Cook Ii - Per Diem, 9:15 - 5:45 Shift

Cook II - Per Diem, 9:15 - 5:45 shift

Make a difference every single day!

Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital and its staff aim to exceed the expectations of our patients, their families and the community with a service-oriented attitude. We seek excellence, courtesy, teamwork, respect, communication and enthusiasm in our future colleagues. If you are looking for exciting career opportunities with growth potential, come and join the team at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital!

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the direct supervision of the Manager, the cook will prepare, season and cook food for hospital patients, staff and visitors.

• Consults with lead cook regarding use of left-overs.
• Carves meat, fish, and fowl into individual servings according to menu combinations and patient diet orders.
• Tests foods being cooked to ensure doneness. Adjusts heat controls as necessary.
• Determines types and quantities of meats, vegetables and soups to be prepared by reviewing planned menus.
• Measures and mixes ingredients according to approved recipes, using blenders, mixers, grinders, slicers, etc.
• Cooks meat, fish, and fowl in a variety of ways such as baking, roasting, broiling and steaming.
• Makes sauces, soups, stews, casseroles and desserts meeting established dietary guidelines.
• Observes infection control practices at all times.
• Maintains kitchen in a clean, neat and organized manner.
• Consults Registered Dietitian on modified diets, as necessary.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/healthcare errors.
• Supervises Food Service Workers when washing, trimming or preparing food.
• Ensures meals are ready at specified times.
• Determines amounts of foods needed to meet weekly menus and submits the order to the supervisor.
• Improves flavor and texture of foods by adding ingredients or seasonings.

• Ability to calculate measurements in recipes to increase or decrease servings (required).
• ServSafe Food Handler card (required).
• Previous experience in food preparation (preferred).
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing (required).
• Basic understanding of cooking terminology (preferred).

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of cooking terminology (preferred).
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing (required).
• ServSafe Food Handler card (required).
• Previous experience in food preparation (preferred).
• Ability to calculate measurements in recipes to increase or decrease servings (required).

Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital is an EEO employer.

Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.

Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

At Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu) and COVID-19. For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through April each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a conditions of continued employment, subject to medical exemption or religious accommodation. For the same reason, you may also be required to receive other vaccines such as COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital reserves the right to make modifications to its required list of vaccines as required by law and/or policy.