Sous Chef

HCA Healthcare • Gainesville, FL

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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 the chef and Nutritional Service Manager in developing menus and recipes, ordering, staff development, department operations, and continuous improvement. The Sous Chef also helps maintain sanitation, infection control, safety, cleanliness, employee engagement, and patient satisfaction while ensuring compliance with hospital and departmental policies and applicable inspection requirements.

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 its standards and goals.
• Provide staff training and development, including competency support.
• Assist the chef in training and developing cooks.
• Assist the chef with timely and accurate employee performance appraisals.
• Ensure equipment is repaired in a timely manner.
• Demonstrate management and leadership skills and give employees instructions professionally and effectively.
• Complete projects in a timely manner.
• Ensure employees use safe techniques and complete incident reports promptly.
• Maintain effective sanitation and infection control practices and meet JCAHO, State, and City Health Department inspection requirements.
• Recommend and make changes to improve the department.
• 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 the chef with timely follow-up and resolution.
• Maintain department 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

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time-away programs including paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay based on years of service, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through 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