NUTRITIONAL SERVICES - PREP COOK AFTER HOURS
About The Position
Idaho Falls Community Hospital is seeking an After Hours Prep Cook for its Nutritional Services Department. Reporting to the After-Hours Chef de Tournant, this entry-level position prepares ingredients and back stock for recipes, stocks items for the salad bar and Vision Cooler, and prepares soups for the following day. The role also supports food preparation for café and restaurant customers, patients, and special functions, while helping maintain a clean and sanitary kitchen and café. The Prep Cook follows food-safety practices and hospital, health department, state, and FDA requirements. Duties include preparing and dating items, following first-in/first-out rotation, thawing products safely, stocking and organizing storage areas, checking in deliveries, maintaining equipment, recording food and refrigeration temperatures and production quantities, and documenting waste. The employee also participates in department training, meetings, quality-improvement projects, and other assigned work.
Requirements
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- Food Handler's Permit, required within 30 days of employment.
- Entry-level role; the employer will train the right person for the required skill set.
Responsibilities
- Prepare food for café and restaurant customers, patients, and special functions.
- Follow food-safety procedures, including proper handwashing, temperature monitoring, storage, labeling, dating, covering, and first-in/first-out rotation.
- Prepare back stock and daily items to established par values and in time for the following day's orders.
- Pull frozen items in time for safe thawing using proper procedures.
- Prepare and stock items for the Vision Cooler, ensuring they are rotated and dated.
- Prepare oatmeal and sausage gravy, and pan daily soups for patients and the café for cooking.
- Check in deliveries and put items away in designated locations using FIFO.
- Organize freezers, refrigerators, and dry storage at least twice a week.
- Help maintain the cleanliness of kitchen and café facilities using the hospital's daily and deep-cleaning schedules.
- Keep equipment clean, safe, and sanitized; clean frequently used equipment weekly.
- Maintain department records, including temperature logs, daily production records, and waste logs.
- Maintain a current Food Handlers' Permit and complete required education and training in a timely manner.
- Participate in huddles, required staff meetings, and other meetings as needed; review meeting notes when absent.
- Check email regularly, at least twice per week, for updates and changes.
- Follow hospital and department policies and procedures, contribute to departmental goals and a positive work culture, and assist coworkers as needed.
- Assist with Quality Assurance Performance Improvement projects, including data collection, as requested.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick days, and medical paid time off.
- Retirement plans, including a 401(k) with up to a 6% match.
- Earned quarterly bonus program.
- Education reimbursement program.
- Discounts for medically necessary procedures performed at Idaho Falls Community Hospital and Mountain View Hospital.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
