Line Cook, Per Diem (Sacramento)

Northern California Behavioral Health System•Sacramento, CA

18h•$23 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

The Line Cook participates in providing quality meals and nutritional services to patients, staff, and guests. The role prepares, serves, and delivers food while following food-safety, sanitation, labeling, and kitchen-procedure requirements. The Line Cook serves behavioral health patients and staff with a friendly, helpful demeanor and upholds the organization’s ethics, customer-service standards, policies, and procedures.

Requirements

Maintain an excellent attendance record.
Be comfortable working in a psychiatric hospital environment.
Be able to work day, weekend, or evening shifts upon 48-hour notice and be available for on-call shifts.
Be flexible in job assignments to meet patient-care needs and in work hours to meet patient and organizational operating needs.
Work well in a team environment and be able to work independently.
High school degree or equivalent required.
Be able to concentrate amid distractions such as noise, conversations, and foot traffic.
Have experience consistently meeting deadlines and completing food preparation by specified serving times.
Be able to use kitchen equipment such as knives, slicers, mixers, and dishwashers.
Know hygiene factors involved in food preparation.
Be able to work independently in a restricted physical environment for extended periods.
Maintain patient confidentiality, including information about care and dietary requirements, and protect confidential internal company information and activities.
Show sensitivity and willingness to interact with people from varied social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds.
Maintain self-control during volatile or hostile customer-service interactions.
Have organizational skills and the ability to prioritize tasks.
Be able to read, write, and communicate in English.
Have good judgment.
Be able to communicate effectively in person or by telephone, give and follow verbal and written instructions accurately, and coordinate multiple tasks.
Have close-range vision and the ability to reach in multiple directions, sit or stand for at least one-hour periods, and repeatedly travel to and from the work area.
Be able to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, and grasp; perceive object attributes by touch; convey detailed spoken instructions; hear and discriminate sounds; and perform repetitive wrist, hand, and finger motions.
Be able to lift up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Food-service experience in a treatment center or healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

Assemble and prepare food and snacks as directed.
Prepare and serve meals for patients, employees, and guests.
Organize and deliver prepared food to patient areas.
Process, store, and prepare food within tight timelines and specified serving times.
Maintain kitchen sanitation in food preparation and dish-room activities, including personal hygiene.
Document food labeling, dating, and kitchen procedures consistently.
Serve behavioral health patients and staff in a friendly and helpful manner.
Participate in activities that support professional growth and development.
Perform related duties as requested.
Uphold the organization’s ethics and customer-service standards, policies, and procedures.