Cook

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt Health is the region's largest comprehensive academic health system with eight hospitals and over 180 clinics. They have a tradition of providing world-class care, moving medicine forward through patient care, education, and research. They foster a collaborative and supportive community where expertise is valued, knowledge is expanded, and uniqueness is celebrated. They are committed to an environment where talented, compassionate people unite to bring advanced care to their neighbors. This specific role is within the VUH Nutrition Cafeteria 50. The Cook prepares food for patients and/or cafeteria customers following an assigned production schedule and standardized recipes, while maintaining sanitation and safety of the work area.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
1 year relevant work experience
Food Preparation (Novice)
Food Replenishment (Novice)
FDA/USDA Regulations (Novice)
Customer Service (Novice)

Responsibilities

Maintains and insures food safety.
Maintains safe work environment.
Uses approved cooking methods to prepare quality foods for patients/retail to achieve customer satisfaction.
Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.
Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.
Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedures that apply to your own job.
Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.
Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.
Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.
Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner.
Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.