Cook II-High Point

Job Summary
The Cook II prepares and cooks food based on recipes and prep lists, cleans kitchen equipment, and maintains quality standards.

Education

• High School Diploma or GED required.

Experience

• At least 2 years of cooking experience required.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to follow instructions and maintain cleanliness.
• Knowledge of food preparation, equipment, and sanitation.
• Basic math skills for adjusting recipes.
• Proficiency in cooking techniques like grilling, frying, baking, etc.
• Ability to make the five mother sauces.

Job Duties

• Prepares food using recipes and adjusts portions as needed.
• Cleans and sanitizes kitchen equipment and areas.
• Ensures food quality and safety standards are met.
• Transports food between kitchen and service areas.
• Tests and develops new recipes, ensuring proper food rotation and labeling.

Professionalism

• Maintains a professional working relationship, follows department rules, and supports teamwork.

Physical Requirements

• Regular standing, walking, bending, lifting (up to 50 lbs), and repetitive motion.
• Requires good vision and communication skills.

Workplace Standards

• Complies with health, safety, and corporate policies, including HIPAA and infection control procedures. Must attend required training and pass competency tests.

Core Values

• Teamwork, compassion, and integrity are key values.
• Employees are expected to respect patient privacy and maintain professionalism.

Employee Understanding

• The job is at-will, and duties may change based on the department's needs.

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s two main components are an integrated clinical system – anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.

This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.