Come join the Dietary team at Johnson Memorial Medical Center, part of Trinity Health Of New England! We are a member of the nationwide Trinity Health family, bringing compassionate care to our communities.

The Cook is responsible for food production for patient meals, retail outlet, banquet functions, and all other catering affairs. Assists with developing menus, food inventory, and recipes. Supervise staff. Assists in maintaining the highest professional food quality and sanitation standards.

What You Will Do:

• Prepares food according to recipe specifications while preventing waste contributing to financial stewardship.
• Adheres to departmental and hospital practices and policies.
• Maintains safe, sanitary conditions in storage areas according to established policy and procedure.
• Accommodates changes in workload within the department.
• Demonstrates flexibility in accepting schedule and work assignments.
• Prepares food on a large-scale basis for patients, café, and/or catering events, producing a high-quality product.
• Reviews menus and plans production at least three days in advance for needs.
• Ensures proper portion control guidelines are used for all food preparation.
• Maintains temperature of foods at proper regulatory standard, monitors temperatures, and records on schedule, taking corrective action when deficiencies are observed.
• Practices sanitary food handling techniques, including but not limited to; use of gloves or tongs for handling raw foods; use of clean, sanitized utensils; good personal hygiene and hand washing; properly covering, labeling, dating, and storing, always wearing hair net/hat in the food service area.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: High School diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED).
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced customer service operation.
• Ability to work independently and complete assignments in a timely manner.
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time.

• $1,000 Sign On Bonus.
• $1,000 Referral Bonus.
• Career growth and advancement potential.
• Award-winning Patient Access Department.

• High School diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED).
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced customer service operation.
• Ability to work independently and complete assignments in a timely manner.
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time.