Cook Full Time Shift Varied

About Lakewood Ranch Medical Center (LWRMC):

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center® (LWRMC), located in the heart of the Lakewood Ranch community, has served the people of Lakewood Ranch and surrounding areas since 2004. It is an award-winning, high-quality, acute-care hospital accredited by The Joint Commission and it consistently ranks high in terms of quality, safety and patient satisfaction.  The medical staff includes more than 750 physicians and allied health professionals who practice in a wide range of specialties.  Through the years, LWRMC has expanded its offerings to the people of Manatee and Sarasota counties by growing services and updating technologies to better serve the surrounding communities.  Services include emergency services and freestanding emergency department, general and robotic surgery, maternity care, breast health, cardiology, orthopedic surgery, stroke, sleep medicine, urology and wound care.  If you want to join a team of professionals providing the highest quality of care, look no further than Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.

LWRMC offers comprehensive benefits such as:

• 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

Job Overview:

The Cook is responsible for the preparation and cooking of food items for patients, cafeteria and catering, with emphasis on quality. 

General Responsibilities:

• Prepare and garnish food for patient, cafeteria, and catering services, following standardized recipes.
• Meet or exceed quality standards through periodic tasting for palatability and consistency, cooking/serving temperatures, and visual inspection.
• Follow appropriate menu and production guide for food.
• Exhibit basic skills in food preparation and equipment utilization/safety, organization, and planning of production to meet menu demands.
• Maintain food temperatures through entire preparation cycle.
• Use food-handling techniques as set in departmental policies and procedures.
• Store unused food items labeling and dating.

• Report needed repairs and/or supplies to manager.

• Clean all worktables, ovens, fryers, grill, steam kettle, refrigerators and stove following the posted cleaning schedule.

• Assure that the Dietary Department meet the State, Medicare, The Joint Commission and other regulations required.
• Follows strict sanitation guidelines set up by the State of Florida Health Department.
• Complies with all company safety and risk management policies and procedures.
• Participates in regular safety meetings, safety training, and hazard assessments.
• Attends training programs (classroom and virtual) as designated.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• High School diploma, GED, or equivalent experience preferred.
• Institutional cooking experience preferred, 1–3 years.

• Good written and verbal communication skills.

• Typing and basic computer skills preferred.

• License/Qualifications Certifications: Prefer candidate has either food handler or ServSafe Certification.

If you have already submitted your application online and have a specific question, please feel free to contact Maya Perez at (941) 782-2142. Please allow two to three business days for the manager to review your application. Thank you for your interest!

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.

Notice:

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries.  We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.