Cook

• Thaws meats and follows safety guide principles
• Maintains clean and properly sanitized food contact surfaces
• Uses thermometers to determine proper food temperatures
• Stores food in the proper manner to avoid contamination
• Washes hands and uses good personal hygiene practices (i.e., fingernails should be trim and clean, hairnets are worn at all times)
• Uses proper food handling procedures: washes hands, wears gloves
• Uses general rule of storage principles First In First Out (FIFO)
• Prepares odd orders of food that are written down on tally sheets which are given to the cooks by the food techs
• Prepares specially prepared food according to the patient's individual health needs

• Follows standardized recipes and menus
• Prepares and serves all items with "eye" appeal
• Cooks and/or reheats food to standards
• Follows safety guidelines for properly cooled food
• Assists in trimming meat properly, vegetable preparation, grinding meat, stirring sauces, preparing soups, and checking on meat while it is cooking, etc.
• Uses proper sanitation principles for cleaning equipment and supplies, meat slicer, cutting boards, utensils, and tables.
• Properly logs and maintains temperature records for all areas of responsibility.
• Is consistent with food texture, taste, color, and appearance.
• Prepares catering meals for doctor's staff, daily events, and tray line service and retail cafeteria.
• Determines proper amounts of food to be prepared to eliminate the possibility of waste.
• Assists in various ways to make the preparation of meals as time convenient as possible.

• Works cooperatively with other members of staff in kitchen
• Food Aides
• Food Service Leads, Management, Director
• All other outside department staff.
• Focuses on customer-based needs and continuous quality improvement.
• Conducts self in a professional manner.
• Follows proper dress code and name badge protocol
• Wears hair restraints, gloves when preparing foods
• Fulfills Carle Health and department required education
• ADA - American Disability Act
• Hazardous Material Competency
• General Equipment Safety
• Keeping You Informed meetings
• People to People
• Serves nutritious meals that enhance the patient's healing process

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Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. The supportive and inclusive team where you can thrive. The place where growth meets balance - and opportunities meet flexibility. Find it all at Carle Health.

Based in Urbana, IL, Carle Health is a healthcare system with nearly 16,600 team members in its eight hospitals, physician groups and a variety of healthcare businesses. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet designations, the nation's highest honor for nursing care. The system includes Methodist College and Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school, and Health Alliance. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.