About the position
In your role as a Cook, you'll have the opportunity to be the connection between your strong professional abilities and exceptional patient care that sets the standard. Apply your outstanding skills and knowledge in a different, more meaningful way. Make the most of your unique combination of talent, passion, and ambition with national post-acute care leader Encompass Health. Working at Encompass Health means being part of something special: A team that is passionate about making an impact on patients' lives each day. Unlike the typical hospital setting, Encompass Health offers you the unique opportunity to walk alongside patients on their road to recovery from stroke, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, joint replacements, multiple trauma and cardiac/pulmonary conditions. As you help patients achieve goals and regain independence, you can form significant relationships with them and celebrate the successes they experience along the way. Our culture of compassion and collaboration is founded on more than just the care we provide our patients; it is expressed in the values we live. We encourage and empower each employee to keep learning and growing by providing the resources to deliver a better way to care. At Encompass Health, you'll find something decidedly different and more satisfying: A career that is challenging, inspiring and rewarding.
Responsibilities
- Follows menus, recipes, and oral instructions in the preparation of various foods.
- Properly displays food on the serving line or on platters for banquets.
- Serves appropriate portion sizes based on menu specifications.
- Plans timing of preparation of the food to ensure food satisfaction.
- Ensures satisfaction regarding taste, texture, temperature and appearance.
- Covers, labels, and dates all left-over or opened foods and effectively uses left-overs.
- Apportions servings according to menu combinations or orders for patients.
- May assist in ordering the inventory of food/supplies, as needed.
- Prepares daily food production reports for submission to supervisor as needed.
- Prepares or directs distribution of food to units as required.
- Monitors and records refrigerator and freezer temperatures.
- Monitors and records temperatures on patient and cafeteria steam table.
- May require supervision of other department staff members in absence of manager.
- Performs all cleaning responsibilities as assigned and maintains a clean workspace.
- Organizes, plans, and manages time effectively to complete assignments.
- Meets position requirements and performs essential functions.
- Completes mandatory training and courses required by completion date.
- Reports questionable situations, concerns, complaints or harassment immediately.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Food handlers permit (if required by state or county regulations).
- Training in food preparation for therapeutic diets, recent institutional cooking experience, and/or special function cooking experience desirable.
- Knowledge of all H.A.C.C.P. guidelines.
Benefits
- Benefits that begin when you do.
- Affordable medical, dental and vision plans provided to meet the needs of full and part-time employees and their families.
- Generous paid time off that increases with tenure.
- Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities.
- Company-matching 401(k) and employee stock-purchase plans.
- Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
