• Cook (1.0 FTE; Days, Eves, EOW) - Food Service

    Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency (Minneapolis, MN)


    Hennepin Healthcare is looking for a full-time Cook to work days, evenings, and every other weekend. at our downtown Minneapolis hospital.

     

    *_SUMMARY_*

     

    Under the supervision of chef, baker/ cook assists in preparation and presentation of food for patients, employees, visitors, and special functions. Assists in the overall sanitation of kitchen equipment.

     

    *_RESPONSIBILITIES_*

    * Checks menu and recipes via standardize recipes

    * Checks supplies of necessary ingredients

    * Prepares meal selections such as hot cereal, soups, gravy, roast beef, pork, breads, and desserts, including pastries, cakes, and cookies

    * Operates kitchen appliances such as range, tilting brazier pan, slicer, chopper, steamer, steam jacketed kettle, mixer

    * Serves as back-up for other cooks

    * May prepare special food items in accordance with special diet requirements

    * May assist in related facilities services operations

    * Prepares standardized recipes

    * Performs quality and quantity checks

    * Uses proper methods in receiving, handling, and storing products

    * Uses production sheets according to procedures

    * Avoids waste, assists in cost containment; trains and provides work direction to residents (inmates) in a kitchen work program at a County correctional facility, including such tasks as meal preparation, cleaning cooking/ eating utensils, cleaning floors, and set-up/ serving of food; performs related duties as required

    * Under the direct supervision of the chef, prepares and portions food for patients, employees, and special functions. Prepares baked goods and desserts for cafeteria and patients

    * Performs various baking tests for custards, muffins, and danish, and tests new recipes

    * Schedules daily food preparations as patient and cafeteria menus dictate

    * Assigned to supervise and assist in the operation of the patient tray line

    * Assists in checking various perishable and nonperishable food orders

    * May place weekly food orders for milk, bread, etc.

    * Responsible for the cleaning and proper use of equipment and reports repairs as needed

    * Works alternate weekends and may assist in providing work direction to other kitchen employees

    * Performs work of equal skill and responsibility as directed. May also perform work of a higher level in preparation for increased responsibility and may be requested to do work of lesser responsibility when the workload of the department so requires

    *_QUALIFICATIONS_*

    /*Minimum Qualifications:*/

    * Two years of experience with full dinner cooking responsibility on a moderately large scale (e.g. health/ hospital setting - 300 beds, business industrial setting - 500 meals)

    -OR-

    * An approved equivalent combination of education and experience

    /*Preferred Qualifications:*/

    * Equivalent of four years of high school with completion of on the job training in principles of food cooking

    * Culinary degree

    **Title:** *Cook (1.0 FTE; Days, Eves, EOW) - Food Service*

    **Location:** *MN-Minneapolis-Downtown Campus*

    **Requisition ID:** *251977*