Job Board
Posted: 11-Nov-23
Location: Littleton, Colorado
Salary: Unpaid
Internal Number: 23035343
Description
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
- Benefits from Day One
- Paid Days Off from Day One
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Career Development
- Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
- Mental Health Resources and Support
Our promise to you:
Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.
Schedule: Part Time
Shift: Day
Location: 5020 E Arapahoe Rd. Littleton, CO 80122
The role you’ll contribute:
Follows a menu to prepare and cook food for patients, visitors and staff members. Responsible for following Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Safe Handling Guidelines regarding food safety and sanitation. Will provide excellent customer services when working with patients, visitors and other staff members. Provides oversight and training to staff.
The value you’ll bring to the team:
- Cooks all foods according to the standardized recipes.
- Prepares food items according to patient specific restrictions and established schedules.
- Maintain adequate supply of hot and cold items required for cafeteria, patient and unit stocking.
- Prepares food for institutional functions, both standard and special.
- Demonstrates ability to operate commercial food preparation equipment.
- Ensures that all food prepared meet existing standards for quality, freshness, taste and appearance.
- Maintain quality product freshness as assured by proper label dating and rotation.
- Alerts supervisor to problems and needs concerning equipment and food supplies.
- Practices proper portion control on a consistent basis.
- Stock work area and tray line.
- Completes all duties of specific food production area.
- Treats all customers and other staff members with respect and exhibits good customer service skills.
- Questions and complaints are responded to in a timely manner.
- Problems, complaints, or questions that a Cook cannot respond to are brought to the Supervisor’s attention.
- Communicates special needs to appropriate staff to insure patient needs are met.
- Helps to maintain a positive, team orientated, professional, service conscious environment.
- Serves as a resource for less experienced staff.
- Follows uniform and dress code policy.
- Follows proper food handling procedures by checking for appropriate food temperatures.
- Sorts food waste via recycling, compost or garbage.
- Sanitizes utensils and equipment.
- Stocks, cleans and maintains a sanitary environment of assigned area.
- Puts away the dry staples, disposables, frozen and refrigerated groceries in their appropriate storage areas.
- Ensures the use of FIFO rotation system and properly labels and dates all items per policy. Ensures that items are well organized and accessible.
- Follows all department and hospital infection control and safety policies.
- Orders conform to diet standards and physician orders.
- Applies basic understanding of allergy knowledge when serving patients and guests.
- Order for staff and guest trays completed within guidelines for ordering.
- Maintains required department records and statistics for administrative purposes and budget preparation.
- Participates in department and hospital educational programs, in-service meeting and safety trainings.
- Identifies potential needs areas for continuous quality improvement and reports process improvement ideas to supervisor, manager and/or Quality Department. Participates in quality improvement initiatives.
The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:
Minimum qualifications:
- Strong communication skills; ability to read, write and speak English Basic computer skills
Preferred qualifications:
- High School diploma or GED
- Experience in hospital food service setting
