About this role
Join Community
Community Health Network was created by our neighbors, for our neighbors. Over 60 years later, “community” is still the heart of our organization. It means providing our neighbors with the best care possible, backed by state-of-the-art technology. It means getting involved in the communities we serve through volunteer opportunities and benefits initiatives. It means ensuring our dedicated caregivers can learn and grow to stay at the top of their fields and to better serve our patients. And above all, it means exceptional care, simply delivered — and we couldn’t do it without you.
Make a Difference
• The Cook is responsible for maintaining principles of proper food production and other related activities.
• Responsible for the preparation and cooking of foods, such as meats, soups, sauces, gravies, starch, entrees, vegetables, and special orders.
• Responsible for seeing that food is prepared according to menu.
• Confers with supervisors as to the use of leftovers, and menu changes.
• Maintains high standards of food handling and cleanliness in the work area, and is responsible for high standards of personal cleanliness.
• Will work together with the employees of the department to provide optimal food, nutritional, and environmental services to patients, visitors, and staff.
Exceptional Skills and Qualifications
• High school diploma or GED equivalent preferred.
• Experience in food services as a cook.
• Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand English; must be able to read and comprehend recipes.
• Must be able to use simple arithmetic and keep simple records.
• Must be able to use simple office machines, meat slicers, mixers, steamers, and other institutional cooking equipment.
• Must be able to perform several tasks (assembling trays, reading menus, etc.) at the same time.
• Ability to handle high stressed situations.
• Ability to produce products with last minute notice and be successful.
• Ability to follow instruction and acceptance of guidance.
Other facts
About Community Health Network
Community Health Network was created 60 years ago by our neighbors, for our neighbors. We've never forgotten that heritage. To this day, we're still locally based and locally controlled, and we're as closely tied to our communities as ever.
As a non-profit health system with more than 200 sites of care and affiliates throughout Central Indiana, Community’s full continuum of care integrates hundreds of physicians, specialty and acute care hospitals, surgery centers, home care services, MedChecks, behavioral health and employer health services.
At Community Health Network, we build teams that deliver exceptional care through empathy, communication, and collaboration. Caregivers play a vital role in our mission as they fulfill our PRIIDE values: Patients First. Relationships. Integrity. Inclusion. Diversity. Excellence.
Exceptional Care - For Everyone
We want to ensure that each patient, employee, physician, and volunteer feels welcomed, comfortable, and included in our environment at all times. We value different perspectives and welcome conversations about race, gender, religion, sexual orientation and culture. Because it takes everyone to build healthier communities. Our promise of Exceptional care. Simply delivered. means we strive to provide culturally-competent care that meets your individual needs.
What you'll do
- The Cook is responsible for preparing and cooking various foods according to the menu and maintaining high standards of food handling and cleanliness. They will also collaborate with department employees to provide optimal food and nutritional services.
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