Cook

Cook Position at Westfields Hospital & Clinic

As the cook at Westfields Hospital & Clinic, you will perform a variety of patient food services that includes:

• Preparing, seasoning and cooking food for the hospital and clinic patients, staff and visitors, and ensures that meals are ready at specified times.
• Determining types and quantities of meats, vegetables, and soups to be prepared by reviewing planned menus.
• Determining amount of foods needed to meet weekly menus and submits order to the department manager or designee.
• Preparing fruit and vegetables using kitchen hand utensils.
• Preparing special diet foods as needed.
• Arranging plates in an appetizing manner.
• Measuring and mixing ingredients according to approved recipes using blenders, mixers, grinders, slicers, etc.

Work Schedule:

• 32 hours weekly /.8 FTE
• Full-time
• Days of the week vary, shift is 5:45a-2:15p including every 3rd weekend.

Required Qualifications:

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Ability to calculate measurements in recipes to increase or decrease servings required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience in hospital food preparation preferred
• Food sanitation certificate preferred

Benefits:

At Westfields Hospital & Clinic, we believe in providing our employees with exceptional benefits to help you thrive in your work. In addition to competitive wages, we offer a benefits package that includes:

• Health, and dental insurance
• 401k retirement program
• Competitive paid time off (PTO)
• Short-term disability pay, long-term disability and life insurance options
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Education reimbursements
• Employee assistance programs (EAP)
• Employee Well-being Program
• Free parking
• Employee recognition and rewards
• Social club discounts to area attractions and events
• Community Volunteer Pay

About Westfields Hospital & Clinic:

• Westfields Hospital & Clinic is part of HealthPartners, the largest consumer-governed, non-profit health care organization in the nation with a mission to improve health and well-being in partnership with members, patients and the community. Located just 30 minutes east of the Twin Cities in the beautiful St. Croix Valley, Westfields is an award-winner hospital serving western Wisconsin with primary, acute, emergency and outpatient health care services. Our campus is in New Richmond, where you'll find a comfortable small-town feel, just a stone's throw away from Minneapolis and St. Paul.As a partner for good, we believe that outstanding health care comes from combining science with compassion, spirit and humanity. Everyone on our team helps make health care and insurance simpler and more affordable for all. Join us and become a partner for good, helping to improve the health and well-being of our patients, members and the communities we serve.

About Us:

• At HealthPartners we believe in the power of good good deeds and good people working together. As part of our team, you'll find an inclusive environment that encourages new ways of thinking, celebrates differences, and recognizes hard work.
• We're a nonprofit, integrated health care organization, providing health insurance in six states and high-quality care at more than 90 locations, including hospitals and clinics in Minnesota and Wisconsin. We bring together research and education through HealthPartners Institute, training medical professionals across the region and conducting innovative research that improve lives around the world.
• At HealthPartners, everyone is welcome, included and valued. We're working together to increase diversity and inclusion in our workplace, advance health equity in care and coverage, and partner with the community as advocates for change.
• Benefits Designed to Support Your Total Health As a HealthPartners colleague, we're committed to nurturing your diverse talents, valuing your dedication, and supporting your work-life balance. We offer a comprehensive range of benefits to support every aspect of your life, including health, time off, retirement planning, and continuous learning opportunities. Our goal is to help you thrive physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially, so you can continue delivering exceptional care.
• Join us in our mission to improve the health and well-being of our patients, members, and communities.
• We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identify, status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.