Cook

Cook – Dietary Department

Rotating Shift, Full Time

Saint Anthony Hospital is a diverse and community-centric organization your career can thrive in, while addressing the health and wellness challenges that families in our neighborhood face. Our employees deliver on our mission and achieve success by working together to provide excellent customer service and patient care.

As part of Saint Anthony Hospital’s commitment to providing the highest quality health care, we will be building a new state-of-the-art hospital to serve as an anchor to the Focal Point Community Campus. Learn more at focalpointchicago.org.

Position Purpose:

• Prepares, handles, cooks, stores food and supplies for patients, cafeteria, Physicians' Dining Room, and catering functions.
• This position does not provide direct patient care

Essential Functions:

• Prepares and cooks food for patients, cafeteria, Doctors' Dining Room, and catering events.
• Coordinates cooking schedules for the efficient delivery of food.
• Ability to read and follow recipes, instructions or directions on batch cooking, garnishing.
• Can prioritize tasks to meet volume changes and department needs.
• Provides direction to servers regarding portion size.
• Stores and handles food items according to HACCP standards. 
• Sets up patients' serving line.
• Maintains clean and safe work area throughout work shift.
• Assists in monitoring and evaluating quality and temperature of foods through taste and temperature panel.

General Job requirements:

• Cooking experience
• Use of cooking utensils and equipment
• Speaks and reads English
• Sanitation certificate preferred
• Ability to read and follow recipes
• Ability to prioritize
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions

Saint Anthony Hospital Highlights:

• Saint Anthony Hospital is an independent, nonprofit, faith-based, acute care, community hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the families on the West Side and Southwest Side of Chicago.
• Saint Anthony Hospital has been certified as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission.
• Saint Anthony Hospital offers competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits program for employees and their families.
• Saint Anthony Hospital employs and teaches some of the city’s brightest, most innovative resident physicians and medical students.