Cook

Responsibilities

Fort Lauderdale behavioral Health Center is a 182-bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in the beautiful Oakland Park neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale, FL.  FLBHC features individual units for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors, and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs.  On average, over 10,000 patients receive care from our compassionate health care team each year at Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health Center.

We are pleased to announce the following available position:

Cook - Full Time

The Cook is responsible for the preparation and cooking of food items for patients, cafeteria and catering, with emphasis on quality.  Follows strict sanitation guidelines set up by the State of Florida Health Department. Demonstrates Service Excellence at all times. Other duties as assigned.

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
• Tuition Assistance

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $10.77 billion in 2018. In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2019, ranked #293 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 87,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 327 behavioral health facilities, 40 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network, and various related services located in 37 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

Education/Training: 

• HS diploma/GED preferred. Work experience may substitute for each year of education. Knowledge of modified diets and training in food service sanitation.
• Must possess a food service sanitation certificate.
• Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) required or equivalent

Experience:

• A minimum of two (2) years experience in Instutuitional or quantity cooking.

Licensure/Certification:

• Serv Safe certificate

Knowledge, Skills, and Responsibilities:

Primary Responsibilities of Cook

• Knowledge of modified diets
• Basic food service sanitation
• Food portion and waste control
• Ability to read menus and recipes
• Skill in organizing and prioritizing to meet deadlines and workloads.
• Ability to work as a team player

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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