Hospital Cooks Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Performs a full range of cooking duties that involve a variety of menu items including regular and special modified diet entrees.

EDUCATION/REQUIREMENT

None.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT

An additional one (1) year experience in food service is required.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS  

Must obtain a Food Handlers Card within three (3) months of employment and maintain certification throughout employment. ServeSafe Food Protection Manager Certification accredited by the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) and CFP (Conference of Food Protection) is preferred.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES   

Must have knowledge of food preparation principles, meal planning process, standard formulas, modified diets, cooking techniques, and can follow standardized recipes. Must have a broad knowledge of sanitation and safety regulations, proper food protection procedures, and cleaning procedures and chemicals.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Employee must not and will not be under sanction by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) or by the General Services Administration (GSA) or listed on the OIG’s Cumulative Sanction Report, or the GSA’s List of Excluded Providers, or listed on the OIG’s List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS  

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally required to lift and/or move 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in wet or humid conditions, works near moving mechanical parts, is exposed to extreme cold and extreme heat. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud sound.

EDUCATION/REQUIREMENT

None.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT

An additional one (1) year experience in food service is required.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS  

Must obtain a Food Handlers Card within three (3) months of employment and maintain certification throughout employment. ServeSafe Food Protection Manager Certification accredited by the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) and CFP (Conference of Food Protection) is preferred.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES   

Must have knowledge of food preparation principles, meal planning process, standard formulas, modified diets, cooking techniques, and can follow standardized recipes. Must have a broad knowledge of sanitation and safety regulations, proper food protection procedures, and cleaning procedures and chemicals.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Employee must not and will not be under sanction by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) or by the General Services Administration (GSA) or listed on the OIG’s Cumulative Sanction Report, or the GSA’s List of Excluded Providers, or listed on the OIG’s List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS  

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally required to lift and/or move 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in wet or humid conditions, works near moving mechanical parts, is exposed to extreme cold and extreme heat. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud sound.