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Schedule

Full Time: 80 Hours/Biweekly

Hours: Varied between 5:30am - 6:30pm

Rotating Weekends and Holidays, Required

General Summary

Performs a variety of tasks to assist in the preparation, seasoning, and cooking of food for hospital patients, employees and visitors. Follows standard practices, procedures and sanitation. Follows standardized recipes.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

+ Prepares, seasons and cooks food including meats, fish, poultry, and vegetables.

+ Demonstrates knowledge of how to cook all food on the menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

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

+ Plans and coordinates cooking schedules so that foods will be ready at required times.

+ Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipes.

+ Sets up utensils and food supplies when needed and is able to use a variety of kitchen utensils and equipment including grinders, slicers, mixers and blenders.

+ Alerts supervisor to problems and needs concerning equipment and food supplies. Detects and reports spoiled or unattractive food, defective supplies/equipment or other unusual conditions.

+ Ensures that all foods prepared meet existing standards for quality, freshness, taste and appearance.

+ Ensures that all cooking equipment and utensils are inspected and maintained for cleanliness and proper operation.

+ Ensures that required HACCP guidelines are maintained throughout the food preparation process.

+ Prepares, sets up, and tears down steam table and serving line.

Common Expectations:

+ Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment and safety standards.

+ Participates in educational programs and inservice meetings.

+ Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.

+ Assists with care and maintenance of department equipment and supplies.

+ Maintains appropriate records, reports, and files as required.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

+ None Required

+ High School Diploma or GED Preferred

Work Experience:

+ Less than 1 year Relevant experience. Required

Courses and Training:

+ Training in institutional food preparation. Upon Hire Preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

+ Ability to read, write, understand and speak English at a level which enables the individual to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job.

+ Knowledge of cooking methods/procedures, including types of preparation and related routines.

Benefits Offered:

- Comprehensive health benefits

- Flexible spending and health savings accounts

- Retirement savings plan

- Paid time off (PTO)

- Short-term disability

- Education assistance

- Financial education and support, including DailyPay

- Wellness and Wellbeing programs

- Caregiver support via Wellthy & Childcare referral service via Wellthy

WellSpan Health's vision is to reimagine healthcare through the delivery of comprehensive, equitable health and wellness solutions throughout our continuum of care. As an integrated delivery system focused on leading in value-based care, we encompass more than 2,300 employed providers, 250 locations, nine award-winning hospitals, home care and a behavioral health organization serving central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. Our high-performing Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is the region's largest and one of the best in the nation. With a team 23,000 strong, WellSpan experts provide a range of services, from wellness and employer services solutions to advanced care for complex medical and behavioral conditions. Our clinically integrated network of 3,000 aligned physicians and advanced practice providers is dedicated to providing the highest quality and safety, inspiring our patients and communities to be their healthiest.

WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital

For more than 125 years, WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital has provided leading-edge inpatient, outpatient, and emergent care to the Lebanon County community. One of eight premier hospitals in the WellSpan system, WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital features an award-winning cardiac and vascular center, a certified Primary Stroke Center, and a wound care and hyperbaric medicine center, while providing a supportive continuum of care through our extensive WellSpan primary, specialty, ambulatory, and behavioral health care locations within the community. WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital is supported by the nearby WellSpan Sechler Family Cancer Center, Lebanon's first and only integrated cancer center. WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital was one of several WellSpan Health hospitals honored by U.S. News & World Report with the High Performing recognition for 2022-23.

WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital serves as the cornerstone of care for a total population of nearly 142,000 residents living in the rural and urban mix of Lebanon County. A full-service, acute-care hospital, with a 163 licensed bed capacity, admitting approximately 7,000 patients annually. We offer open heart procedures, comprehensive cardiac care, total joint replacements, private labor and delivery birthing suites, robotic surgery, and emergency care.

Quality of Life. Established in 1800, Adams County includes the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Home to more than 100,000 residents, the town is a mecca for Civil War history buffs and visitors who come to tour the Gettysburg National Battlefield and Gettysburg National Military Park and see the annual Civil War reenactment. Also located here is Gettysburg College, which has a strong academic reputation in liberal arts. The county is steeped in heritage, and offers a peaceful, country atmosphere, yet is a convenient drive to Washington, D.C., Baltimore, MD and Harrisburg, PA. The area's diversity attracts a lively local music scene and is home to numerous restaurants and wineries, fresh-produce markets, a ski resort and more. Adams County residents can find local employment in health care, tourism, agriculture and manufacturing. (Patient population: 102,000)

WellSpan Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy and intention of the System to maintain consistent and equal treatment toward applicants and employees of all job classifications without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic.