Cook

Do you enjoy creating great food while making a difference in the lives of others? Join the Food & Nutrition team at Good Samaritan Hospital as a Cook and help prepare quality meals for patients, employees, visitors, and special events. Working alongside our culinary team, you'll assist with food preparation, presentation, and maintaining a clean, safe kitchen environment while delivering exceptional service every day.

• Good Samaritan Hospital

• Full-time position, 80-hours bi-weekly
• Evening shift
• Rotating weekend and holiday commitments

We offer competitive shift differentials, opportunities for professional growth, and a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, vision, paid time off, retirement savings plans, and tuition reimbursement.

• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent relevant experience or 1 year in prior Tri Health Nutrition role is acceptable in lieu of minimum education. (Required)
• Quantity food service preparation

Under direct supervision of Chef, assists Chef in preparation and presentations of foods for patients, employees, visitors and special functions. Assists in the overall sanitation of kitchen equipment.

• Is proactive in regularly cleaning assigned areas. On a daily basis, maintains the cleanliness, safety, sanitation and HACCP standards.
• Consistently finishes daily paperwork as assigned per position, i.e. cleaning lists, specials list, temperature charts, cooler logs, invoices
• Completes tasks as assigned within given time frames. Work volume is maintained or exceeded compared to normal output. Able to prepare necessary volumes of food in time constraints. Good cooking techniques, proper use of equipment, able to utilize recipes, able to prepare modified texture and modified fat/salt food accurately and flavorfully.
• Provides rotational job ability, cross-training and improving skills needed for optimal job performance. Works other positions in the production area. Knowledge of other staff responsibilities.
• Communicates and actively works with employees, managers & supervisors to fix departmental problems. Proactive in resolving internal issues and bringing them to managers attention. Keeps manager well informed of any issues that are unresolved issues. Actively communicates and works well with other employees to meet the end goal of better serving the patients and customers.

• Bending -
• Climbing
  - Occasionally
• Concentrating -
• Continuous Learning -
• Hearing:
  Conversation
  - Consistently
• Hearing:
  Other Sounds
  - Frequently
• Interpersonal Communication -
• Kneeling
  - Occasionally
• Lifting