COOK I, PATIENT OR RETAIL FOOD SERVICES, C&W

Retail Food In-House
Vancouver, BC
In accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values, and strategic directions of Provincial Health Services Authority patient safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA. As such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.
The Cook I prepares assigned food menu items following established guidelines, processes and under the direction of the Food Service Supervisor. The role cooks and bakes various assigned food and therapeutic diet items, using equipment and supplies in a cost-effective manner, and maintains established safety and sanitation standards in the handling and cleaning of food service stations, dishes and equipment.

WHAT WE DO

The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Create equity – Be courageous.
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PHSA is committed to anti-racism and equity in our hiring and employment practices. With learning and compassion, we are addressing existing inequities and barriers throughout our systems. PHSA is seeking to create a diverse workforce and to establish an inclusive and culturally safe environment. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and/or persistently excluded groups identified under the B.C. Human Rights Code.
One of PHSA’s North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes ongoing commitments to Indigenous recruitment and employee experience as well as dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya’k̓ula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support at indigenous.employment@phsa.ca.
Indigenous-specific anti-racism initiatives are rooted in addressing the unique forms of discrimination, historical and ongoing injustices, and exclusion faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and title of BC First Nations and self-determination of all First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. PHSA is mandated to uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents including the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study

• Prepares assigned patient and/or retail food service menu items by following established menus, recipes and quantity quotas, determine ingredients and quantities required and assembling ingredients and equipment required for cooking.
• Plans preparation and/or cooking schedule to minimize time between completion of cooking and serving or to ensure food is ready for a prescheduled time.
• Cooks and seasons assigned food and therapeutic diet items such as soups, sauces, salads, meats, fish, poultry, desserts by methods/procedures such as roasting, frying grilling, steaming, poaching, boiling, and baking; tests food items for palatability and temperature and adjusts accordingly.
• Carves food items such as meat and poultry and controls portioning of food items to ensure recipe yield meet assigned quantity quotas.
• Orders and receives supplies as required. Maintains established food rotations in storage in order to minimize spoilage and waste. Maintains established rotation of raw ingredients and prepared products.
• Ensures that safe food handling practices are in place at all stages of the flow of food. Follows all food safe standards including taking temperatures of cooked food and documenting these in the temperature and hot holding logs.
• Prepares food in large quantity and batch cooking as necessary. Measures, mixes, and prepares food using a variety of kitchen equipment and methods.
• Stores or disposes of leftovers and cleans kitchen equipment after use according to established health and safety policies and procedures.
• Estimates food requirements according to established practice and tracks usage. Assigns tasks to designated food service workers and provides related training and orientation.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.