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Northern Regional Hospital is always looking for talented individuals to join our dedicated staff. We are proud to be a Five-Star hospital.

Our superior ratings are a testament to our team’s commitment to quality and service excellence. We seek talented and diverse faculty and staff to continue to provide superior care.

Northern is a place where you can grow your career, no matter where you are professionally. We believe you will find it to be more than just a job.

When you choose to work at Northern, you become part of a family of caregivers supporting the communities we serve.

Choose Well. Choose Northern.

At Northern, we strive to provide benefits that meet you where you are not only today, but tomorrow.

We recognize that our ultimate success depends on our talented and dedicated workforce our Northern Stars.

We understand the contributions of each employee to make our accomplishments possible. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive program of competitive benefits to meet your needs today and anticipate your needs tomorrow.

Through our benefits programs, we strive to support you and your family by providing a benefit package that is easy to understand, easy to access and affordable.

Competitive Compensation and be paid daily!

You deserve to get paid every day so we’ve partnered with DailyPay so you can get your pay any time before payday!

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and / or Dependents
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Healthcare and Daycare Expenses
• Northern $elect Retirement Plan (403(b) and 457(b)) and Roth IRA
• Educational Assistance of up to $10,000 per program or degree
• 50% discount on membership at Northern Wellness & Fitness Center
• Employee discount programs
• Employee Health Clinic

RESPONSIBILITIES :

1. Ensures preparation of foods according to standardized recipe in the correct amount needed for patients and cafeteria food service.

2. Organizes and prepares food according to cooking schedule in order to have food ready on time but not too far in advance of meal service.

3. Evaluates quality of purchased food items and advises director if a product does not meet standards.

4. Prepares individual servings according to portion control standards.

5. Maintains routine for cleaning and sanitizing kitchen.

6. Operates all electrical, gas and steam cooking equipment in a clean, sanitized, and safe manner.

7. Assists in training new cooks.

8. Set foods up on the steam table in cafeteria and patient services area. Replenishes these areas during servicing times if necessary.

9. Assists in checking in deliveries as needed.

10. Serves as the hot food server for patient tray service.

11. Ensures stock is rotated and storage areas are maintained in an orderly fashion.

12. Prepares pureed items.

13. Checks menu schedule for foods that need preparing or thawing ahead of time and ensures these items are prepared.

14. Keeps slaw and salad cut up and in the refrigerator as appropriate (not too far in advance).

15. Keeps Jell-O made up in both regular and diet.

16. Prepares special function meals as requested.

17. Replenishes stock on the nursing units as requested.

18. Stores left-over’s that can be saved for use and labels with date, item name, and initials.

19. Ensures rotation and usage of left-over’s in cook’s refrigerator or freezing them for later use.

20. Cleans gas range, top tilt skillet (when used), grill, steamer, and steam jacket kettle.

21. Participates in the training of employees in the correct cleaning procedures of the department, use of the kitchen equipment, and proper storage.

22. Reports any piece of equipment that is not working properly either to the supervisor, director or maintenance.

23. Responsible for the functions of the kitchen and staff during the absence of management.

24. Follows sanitation regulations set by the state including thoroughly cleaning and sanitizing work area directly after use, wearing gloves when hands may come in contact with the preparation surface of containers, utensils and when serving foods.

25. Breaks down boxes as they are emptied and places them in recycling cart.

26. Reports the presence of insects or rodents in the department.

27. Assumes responsibility for attending all required in service education classes including safety update.

28. Understands and adheres to department and hospital safety, fire and disaster procedures.

29. Knows location of SDS manual; understands and uses it according to guidelines.

30. Ensures the department’s dress code is observed including shoes with toe and heel in and non-skid soles and hair covering.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS :

• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English is required.
• One or more years of cooking experience in the food service field required.
• Serve Safe Certification within 6 months of hire

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

• Experience with special diets and preparation techniques.
• Supervisory experience.

Last updated : 2024-06-10