East Morgan County Hospital has been part of the community since 1910. Many of our patients know our physicians, staff members, and volunteers and have common ties to our community. You will be working with a close-knit team preparing meals and sharing in all responsibilities in the kitchen for Patients, Staff, and Visitors.

As a full-time cook for the hospital, you will be joining a team that serves guests, staff, and patients. Just as a doctor can prescribe medicine for healing, a cook also assists with patient care. We are wanting someone who has experience as a short order cook, no creative vision necessary, just a passion for cooking. Shift times are 5:30AM – 2PM, 7AM – 3:30PM, 8:30AM – 5PM, and 11AM – 8 PM. Our cooks rotate all shifts and work 3 out of 6 holidays a year.

Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits. Find your path in health care. At Banner Health, caring for people is at the core of all we do. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. If that sounds like something you want to be a part of - apply today!

Should you have any questions, please contact Mia Frahry at Mia.Frahry@bannerhealth .com or call (602) 747-2595.

East Morgan County Hospital is a 25-bed licensed critical access facility, level IV trauma center, offering a full array of health care services and two clinic locations: Banner Family Medicine Brush and Banner Health Clinic Fort Morgan. East Morgan County Hospital is in Brush, Colorado, 1-hour northeast of Denver. Situated in the agriculturally rich South Platte River valley, Brush is home to 5,500 people and serves over 15,000. The community thrives on its rural pace and charm and is revered for its “Homegrown Happiness!” Nestled in the wide-open plains of northeastern Colorado, Brush boasts a rich history and limitless outdoor recreation. With award-winning fishing and boating nearby, numerous parks and biking trails, some of the best of Colorado is here.

Accredited by The Joint Commission and Designated as a Pathway to Excellence hospital, East Morgan County Hospital brings together state-of-the-art technology and an exceptional team of health care professionals to provide the most compassionate, innovative, and personalized care possible. As a District owned hospital, operated by Banner Health, East Morgan County Hospital can provide the small-town, close-knit atmosphere all while having the resources of a large hospital system in the rural setting.

This position produces all required food items based on information obtained from production sheets, catering requests, prep sheets, and any other approved source. Plans and conducts daily work to meet food production and service time requirements.

Core Functions:

• Prepares and cooks hot and cold food items using standardized recipes and calculates production quantities based on production forecast, tally sheets, and catering orders.
• May be assigned to work in the retail cafe grill area and/or cook breakfast items.
• Records overproduction and run outs.
• Writes directions and calculates production quantities.
• Checks and logs food and equipment temperatures and reports any problems to the supervisor.
• Reports all needed equipment repair.
• Maintains par levels of food and supplies in assigned areas, orders and/or restocks items in accordance with established routines, rotates food stocks, checks freshness dates.
• Keeps assigned work areas clean and in an orderly manner.
• Assists other kitchen and dietary staff as needed and assigned.
• May oversee the scheduled shift for efficiency.
• Department responsibilities only, normally deals with internal staff.
• May deal with customers in grill or exhibition position in retail units.
• Follows established procedures, recipes, and work routines under general supervision.

Minimum Qualifications:

• This position requires the knowledge and abilities in institutional food production normally acquired with one or more years of work experience in production cooking.
• Must be able to learn and follow established policies and procedures, read and understand written and verbal instruction, communicate effectively, and perform simple math calculations.
• Must be able to learn food handling regulations and pass certification tests as required.
• Must possess good interpersonal skills and be able to perform tasks within limited time frames.
• Must be able to follow production and cleaning schedules, use chemicals safely, read thermometers, and follow safety requirements.

Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital or Olive Branch Senior Center must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.

For Banner Staffing Services (BSS) team members, the food handlers' card is required within 30 days of hire. For BSS team members in Tucson and Colorado, the food handlers' card is not required.

All onsite food service equipment including stoves, ovens, steam-jacketed kettles, tilt skillet, broiler, steam table, grill, deep fryer, slicer, Buffalo Chopper, mixer, food carts, dish racks, cleaning equipment, and hazardous chemicals used in cleaning and sanitation.

Must be 18 yrs of age or older to comply with Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requirements as the role may be expected to set up, operate, and/or repair power-driven bakery and meat processing machines.

Preferred Qualifications:

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.
• Additional Related Education And/or Experience Preferred.

Anticipated Closing Window (actual close date may be sooner): 2025-03-20

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• $500 Sign-On Incentive.
• Option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits.

• One or more years of work experience in production cooking.
• Ability to learn and follow established policies and procedures.
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to perform simple math calculations.
• Knowledge of food handling regulations.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to follow production and cleaning schedules.