Prep Cook - Dining Services III - Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan (South Denver)

State of Colorado•Denver, CO

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About The Position

This position is open to current Colorado residents only. Please note: This posting may be used to fill multiple positions. Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details! About Fort Logan: The Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan (CMHIFL) is one of two state hospitals serving our community. The vision of CMHIFL is to provide the highest quality mental health services to persons with complex, serious, and persistent mental illness within the resources available. Our mission is to support those individuals in achieving their recovery goals and reaching their full potential. CMHIFL provides inpatient treatment to adult patients, generally between the ages of 18-59. The hospital currently has 138 adult inpatient beds and over six treatment milieus serving civil and forensic individuals. Medical services, occupational therapy, neuropsychological-rehabilitation services, and trauma-informed care services are available for all patients throughout the hospital. Through our core values listed below, CMHIFL staff is committed to: Individual dignity and respect Person-centered, evidence-based care Trauma-informed recovery Multidisciplinary collaboration Diversity and inclusion Strong family and community partnerships Opt-in below to receive text message updates on CDHS recruiting events! CDHSCareers This position works 10 hour variable shift work to include early shift (5:30am-4:00pm) and late shift (8:00am-6:30pm) as well as holidays and weekends. This position is also eligible for shift differential on the weekends. About this Work Unit: The Nutrition Services Department provides quality meals and medical nutrition therapy to patients in a mental health facility. Meals meet the nutritional, medical, spiritual, cultural, and mental health needs of the patient population and are prepared in a manner that meets established standards. Purpose of this position: This position performs work in food handling, serving, production, cleaning, safety, and sanitation. This includes preparing, seasoning, and cooking regular and modified meals using standardized recipes and a variety of commercial food service equipment. This position also cleans and sanitizes dishes, pots/pans, equipment, production areas, dining room, and other department areas. All work performed by this position adheres to federal, state, and local regulations, Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan (CMHHIFL) policies and procedures, and proper safety and sanitation guidelines.

Requirements

Two (2) years of relevant experience including cooking and preparation of food, and/or in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position. Examples of relevant experience may include:
Banquet setting
Production kitchen
Catering
This position requires State of Colorado residency at the time of application (unless otherwise identified in the posting), and residency within the state throughout the duration of employment in this position.
Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must:
Disclose that information on the application.
Explain why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify you from the current position.
Provide your employee number from your prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.
Full background check and reference check required

Nice To Haves

Certification of ServSafe Class
Working in a Hospital or Living Centers

Responsibilities

Tray Line, Meal Service, and Food Cart Distribution: This position portions hot and cold food items onto trays, monitors temperatures, loads regular and modified meals into food carts for distribution, delivers food carts to teams, and serves meals to patients in the dining room.
Determines what and how much to serve each patient based on their meal ticket.
Determines what to do if temperatures are not within an acceptable range and reports to the supervisor.
Identifies appropriate time frames around meal preparation/service to meet deadlines.
Safety and Sanitation: This position cleans and sanitizes the production area, dining room, diet office, bathroom, kitchen equipment, and utensils. This position also follows policies and procedures regarding knife handling, key monitoring, employee safety, etc.
Determines if the temperatures for dish machine and food carts are within appropriate range and records on temperate logs.
Determines if chemical sanitizer solution (bleach) is within the appropriate concentration level for sanitation and records on the sanitation log.
Identifies deficiencies in cleaning based on cleaning logs (daily, weekly, and quarterly) and discusses these with the supervisor on shift to ensure cleaning is completed on time.
Production Cooking: This position is involved in preparing, portioning, seasoning, and cooking all menu food items utilizing a variety of cooking methods following standardized recipes, menus, tallies, etc.
Determines the amount/portion of the product to prepare based on census, tallies, menu, diet, serving size, and weight/volume.
When there is a product shortage or spoiled product, this position determines which substitution to use, reports changes to the supervisor, and documents changes on the menu change report.
Develops and maintains ongoing communication with kitchen co-workers to ensure correct menu items are being used and recipes are being followed.
Training: This position maintains active computer access to complete Cornerstone training and check/review email. This position attends annual training fair and completes mandatory hospital and departmental training.
Identifies appropriate timeframe to complete all mandatory training prior to the deadline.
Determines when it's not appropriate to attend scheduled training (due to a scheduling conflict or staff shortage) and communicates this with the supervisor and Food Service Manager II and reschedules training to be completed another day before expiration.
Identifies when computer access has been locked (due to lack of activity) and works with the Office of Information Technology (OIT) to obtain access.
Performs other duties as assignedApplicants must meet the minimum qualifications listed below to continue in the selection process for this position. Work experience must be specifically documented in the work experience section of your application. Do not use "see resume" or "see attached" statements on your application.

Benefits

Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401(k) and 457 plans
Medical and dental health plans
Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
Paid life insurance
Short- and long-term disability coverage
11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
State of Colorado Employee BenefitHub Resource Center
Employee Wellness program
Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more
Remote work arrangements for eligible positions
Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.