Cook

at  Wellpath

Compensation Range: $15.54 - $18.99 / hour

You Matter:

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

NOW IS YOUR MOMENT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE UNDERSERVED.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society’s most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.
We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.
How you make a difference:
The Cook works in a team to prepare nutritious meals for patients and staff while also ensuring that food is stored, prepared, and served safely. They maintain cleanliness and sanitation in the kitchen throughout their shift and communicate important information to their supervisor. The Cook plays a crucial role in providing quality meals for patients and staff in the facility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepares menu items according to appropriate food recipes and follows established menu schedule.
• Ensures equipment is in proper working order, reports equipment repairs immediately, and follows proper sanitation practices.
• Ensures safe food handling practices to prevent cross-contamination and maintains a clean and organized kitchen environment.
• Stocks and rotates supplies, ensures items needed to meet daily menu requirements are available, and completes production records and temperatures for foods.
• Adheres to personal hygiene and infection control policies, and provides individualized care and treatment that is consistent with patients’ cultural diversity and developmental needs.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience

• One (1) year cooking experience required. Experience in commercial, military or other institutional setting preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

• Must be certified through HACCP or ServSafe Food Safety Sanitation Course or must obtain certification within three (3) months of employment.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer:
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.
Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description

• Prepares menu items according to appropriate food recipes and follows established menu schedule.
• Ensures equipment is in proper working order, reports equipment repairs immediately, and follows proper sanitation practices.
• Ensures safe food handling practices to prevent cross-contamination and maintains a clean and organized kitchen environment.
• Stocks and rotates supplies, ensures items needed to meet daily menu requirements are available, and completes production records and temperatures for foods.
• Adheres to personal hygiene and infection control policies, and provides individualized care and treatment that is consistent with patients’ cultural diversity and developmental needs