** Cook**

**Job Category****:** *Food Services **Requisition Number****:** COOK0051156 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

The Cook at Mount Carmel Behavioral Health will serve as a XXX within the food services department coordinating, serving and implementing menus to nourish our diversified patient population. At Mount Carmel Behavioral Health, a joint partnership between Acadia Healthcare and Mount Carmel Health Systems, the Cook position is a challenging, dynamic and rewarding position that allows for creative preparation, implementation and service to our diversified patient population.

**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:**

* Direct activities of workers who assist in preparing and serving meals.

* Clean and inspect equipment, kitchen appliances and work areas to ensure cleanliness and functional operation.

* Take inventory of supplies and equipment.

* Work with Food Service leadership or Dietitian to ensure menus are varied, nutritionally balanced and appetizing.

* Perform and coordinate food production, cleaning, maintenance, and inventory control activities.

* Ensure compliance with established policies and procedures, quality standards, cost parameters, and appropriate regulatory requirements.

**REQUIREMENTS:**

* High school diploma or GED with additional education or training in the culinary field preferred.

* Two or more years experience in food service role in preparing food for institutions, such as school, hospital or cafeteria preferred.

* ServSafe Certification or similar food safety certification, where required by the state, facility.

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High School/GED or better.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)