Lead Cook - Denver, United States - Intermountain Health

Description

**Job Description:**

Under supervision, prepares and cooks food.

**Job Essentials**

+ Leads the work of the associates in the department. Acts as a resource and provides technical support.

+ Assists with creating new and substitute menu items.

+ Reviews menus daily to determine quantities of food and supplies needed.

+ Prepares food for cafeteria and catering using creativity, quality, consistency, and promptness.

+ Services as resource to educate/coach follow and comply with recipe standards. Demonstrate various cooking techniques.

+ Monitors and replenishes food as needed for cafeteria, catering, or patient trays.

+ Ensures food is being handled and stored to Hazardous Analysis of Critical Control Point (HACCP) guidelines.

+ Operates various types of kitchen equipment and maintain cleanliness. Records temperatures of refrigerators. Ensures equipment is in good working condition.

+ Monitors supply and equipment inventory. Notifies leadership team of needed equipment repairs and scheduled preventative maintenance. Ensures compliance with applicable regulatory guidelines and established departmental policies and procedures and safety standards.

+ Promotes mission, vision, and values of Intermountain Health, and abides by service behavior standards.

+ Performs other duties as assigned.

**Minimum Qualifications**

+ ServeSaf certification to be acquired within 6 months of hire

**Preferred Qualifications**

+ High school diploma or equivalent is preferred

+ Experience in a healthcare facility, such as health care food service

+ Minimum 6 months experience in quantity food preparation, preferably in a healthcare setting

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements list must be representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensure, experience, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

+ Regular attendance to perform work on site during regularly scheduled business hours or scheduled shifts is required.

2. Hazardous Analysis of Critical Control Point (HACCP) training to be obtained after hire.

**Physical Requirements:**

Interact with others by effectively communicating, both orally and in writing.- and -Operate computers and other office equipment requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.- and -See and read computer monitors and documents.- and -Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.- and -May require lifting and transporting objects and office supplies, bending, kneeling and reaching.

**Anticipated job posting close date:**

04/30/2024

**Location:**

Saint Joseph Hospital

**Work City:**

Denver

**Work State:**

Colorado

**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$ $23.69

We care about your well-being mind, body, and spirit which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers (rg/careers/working-for-intermountain/employee-benefits/) , and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers ) ; and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (rg/careers/working-for-intermountain/diversity/) .

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Intermountain Health is a Utah-based, not-for-profit system of 33 hospitals (includes "virtual" hospital), a Medical Group with more than 3,800 physicians and advanced practice clinicians at about 385 clinics, a health plans division called Select Health, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.

Join our world-class team and embark on a career filled with opportunities, strength, innovation, and fulfillment.

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We intentionally work toward an Intermountain Health that reflects our diverse communities and provides culturally competent care, health equity, and a sense of belonging amongst all our caregivers (employees). This is an important part of fulfilling our mission to help people live the healthiest lives possible. The three pillars of our work are talent experience with Intermountain (application, internship, development, etc.), community benefit, and care delivery.

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Intermountain Healths PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution. The program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates. Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment. Learn more. (rg/careers/working-for-intermountain/employee-benefits/peak-program/)

The primary intent of this job description is to set a fair and equitable rate of pay for this classification. Only those key duties necessary for proper job evaluation and/or labor market analysis have been included. Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor.

All positions subject to close without notice.

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