Cook-Mt. Pleasant

Department:

11755 Support Operations Division - Food and Nutrition: Mount Pleasant Hospital

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Float, holiday rotation, and every other weekend

Responsible for all aspects of food production for patients, catering and retail areas for the system. Receives, stores, preps, cooks and serves all items within food services. Responsible for the safe receiving, handling, cooking and serving of food, and adhering to all local, state and federal guidelines related to a commercial food service operation.

Reviews production sheets and recipes to ensure quality and quantity needed for items to prepare. Prepares food on daily production report according to established guidelines. Maintains time and production records.

Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipe. Uses a variety of kitchen utensils and equipment including blenders, mixers, grinders, slicers and tenderizers to prepare soups, salads, gravies, desserts, sauces and casseroles.

Bakes, roasts, broils and steams meat, fish, vegetables and other foods per recipes. Carves and slices meats and cheese.

Garnishes, displays and serves food items according to standards and recipes.

Ensures proper storage and rotation of inventories in refrigerators and freezers. Monitors food temperatures and utilizes established procedures to ensure safe food handling techniques and prevent bacteria contamination.

Follows department standards for safe food handling, storage and sanitation. Maintain temperature logs for production areas per department standards.

Monitors accurate portioning and promotes food waste control. Prepares in small batches to help control waste/cost.

Scheduled Hours

Licenses & Certifications

ServSafe Food Handler certification issued by the National Restaurant Association needs to be obtained within 1 year.

Degrees

High School Graduate (or equivalent knowledge).

Required Functional Experience

Typically requires 3 years of experience in food production in settings such as a hotel, restaurant or high end institutional environment.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Familiarity with diet restrictions and ability to adapt recipes accordingly.Ability to measure and scale amounts of ingredients used in a recipe.Proficient time management skills.Strong interpersonal skills.

About Advocate Health 

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.