Cook, Nutritional Services, Day Shift, Full Time - Tehachapi, United States - Adventist Health

Description

Job DescriptionAdventist Health Tehachapi Valley has been providing high-quality healthcare services since 1934.

We are comprised of a 25-bed hospital, wide range of outpatient services, emergency department, rural health clinics and medical offices.

Tehachapi is located just north of Southern California's highly populated areas, with a mountain locale known for its outdoor living.

Residents enjoy the scenic beauty, extreme sports and wildlife. Tehachapi is a nice balance of a small-town community within an epicenter of shopping, retail, arts and culture.


Job Summary:

Prepares food for patients, customers and catered events in a consistent and efficient manner by utilizing food production standards and food safety procedures.

Cleans, dish washes, and sanitizes dishware and equipment. Prepares and serves food items for customers and catering. Assists in overseeing the kitchen and facility operations. Provides products for customers and communicates needs to department head.


Job Requirements:

Education and Work Experience:
High School Education/GED or equivalent: Preferred Associate's/Technical Degree in culinary arts or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Preferred Licenses/Certifications: SERV Safe certification or equivalent:

Preferred Essential Functions:
Prepares, seasons and cooks food for facility patients, employees and visitors. Displays and serves food to customers. Ensures dietary needs are met.

Previews menus and work orders to determine type and quantities of meats, vegetables, soups, salads, and desserts to be prepared.

Plans cooking schedule so that foods will be ready at specified times. Ensures work stations are sanitary and inventory levels are maintained.

Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipes, using a variety of kitchen utensils and equipment, such as blenders, mixers, grinders, slicers, and tenderizers.

Ensures each item prepared meets quality standards in taste, appearance and ingredients used, and that a desired sanitary level is maintained throughout the entire process of food preparation.

Attends and assists in training personnel. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.


Organizational Requirements:
Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients.

Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc., as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter.

Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

About UsAdventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 90 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 400 sites of care, including 26 acute care facilities, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities.

Our compassionate and talented team of 37,000 includes employees, physicians and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission:
living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.