Cook II

11903 Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital - Food and Nutrition

Full time

Yes

40

11-7:30p, with possibility to work mornings 5:30a-2pm.

Requires every other weekend with possibility of holidays.

Pay Range

$20.80 - $31.20

Job Description

Provide high quality hot food items for the cafeteria, patients, and catered events. Performance Improvement is utilized  to develop, assess and evaluate performance monitors to improve key processes and key result areas.

Major Responsibilities:

• Prepares the hot menu items correctly according to the standardized recipes.  
• Practices effective communication skills and maintains good customer relations.  
• Documents food temperatures prior to each service and dates food items to ensure freshness.  
• Maintains a safe sanitary work area meeting Hospital and Board of Health Regulations and Guidelines.  
• Participates in the department’s Performance Improvement Plan to  improve key processes and key result areas.  

Education/Experience Required:

• • High school diploma 
• • 2 yrs. restaurant line cook experience  

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• • Good verbal skills  • Ability to read and follow  a recipe  • Minimum lifting requirement of 25 pounds  

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• • 100% of the workday is spent standing, walking, bending, stooping  • ability to navigate in and out of walk-ins                   be able to work in hot and cold enviroments; such as freezers and grill areas  • ability to lift 25-70 pounds on a daily basis  • equipment used - ovens, deep fryers, stove top, steam jacketed kettles, Cuisinarts, electric slicers, broiler, steamer and large mixers  
• This requirement supersedes any previous lifting requirement effective 08/01/2014. Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For lifts over 35 pounds, lifting equipment is expected to be used or lift with at least one other associate when available. Unique lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case by case basis.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job

• Incentive pay for select positions

• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs

• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.