COOK

UHS • Anchorage, AK

2d • Onsite

About The Position

North Star Behavioral Health Systems is seeking an experienced Cook to join our outstanding team. The cook is responsible for participating in the provision of quality meals and nutritional services to patients, staff, and guests.

Requirements

• High School Diploma.
• Previous cooking experience required.
• Ability to perform assignments with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions.
• Ability to make sound, independent judgments based on scientific and/or ethical principles.
• Capability of adapting to varying workloads and work assignments on a constant basis.
• Effective comprehensive reading skills, strong communication skills - both written and verbal.
• Must be able to complete new hire requirements such as State of Alaska Background Check and Drug Testing.
• Must be able to obtain a food handlers card within 30 days of hire.
• Must be able to obtain a Serv Safe certification within 6 months of hire.
• Must be able to demonstrate special training, knowledge and skills specific to cooking and/or program specific competency within the first three (3) months of training.
• Must complete all mandatory in-services annually.
• Must be tested for Tuberculosis with a PPD skin test or chest x-ray upon hire; PPD skin test required annually or chest x-ray annually thereafter.
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees.
• Ability to effectively utilize communication equipment.
• Physical agility to manage patients (ambulatory, non-ambulatory and physically aggressive).
• Ability to read, write and spend a great deal of time of a computer.
• Must frequently utilize physical ability for standing for long periods of time.
• Must regularly utilize physical ability for speaking, hearing, and seeing with correction for close and distance vision, color discrimination, peripheral vision, depth perception and focusing ability. Speaking and hearing may be necessary for conversing with and assessing employees.
• May occasionally utilize physical ability for fingering or manual dexterity, repetitive finger motion, lifting or exerting force up to 50 lbs., crouching or stooping and seeing with correction for depth perception.
• Mental demands include but are not limited to emotional stability, physical stamina and agility to handle stress and respond quickly and effectively to emergency situations.
• The worker is subject to odors from paint, carpet adhesives, and other construction and cleaning chemicals used for routine maintenance and building renovation.

Responsibilities

• Prepares meals for patients, employees, medical staff, and visitors.
• Takes and records meal temperatures at meal time.
• Serves meals to all cafeteria customers, ensuring food is placed on the serving line on time and condiments needed for that meal are set out.
• Accepts and reconciles deliveries and puts away stock; promptly receives deliveries when notified of their arrival, checking product sending back anything not acceptable.
• Cleans work area as necessary or assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees