Cook

Food Service Worker

Prepares and delivers food and drink to hospital patients and staff within regulatory standards for all aspects of food handling. Caters to internal and external food service customers and maintains a clean and safe food service environment. Follows all standards for recipe compliance, food texture orders and therapeutic diets.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/Graduate Equivalency Diploma (G.E.D.).
• One year's technical or vocational experience in quantity food production.
• Ability to read, write, perform simple calculations, and understand directions to perform responsibilities independently.
• Certified in food service sanitation is preferred.

Physical Demands:

• Standing and walking continuously up to seven hours.
• Lifting 11 20 pounds continuously, occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Push/pull 11 20 pounds frequently, occasionally pulling up to 40 pounds.
• See, hear, smell, taste, and touch continuously.
• Bend, twist, and forward reach frequently.
• Squat and reach above shoulders occasionally.
• Frequently grasping with both hands.
• Occasional fine manipulation with both hands.
• Irregular work schedule.

Cognitive Demands:

• Problem Solving Tasks allow for the application of previously acquired knowledge. Tasks require flexibility of thought, reasoning, organizational skills, and the ability to act in some new or unfamiliar situations. Selective attention and concentration are necessary to complete some tasks.
• Written expression/communication tasks require basic formulation, content, syntax and spelling. Only simple sentence and very short paragraph expression is necessary. A working knowledge and familiarity with professional terms and definitions is required.
• Verbal expression/communication Task allows for limited verbal communication. Use of automatic words, jargon and phrases in context are adequate for intelligibility and understanding.
• Reading/Auditory comprehension Tasks require the ability to comprehend lengthy and complex messages or paragraphs and to follow multi stage and three step commands.
• Computation Tasks require ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide. Perform basic arithmetic operations with coins and bills. Perform arithmetic operations with measuring units.

Work Demands:

• Inside, wet, humid, large temperature swings, noisy, odors, hazards, working around others, working in crowded space, quick response, flexible schedule.

Essential Functions:

• Prepares food for patient menus or employee dining outlets following the tally and approved recipes. Sets up the serving lines.
• Prepares short order items for patient tray line or cafeteria.
• Prepares and delivers catered functions as assigned.
• Demonstrates knowledge of food protection and applies appropriate hand hygiene techniques. Uses procedures that comply with regulatory standards for storing, processing, holding and serving foods. Avoids practices that lead to contamination of food.
• Maintains a safe and sanitary environment and completes cleaning assignments.
• Assists in ordering and receiving goods as assigned.