What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cook position at UnityPoint Health?
Overview
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Cook
UnityPoint Health-Fort Dodge
Shifts between the hours of 6:30am-7pm
Why UnityPoint Health?
- Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what’s right for the people we serve.
- Benefits – Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options like 401K match, paid time off and education assistance that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment – We’re committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
- Development – We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
- Community Involvement – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.
Visit us at UnityPoint.org/careers to hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work. https://dayinthelife.unitypoint.org/
Responsibilities
- Prepares, organizes, assembles and cooks from scratch or convenience all meats, entrée, casseroles, soup, starches, vegetables, sauces, and bakery products etc. to provide menu selections for patient, cafeteria, and special functions.
- Cooks using standardized recipes.
- Creatively utilizes leftovers to minimize waste and decrease food cost.
- Prepares quantities indicated on computerized production sheets and special function lists.
- Pulls needed meats, eggs and vegetables from freezer in advance of production. Pans meat, bacon, sausage, strata, etc. Slicing or breading, meats needed. Baking, steaming, frying food items in advance. Pre-preps items for the next day’s menus.
- Cooks to order room service or retail grill items from customer request.
Qualifications
Education:
High School Education or GED
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Writes, reads, comprehends and speaks fluent English.
Multicultural sensitivity.
Microsoft Office – basic computer skills.
Customer/patient focused.
Critical thinking skills using independent judgment in making decisions.
- Area of Interest: Support Services;
- FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0;
- Department: Nutrition Services;
- Shift: 40 hours per week;
- Job ID: 145230;
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