Preparation Cook - Dietary

About the role

The position involves preparing food under supervision for designated areas, operating kitchen equipment, rotating and labeling food items, and maintaining HACCP guidelines. The role also includes assisting with various kitchen duties such as salad prep, prep cook, breakfast cook, grille cook, banquet cook, receiving clerk, line cook, and healthcare cook.

Responsibilities

• Prepares food under supervision for designated areas
• Runs and maintains all kitchen machinery in accordance to guidelines
• Rotates and labels all food items in designated area
• May be asked to perform duties such as salad prep, prep cook, breakfast cook, grille cook, banquet cook, receiving clerk, line cook, healthcare cook
• Proficient in knowledge of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and sanitation guidelines set by the Department of Health

Requirements

• Licensure, registration, and certification required
• Must be able to operate kitchen equipment including oven, steamer, fryer, tilt skillet, steam jacketed kettle
• Must meet all training requirements annually and maintain and successfully complete, all competencies, including other department specific training as required
• Works in hospital and clinical environments
• May work in extreme heat with hot materials
• Must be able to utilize appropriate universal and specific precautions for protection from potential exposure to infectious or communicable diseases

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred
• Must have 1 years advanced quality kitchen experience in a cooking position or worked as a Carlyle Place Utility for at least 6 months

Skills

N/A

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$20.80 - $31.20 per hour

Schedule

Variety of full-time scheduling, occasional weekends and holidays may be required.

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. It provides 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. 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.