Cook

CHI St. Joseph’s Health of Park Rapids, part of CommonSpirit Health, is an award-winning, 25-bed critical access hospital located in the heart of lake country. Fully accredited by The Joint Commission, we offer a full range of services including 24/7/365 Emergency Department and Level IV Trauma Center, hospitalist program, testing, surgery, orthopedics, rehabilitation, and more so that you can experience better health. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. 

Work in the heart of #humankindess at CHI St. Joseph's Health as our Cook in the Nutrition Services department. This person serves CHI Health’s vision and mission by supporting preparing food for patients, staff, and visitors of the healthcare facility following safe cooking techniques. This includes food for multiple therapeutic diets and complies with state and federal laws and regulations related to food preparation in a healthcare environment. You'll support quality control measures such as recipe adherence and food quality consistency. Your attention to detail will showcase while you maintain the records, inventories, surveys, and other controls relevant to all retail outlets. The Cook will demonstrate teamwork while working together to ensure proper storage, equipment operation, in all food service areas to maintain high standards of sanitation and safety requirements of the department, reporting all unsafe conditions.

What you'll do...

• Prepares and serves food within guidelines of menu and dietary requirements, using required kitchen utensils and equipment such as slicers, mixers, ovens, fryers, steamers, stove tops, and grills, etc. Modifies preparations to account for food allergies.
• Follows healthcare food service industry standards, regulations, guidelines and procedures including monitoring and maintaining food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage processes. Avoids cross contamination of foods and adheres to personal hygiene requirements.
• Maintains labeling and storage of food, equipment, and machinery.
• Performs washing and cleaning duties to ensure sanitation and cleanliness in cooking and serving areas.

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Two (2) years food service experience.