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Cook - Temporary

Shriners Children's
Philadelphia, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 19 Dec 2025

About the role

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

 

All employees are eligible for medical coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a FT or PT status (40+ hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans and a Health Savings Account (HSA) if a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) is elected. Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law.

 

Shriners Children’s Philadelphia is where hope and healing meet. Our team of highly specialized physicians provides comprehensive care for children with fractures, sports injuries, orthopedic conditions, scoliosis, spinal cord conditions, and spine injuries.

 

Job Overview

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center. 

 

We have an opportunity for a full time Cook to join our cafeteria team in a temporary position!

Responsibilities

 

The position of cook provides for the preparation and distribution of food to patients, visitors and staff of Shriners Children's Philadelphia.

 

Practices Serve Safe Sanitation

  • Sanitation according to the guidelines of Serve Safe is practiced at all times.

Prepares Catering Functions and consistently maintains quality

  • Catering functions are prepared on time and to what the customer has ordered

Prepares patient meals in accordance with specific diets and is prepared at meal time

  • Patient meals are made according to their diet and are ready on time for tray line.

Ensures proper temp of all food served in accordance with state and federal guidelines

  • The temp of our food is at acceptable level according to or policy and procedure manual

The temp of our food is at acceptable level according to or policy and procedure manual

  • Tally sheets are followed so that extra food is not left over after tray line.

Prepare cafeteria meals according to specific menu

  • Cafeteria males are done on time. There is sufficient backup so that the café does not run out of food.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Certification and LicensuresServSafe Food Safety Certificate Required

HS diploma/GED preferred

 

Experience

2 Years Institutional Cooking preferred

 

Shriners Children’s is an EOE/Drug-Free, Smoke-Free Workplace. 

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