LCMC Health
We are a New Orleans-based, non-profit health system on a mission: to provide the best possible care for every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond, and to put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. And that means we do things a little differently around here.
Treating people like family is the LCMC Health way, and it always has been. Founded by Louisiana's first freestanding children's hospital, we have grown into a healthcare system that is built to serve the unique needs of our communities and families.
Today, we offer six hospital locations: Children's Hospital New Orleans, East Jefferson General Hospital, New Orleans East Hospital, Touro, University Medical Center New Orleans, and West Jefferson Medical Center. We also offer a network of urgent care centers across the greater New Orleans area. With over 2,800 physicians specializing in everything from head to toe, our community can count on us to provide the right care, right where they need it.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Why a Great Place to Work:
You're more than your job. Everyone is. And that's what makes you great at your job-all the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you you. At LCMC Health we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary. And we've built a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary. You'll see it when you come to work here, in the spirit of our places and the faces of our people. And every patient we heal, every family we comfort, every life we improve is the outcome of countless little extras adding up to an extraordinary result. Join LCMC Health, and you'll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary.
Essential Functions:
The Cook prepares food and provides food service to patients, employees and other guests, meeting safety needs in compliance with federal, state, and local requirements. Reviews the menu and the customer or patient's order requirements to determine the type and quantity of food to be prepared. Maintains a sanitary working environment and aids in the kitchen as needed.

• Prepares hot food items for patient service, employees, cafeteria, and guests:

• Assures quality and quantity control by use of standardized recipes and daily worksheets. Ensures
• production meets time requirements.
• Uses recipes to ensure accurate taste, portion and consistent.
• Stores food at correct temperatures.
• Prepares requisitions and records food production:

• Prepares daily food requisitions to meet production needs and records daily food production.
• Uses tallies to avoid food under or over production and ensures prevention of waste and pilferage.
• Preparation and operation of cook station, portion control, food safety and appearance:
• Ensures accurate portions as per menu and diet requirements.
• Prepares assigned cook station and readies required equipment as per timelines.

• Maintains stock levels of required food supplies during line operation.
• Follows safety policies and procedures:
• Handles, labels, dates, and stores food according to regulatory agency standards of sanitation and food
• safety.
• Serves food according to sanitary procedures.

• Operates, maintains, cleans, and sanitizes equipment, utensils and worktables.
• Washes hands, wears gloves as well as clean clothes and hair covers. Uses clean utensils and service ware.
• Keeps foods at correct temperatures to avoid cross-contamination and prevent food borne illness.

Job Qualifications:

• Ability to read and understand oral English communication
• Minimum of 2-5 years of previous professional cooking experience
• Proven knowledge of the basic principles of food preparation, various cooking methods and food safety regulations, such as proper food handling, sanitation and food storage
• Must be able to obtain food safety certification
• Demonstrates basic math and counting skills

• Demonstrates interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Requires occasional lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling of up to 25 lbs.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
WORK SHIFT:
Days (United States of America)
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Application for Employment
It is the policy of all member hospitals and facilities of the LCMC Health System (Louisiana Children's Medical Center, Children's Hospital of New Orleans, Touro Infirmary, University Medical Center New Orleans, New Orleans East Hospital, and West Jefferson Medical Center as well as its centers of health care and physician services, East Jefferson General Hospital, Woldenberg Village, Crescent City Physician Inc., and New Orleans Physician Services) to provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, marital status, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other protected status in regard to any position for which the employee or applicant may qualify.
Instructions to Applicant
1. You must fully and accurately complete the Application for employment. Incomplete applications will not be considered. LCMC Health and its members may use the information given in the application to investigate the applicant's previous employment and background.
2. The Application for Employment will be considered inactive after 180 days. If you wish to be considered after that time, you must complete a new Application for Employment.
3. If you are hired, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.