Cook (Part Time/Rotating Shifts)

4 days ago

Philadelphia PA, Philadelphia County, PA; Pennsylvania, United States Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Part-time

SHIFT:Rotating (United States of America)

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A Brief Overview
The primary responsibilities of the Cook position is to prepare consistent high quality, nutritious food and menu items for patients, customers, guests and staff of The Children's Hospital. All food and related product must be handled and prepared according to safe food handling techniques; City of Philadelphia Health Code for Food Service; established department policy & procedure and while maintaining consistent safety & sanitation standards and for the purpose of achieving high levels of customer satisfaction.

This is a part-time position with rotating shifts.


What you will do

  • General Position Standards
  • Adheres to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Rules of Conduct.
  • Maintains strict adherence to departmental policy for uniform and appearance (refer to policy for detail) which includes the approved uniform that his distributed by the department; proper hair restraint and restriction on the wearing of jewelry.
  • Maintains identifiable/professional attire at all times, including wearing name tags and identification cards.
  • Responds promptly and positively to patients, families, associates and all others in a respectful, courteous and confidential manner.
  • Respects confidentiality of patients and co-workers in all circumstances 100% of the time.
  • Greets patients, families, co-workers and others in a calm, professional, friendly manner by making eye contact, initiating conversation and identifying self by name.
  • Familiarizes self with and adheres to hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
  • Participates in staff meetings and with team in a collaborative manner in order to resolve conflicts and meet institutional goals. Registers attendance to required meetings and training sessions.
  • Achieves on-time completion of mandatory training 100% of the time.
  • Achieves compliance to approved hospital required health screenings & immunizations.
  • Responsible to take assigned breaks and notifies Supervisor, in advance, if for any reason a scheduled break will not be taken.
  • Supports the orientation of new employees by providing productive and accurate on the job training experience.
  • Essential Job Specific Standards:
  • Food Production
  • Arrives to assigned position, in full uniform and ready to work at the start of assigned duty.
  • Reports to supervisor on duty at both the beginning of shift to receive specifics of the day and end of shift to report status of completion of assigned duties/task assignment.
  • Prepares consistent, high quality, nutritious and appetizing food in a timely manner and initials recipe to verify that prepared food item has been completed to recipe/food production sheet specification.
  • Fully completes daily production records and turns in completed and initialed recipes & production sheets to Chef or Manager on Duty at the end of shift/assigned duties. Notifies Chef Manager/Manager on duty of need for recipe revisions if production forecast is updated and/or if there is ingredient shortage.
  • Notifies Supervisor on duty immediately if unable to complete assignment or recipe and/or if prior day prep work is at issue.
  • Follows proper food preparation techniques and standards at all times.
  • Conforms to requirement for sealing, labeling, dating and proper storage of all products.
  • Rotates product on a FIFO (first in - first out basis).