Cook - Healthcare Food Services

Cook - Healthcare Food Services

Location: Chicago, IL

Schedule: Full-time, Shift Schedule Varies Compensation: $18.05 - $22.00 per hour (Based on years of experience)

Added Perks: Company Paid Parking

RUSH Specialty Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives and every team member plays a central role in providing compassionate, excellent care every step of the way.

Why Join Us:

• Start Strong: Extensive and thorough orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
• Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
• Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection
• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality food preparation for patients and the cafeteria
• Clean and maintain equipment
• Follow standardized recipes and portion control
• Stay informed of nutritional services and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• One (1) year of cooking experience is required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous hospital, rehabilitation, long-term care, or healthcare food service experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of therapeutic diets, modified textures, and food consistency requirements preferred.
• Experience preparing meals for patients with specialized dietary needs preferred.
• Experience with bulk and scratch cooking in a commercial or institutional kitchen preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans