Cook

Cook

Position Code: Cook-8230

Department: Nutrition Services

Safety Sensitive: Yes

Reports to: Manager/Director

Exempt Status: No

Position Purpose: All KHI employees are expected to perform their respective tasks and duties in such a way that supports KHI's vision of providing the region's best clinical care and patient service through an environment that fosters respect for others and pride in performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for daily preparation of foods in a high volume fast paced operation.
• All food prepared meet quality and timing expectations to ensure patient and customer satisfaction.
• Recipes are consistently and accurately followed.
• Food temperatures meet regulatory and quality standards.
• Food are labeled, dated, and covered per policy and regulatory standards.
• Food safety and cleanliness standards are met at all times. Work area(s) are maintained according standards set by regulatory agencies and department expectations.
• Forecasting is required to minimize under or overproduction.
• This position may participate in catering assignments involving upscale meal preparation and service.
• Supervises staff in the absence of other NS management team ensuring all quality, productivity, and sanitation standards are met and tasks are completed as assigned.
• Effectively and proactively communicates with coworkers and leadership to ensure department goals and expectations are met.
• Takes an active role in achieving patient satisfaction goals by ensuring food meets quality standards, i.e. taste, presentation, and temperature standards.
• Takes an active role in achieving customer satisfaction by ensuring food meets quality standards at all times. Has food ready on time.
• Ensures service areas are never left without food.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Room Service Cook: Prepares room service hot food. Restaurant cooking to order is required. Ensures food is ready for service periods. Food is prepared in ticket order.

Hot Prep Cook: Prepares bulk hot food for room service. Supports the room service hot line at dinner meal service to ensure timing goals are met. Responsible for preparing the daily scratch prep Café soup.