What are the responsibilities and job description for the PRN Cook position at UnityPoint Health?
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
Customer Service/Patient Care/Dietary
- 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.
Technical & Safety
- Correctly operate department equipment that has been assigned.
- Clean and restock dishes, food, supplies during hours of operation as assigned.
- Practices HACCP guidelines for food handling and a sanitary and safe condition. Reports any equipment malfunction to a supervisor. Monitors and records temperatures, utilizes safe food handling techniques, maintains a clean orderly work station.
- Practices sanitary and safe food management conditions that include, but are not limited to, maintenance and operation of equipment, temperature control, utilization of food handling techniques, communication of equipment malfunctions and hazards, and maintaining a clean and orderly work station.
- Practices clean as you go through the shift
- Performs routine cleaning duties as assigned by manager or supervisors
- Completes sanitation logs.
- Completes production sheets.
- Checks out with superior or team lead at the end of their shift
Qualifications
Education:
High School Education or GED
License(s)/Certification(s):
ServSafe Food Handler (Training Provided)
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.
Other:
Machines: Ovens, Hot Food Carts, Scales, Fryers, Mixers, Grill/Stove, Blast Chiller, Blenders, Steamers, Meat Slicers, Buffalo Chopper, Tilt steam kettles, Thermometer, and all other pertinent food service equipment.
- Area of Interest: Support Services;
- FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.01;
- Department: Nutrition Services;
- Shift: As needed, days and evening shifts. weekend availability. day shift 5:30am-2pm evening 10:30am-7pm;
- Job ID: 134027;
