Cook

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Cook at CHI Oakes Hospital, you'll serve CHI Health's vision and mission by supporting preparing food for patients, occasional staff events, and patient guests of the healthcare facility following safe cooking techniques. This includes food for multiple therapeutic diets and complies with state and federal laws and regulations related to food preparation in a healthcare environment. You'll support quality control measures such as recipe adherence and food quality consistency. 

Your attention to detail will showcase while you maintain the records, inventories, surveys, and other controls relevant to all food production activities.  The Cook will demonstrate teamwork while working together to ensure proper storage, equipment operation, in all food service areas to maintain high standards of sanitation and safety requirements of the department, reporting all unsafe conditions.

This position offers you a flexible work schedule and the opportunity to work on an as needed basis! 

Responsibilities:

• Prepares and serves food within guidelines of menu and dietary requirements, using required kitchen utensils and equipment such as slicers, mixers, ovens, fryers, steamers, stove tops, and grills, etc. Modifies preparations to account for food allergies.
• Follows healthcare food service industry standards, regulations, guidelines and procedures including monitoring and maintaining food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage processes. Avoids cross contamination of foods and adheres to personal hygiene requirements.
• Maintains labeling and storage of food, equipment, and machinery.
• Performs washing and cleaning duties to ensure sanitation and cleanliness in cooking and serving areas.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Diploma or GED

Preferred

• Quantity cooking experience
• 6-12 months cooking experience in a healthcare setting

Where You’ll Work

CHI Oakes Hospital, is a 20-bed critical access hospital that provides various inpatient and outpatient services to approximately 14,000 people in southeastern North Dakota. It is also a 24-Hour Emergency Level V Trauma Center. The hospital building was newly-constructed in 2007, replacing a 50-year old building, and in 2010, Oakes Community Clinic was opened within the hospital building. The hospital is part of a larger values-based organization, CommonSpirit Health.