FT Cook | Van Nuys Behavioral Health Hospital
7 days ago
Los Angeles
Job Description The Cook plays a key role in preparing nutritious, high-quality meals for our patients and staff. You will work in collaboration with the kitchen team to ensure meals are prepared following dietary guidelines and special requests for patients. This position requires a passion for cooking, an understanding of food safety, and a commitment to contributing to a positive, supportive environment for both patients and staff. Job Type: Full-time Schedule: Sunday - Thursday Shift: 9:00am - 5:30pm Key Responsibilities: Culinary • Prepare and cook meals according to standardized recipes, ensuring food meets quality, taste, and dietary requirements., • Assistwithmealplating and food presentation, ensuring meals are visually appealing and appetizing, • Continue to improve cooking skills through flexibility in assignments., • Store leftovers and prep food using proper labeling and withintimeframes., • Maintain appropriate records of food temperatures, production, waste and usage., • Maintain a clean and organized kitchen area, following food safety guidelines (HACCP)., • Communicate to Management all food quality and availability issues, equipment status ,customer and staffing issues., • Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication, • Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance, • Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation, • Stop in the face of uncertainty andtakestime to resolve the situation, • Actively promote safety for patients, families,visitorsand co-workers, • Attend carefully toimportant details, • Previouscooking experience in a healthcare, restaurant, or institutional setting is preferred., • Strong understanding of food safety and sanitation practices., • Ability to follow recipes and meal plans accurately., • Ability to work well in a team environment., • Dental insurance, • Vision insurance, • Health Insurance, • 401k, • Paid time-off, • Paid holidays, • Referral program Lemontree Healthcare policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, veteran status, status as a special disabled veteran, or any other protected criteria as established by federal, state, or local laws. Employment decisions at Lemontree are based solely upon relevant criteria, including an individual’s capabilities, qualifications, training, experience, and suitability. Job Type: Full-time Schedule: Sunday - Thursday Shift: 9:00am - 5:30pm