Executive Chef

WE ARE INSIGHT :

At Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago, we believe there is a better way to provide quality healthcare while achieving health equity. Our Chicago location looks forward to working closely with our neighbors and residents, to build a full-service community hospital in the Bronzeville area of Chicago; creating a comprehensive plan to increase services and meet community needs. With a growing team that is dedicated to delivering world-class service to everyone we meet, it is our mission to deliver the most compassionate, loving, expert, and impactful care in the world to our patients. Be a part of the Insight Chicago team that provides PATIENT CARE SECOND TO NONE! If you would like to be a part of our future team, please apply now!

General Summary :

We are looking for an Executive Chef to join our team! An Executive Chef is responsible for overseeing kitchen staff and ensuring the quality of food items. Their duties include hiring and training staff to cook their dishes, expediting orders to maintain a steady flow of dishes and creating dishes to add to the menu. Here at Insight Chicago, we strive to provide the best services to our patients, visitors and staff and meet their needs to the best of our abilities. This includes providing meals with respect to their dietary restrictions and nutritional needs.

Executive Chefs complete a variety of creative, organizational and leadership tasks to ensure a kitchen runs optimally and patrons' meals are satisfactory. Their responsibilities frequently include :

• develop unique and cuisine appropriate menus
• collaborate with administration to set item prices
• work with dietician to create meals based on therapeutic diets
• stay current on developing trends in the restaurant industry
• maintain kitchen and surrounding areas in conditions that meet company standards and health code regulations
• ensure quality of food items and service, including presentation
• estimating food requirements and food / labor costs
• monitoring inventory and purchasing supplies and food from approved vendors
• hiring, training, and supervising kitching staff
• assisting and directing kitchen staff in meal preparation, creation, plating, and delivery
• preparing meals and completing prep support as needed
• arrange equipment purchases and repairs
• rectify arising problems and complaints
• perform administrative duties
• keep time and payroll records
• step into various roles as needed

Skills and Qualifications

These duties are to be performed in a highly confidential manner, following the mission, values, and behaviors of Insight Hospital and Medical Center. Employees are further expected to provide a high quality of care, service, and kindness toward all patients, staff, physicians, volunteers, and guests.

Insight Employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs.

Insight is an equal opportunity employer and values workplace diversity!