.
- Support CentraCare's commitment to Family Centered Care in every interaction.
Benefits
- Starting pay begins at $21.96 per hour and increases with experience
- Pay range: $19.15 - $29.28 per hour
- Earn extra pay for working weekend/holiday shifts
- Earn extra pay on hours worked (minimum 4) between 3p and 11p
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
