Cook

Cook Heart Hospital of Austin

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below: Cook Heart Hospital of Austin.

We are seeking a Cook for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!

As a Cook, you will perform the essential duties associated with planning, cooking and preparing foods for service to all customers. Your work will include all patient meals, cafeteria service, and special catering functions for the facility and cafeteria. You will participate in providing patient specific care standards as directed to ensure high levels of patient satisfaction.

• You will review production sheets to determine types and quantities of main entrees, meats, soups, and vegetables to be prepared
• Prepares/ cooks food items for patients or residents, staff, visitors and special functions following standardized recipes and acceptable methods of preparation
• Mixing ingredients according to recipes
• Baking, roasting, and steaming meats, fish and other foods. Making sauces, soups, stews and casseroles
• Testing food being cooked by tasting, smelling and/or piercing to determine that it is cooked properly
• Following standardized recipe for production of items to insure consistent quality
• Following City of Austin, Texas Department of Health and JCAHO standards for food production, food service, and food storage
• Maintaining a clean cook area and following sanitation and infection control guidelines to prevent cross contamination
• Planning cooking schedule and service to insure that food will be ready at specific times for tray line, cafeteria, physician's dining rooms, and catered events
• Weekly, you will review menus and forecast production needs

What qualifications you will need:

• 1 year of experience in food service – preferred
• High School Graduate or Equivalent – preferred
• Texas Food Handlers Certificate within 7 days of hire
• Food Handlers/Safety must be obtained within 7 days of employment start date

Heart Hospital of Austin, a proud member of St. David's HealthCare, stands as a leading 72-bed facility renowned for its exceptional performance in cardiovascular care. Specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease, the hospital provides a comprehensive 24-hour emergency department to address urgent health needs. With innovative programs like the Executive Wellness Program and the Advanced Heart Failure Program, including cutting-edge therapies such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and the left ventricular assist device (LVAD), patients receive world-class treatment. Boasting six operating rooms—three of which are hybrid—alongside three catheterization labs and expert electrophysiology services, Heart Hospital of Austin is equipped to handle complex cardiovascular cases effectively. With an impressive track record as a 12-year recipient of Merative's (formerly PINC AI) 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals award and recognition from Healthgrades as Texas's No. 1 cardiac program for six consecutive years, the hospital is a beacon of excellence. Additionally, it hosts one of the largest non-academic cardiovascular research programs globally, solidifying its commitment to advancing heart health for patients everywhere.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Cook opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.