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Cook 40 Hours
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Organization Facility: Mount Auburn Hospital Category: Food / Dietary Services Job ID: JR42268 Date posted: 02/15/2024Job Type: Regular
Time Type: Full time
Work Shift: Day (United States of America)
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Job Type:
RegularScheduled Hours:
40Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)COOKJob Description:
Primary Responsibilities:
Prepares and garnishes maternity specials daily.
Uses proper documentation tools within department standards for labeling, dieting, and cooling procedures.
Assists others with the preparation of food for special functions.
Prepares vegetables and/or main entrees for Mount Auburn Hospital patients and Cafeteria following standardized recipes.
Prepares soup, sauces, and stuffing for patient services.
Maintains clean and sanitary work area.
Sets up food for try line in appropriate size pans.
Tests cooked food by taste, temperature, smell, and appearance.
Backs patient try line on grill/broiler as needed. Follows tally for batch cooking of temperature-sensitive items.
Uses waste logs to record all leftovers and waste with written plans for utilization.
Begins patient food preparation for the following day.
Delegates duties to cook's helper.
Works continuously to improve the total quality of the department and other departments within the institution.
Required Qualifications:
Reading and writing skills in order to understand recipes and instructions.
One year of institution-type feeding.
Judgment and planning skills to make decisions for preparations.
Knowledge of institutional-type equipment.
Good communications skills for interaction with physicians, administrators, other personnel, and customers.
FLSA Status:
Non-ExemptAs a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.
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