Sous Chef

HCA Healthcare • Gainesville, FL

13d

About The Position

The Sous Chef oversees cooks and is responsible for food preparation for the food service operation, including the quality and taste of food served to patients, in the cafeteria, and through catering. The role supports departmental standards and goals, staff training and development, food-service quality, sanitation, safety, and employee engagement. The Sous Chef works with the chef and Nutritional Service Manager on menus, recipes, and ordering, and supports departmental and hospital performance-improvement programs.

Requirements

• High school graduate or GED.
• 3 to 5 years of related experience.
• Ability to organize and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the department achieves standards and goals.
• Provide staff training and development, including competency development, and assist the chef in training and developing cooks.
• Assist the chef with timely, accurate employee performance appraisals.
• Ensure equipment is repaired in a timely manner.
• Give employees instructions professionally and effectively, and complete projects on time.
• Ensure employees use safe practices and complete incident reports in a timely manner.
• Maintain effective sanitation and infection-control practices and meet JCAHO, state, and city health department inspection requirements.
• Recommend and implement departmental improvements.
• Ensure staff follow hospital and departmental policies, and administer discipline when necessary.
• Maintain and enhance employee morale through suggestions and action.
• Work with the Nutritional Service Manager on ordering.
• Work with the chef to develop quality patient, café, and catering menus and recipes.
• Support strong staff engagement and patient satisfaction.
• Assist with departmental and hospital performance-improvement programs.
• Investigate and respond to issues or problems, and provide timely follow-up and resolution to the chef.
• Maintain departmental cleanliness and orderliness.
• Achieve personal development through education.
• Maintain a cooperative working relationship and share necessary information, including computer use, with the Department Management Team (Director, Chief Clinical Dietitian, and supervisors).
• Perform other related functions as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
• Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
• Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED