First Cook (SY)

Job description

Job Description Prepares and cooks food for patients, cafeteria and hospital functions. Sets up hot food serving tables. Job Responsibility: *ADA Essential Functions - * Prepares soups, sauces, meats, fish, vegetables, salads and convenience foods for patient and cafeteria. - * Removes food such as: meats, vegetables, etc from refrigerator and freezers according to the amounts needed for each meal and when necessary. - * Defrosts food following procedures. - * Prepares the food for cooking and seasons it correctly. - * Prepares the right amount of food as based upon production sheets and cafeteria usage. - * Uses a variety of kitchen utensils such as knives, food cutters, blenders, slicers, mixers, grinders, etc in a safe and efficient manner. - * Works in a neat, clean and organized manner. - * Places the food in appropriate cooking pans and cooks according to recipe.Cooks food in small batches. - * Observes and tastes food being cooked to assure good quality.Tests food being cooked by tasting, smelling and piercing with a fork. - * Cooks food to correct temperature and takes food temperature during various stages of food preparation. - * Follows infection control standards.Wears...