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Job overview
CommonSpirit Health is hiring a Cook. The Cook will prepare high-quality, safe, and delicious meals for patients, staff, and visitors, including those with therapeutic diets. This role requires meticulous adherence to state and federal food preparation regulations in a healthcare environment. The successful candidate will possess proven experience in high-volume food preparation, a strong understanding of food safety and therapeutic diets, and a commitment to culinary excellence.
Key focus areas include Prepare and serve food within menu and dietary guidelines, Modify preparations to account for food allergies, and Follow healthcare foodservice industry standards, regulations, guidelines and procedures.
Successful candidates bring One Year Of Food Service Experience. Important skills include High-Volume Food Preparation, Food Safety, Therapeutic Diets, Culinary Excellence, Safe Cooking Techniques, and Recipe Execution.
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Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Cook, you will be essential to patient, staff, and visitor well-being by preparing high-quality, safe, and delicious meals, including those for multiple therapeutic diets. You will meticulously adhere to all state and federal food preparation regulations in a healthcare environment.
Every day you will follow safe cooking techniques, execute recipes with precision, and apply rigorous quality control to ensure consistent food quality and adherence.
To be successful in this role, you will possess proven experience in high-volume food preparation, a strong understanding of food safety and therapeutic diets, and a commitment to culinary excellence within a fast-paced setting.
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Prepares and serves food within guidelines of menu and dietary requirements, using required kitchen utensils and equipment such as slicers, mixers, ovens, fryers, steamers, stove tops, and grills, etc. Modifies preparations to account for food allergies.
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Follows healthcare foodservice industry standards, regulations, guidelines and procedures including monitoring and maintaining food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage processes. Avoids cross-contamination of foods and adheres to personal hygiene requirements.
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Maintains labeling and storage of food, equipment, and machinery.
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Performs washing and cleaning duties to ensure sanitation & cleanliness in cooking and serving areas.
Job Requirements
Required
- One (1) year of Food Service Experience
Preferred
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High School Graduate General Studies
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Cooking Experience
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Combination of education and experience
Where You'll Work
CommonSpirit Memorial is an award-winning, not-for-profit, faith-based health care organization dedicated to the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, we offer a comprehensive continuum of care, from preventative and primary care to acute hospital services specializing in cancer, cardiac, neuroscience, stroke, and orthopedic services. Our commitment to excellence has earned us top prestigious recognition repeatedly from U.S. News and World Report, PINC AI™, CMS, Healthgrades®, Leapfrog, and most recently as one of the Best Places to Work in Tennessee. We are proud to serve Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia with the expertise of 4,700 employees and nearly 500 affiliated physicians.
Pay Range
$16.06 - $22.69 /hour
We are an equal opportunity employer.
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