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Do you want to work at one of the Top 100 Hospitals in the nation We are guided by our values ofLoveandExcellenceand are passionate about delivering health not just health care. Come join us at ChristianaCare!

ChristianaCare with Hospitals in Wilmington and Newark DE as well as Elkton MD is one of the largest health care providers in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Named one of Americas Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report we have an excess of 1100 beds between our hospitals and are committed to providing the best patient care in the region. We are proud to that Christiana Hospital Wilmington Hospital our Ambulatory Services and HomeHealth have all received ANCC Magnet Recognition

Hours will vary between 5:00AM- 2:30PM or and 11am-7:30PM as well as a few shifts in-between those timeframes. Rotating weekends rotating holidays.

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

Prepares a wide variety of foods ensuring the attractiveness palatability and temperature of food in accordance with standardized recipes and standard operating procedures. Complies with Christiana Care federal and state health codes.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrates a patient/customer comes first attitude. Greets patients visitors customers and co-workers with a smile and pleasant manner. Demonstrates quality customer service. Practices service recovery.
• Demonstrates understanding and executes CCHS Core Values Excellence and Love. Interacts with patients families co-workers management physicians and other department staff in a compassionate manner demonstrating empathy sensitivity patience and mutual respect.
• Demonstrates ability to read and follow assignments completing within established time frames and maintains a high level of productivity without direct supervision.
• Communicates pertinent and vital information and feedback to co-workers and supervisors. Follows written and verbal instructions as directed.
• Assumes an active role to keep informed about changes in policies procedures and equipment completes mandatory education attends and participates at meetings and is willing to be taught coached and/or mentored by others.
• Adheres to Christiana Care and department policies and procedures.
• Complies with Christiana Care and department sanitation/safety responsibilities in the performance of all job assignments in accordance with Federal and State Health codes.
• Prepares a wide variety of foods such as: meats fish poultry fresh frozen canned and dehydrated vegetables ensuring the attractiveness palatability and temperature of food in accordance with standardized recipes and standard operating procedures. Produces items focusing on merchandizing and eye appeal.
• Demonstrates ability to extend recipes to meet production numbers based on requested amounts
• Demonstrates ability to test cooked food by tasting and smelling and takes corrective action as required.
• Ensures that all perishable items are dated rotated and served utilizing the FIFO guidelines.
• Discusses with supervision all leftovers for run-outs.
• Demonstrates ability to keep own work areas clean and organized at all times.
• Demonstrates ability to maintains food dating labeling and correct shelf organization in cooks walk-in and keeps area organized and clean.

SCOPE PURPOSE AND FREQUENCY OF CONTACTS:

Frequent contact with supervision clinical dietitians and employees occasional contact with patients and customers for recipe consultation food substitutions and run-outs and quality control problems.

DIRECTION/SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Associate Director Administrative Manager Supervisor X Supervisor VII and Cook II

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Six months food service experience preferred.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

KNOWLEDGE SKILL AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Knowledge of food service equipment operation and use.
• Knowledge of departmental policies and procedures.
• Ability to read and follow standardized recipes.
• Ability to calculate recipe quantities and extensions using simple math.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
• Ability to exercise judgement in response to customer/patient demands.
• Ability to manage stress in a highly visible service organization.

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination whose staff is reflective of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race color sex religion national origin sexual orientation genetic information gender identity or expression age veteran status disability pregnancy citizenship status or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state or local law.

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ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family including health insurance paid time off retirement an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit Experience:

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