Cook

Location: CHA Everett Hospital

Work Days: Varied Hours (5:00am to 1:30pm or 9:00am to 6:00pm)

Category: Service and Trade

Department: Food Service EH

Job Type: Per Diem On Call

Work Shift: Various Shifts

Hours/Week: 0.00

Union: Yes

Union Name: SEIU 1199

Department Description: 

At CHA, our food service department plays an important role in the satisfaction of our patients and colleagues. Food service team members enhance the patient stay by delivering three quality meals a day to the patient’s bedside. Our Expressly for You program assigns each patient a dedicated Food Service Host/Hostess to take care of all of their dining needs. Meal orders are taken bedside and entered electronically via a tablet computer. This system interfaces with the hospital medical system, allowing for our hosts/hostesses to understand each patient’s unique dietary needs. In addition, the food service department operates a recently renovated cafeteria that caters to staff members and the general public including a salad bar with fresh and local ingredients, hot soups made fresh daily, a deli station, and an entrée station featuring favorite dishes. There is also a mix of snack and beverages, along with full daily breakfast offerings. 

Summary:

Plans and performs large scale quantity cooking which can include meats, vegetables, fish, hot and cold salads, soups, sauces, gravies, eggs, cakes desserts and breads using a variety of preparation and cooking methods. May also supervise or perform duties less skilled in nature relating to food preparation and storage, such as but not limited to, cleaning, and sanitizing work stations, food preparation equipment, and food storage equipment such as coolers or racks

Minimum Qualifications:

Other information:

•Education: High School Diploma or equivalent

•Must be able to read, write, and speak English.

•Experience: Prior food service experience necessary. two-year experience in quantity food production preferred.

•Must be able to follow standardized written recipes.

•Must have knowledge/training of usage of food production equipment

In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA, encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.