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Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee wellness programs
Professional development opportunities
Employee assistance program
Job Description
Northwest Texas Healthcare System is a prominent 495-bed hospital system located in Amarillo, Texas, and serving the surrounding region. The system combines traditional healthcare values with the most advanced medical technologies to deliver exceptional patient care. Amarillo offers a unique blend of big city conveniences and a friendly, smaller-town atmosphere, making it a desirable place to live and work. Its surrounding natural beauty, such as Palo Duro Canyon, along with quality educational institutions and recreational facilities, enrich the life experience of healthcare professionals and residents alike. The healthcare system prides itself on a culture of personal excellence and exemplary patient... Show More
Job Requirements
- Ability to read and write English
- Ability to communicate with staff, physicians, support agencies, vendors and others
- Ability to remain calm under stress
- Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus, with or without corrective lenses
- Significant walking or other means of mobility
- Ability to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 8 hours)
- Ability to reach, bend, stoop, push and/or pull, and frequently lift up to 35 pounds and occasionally lift/move 40 pounds
- Quantitative/mathematical ability (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, standard/metric measurement)
- Tolerance for cold environments and exposure to cooking odors, gases and chemicals
- Awareness of potential hazards from knives, meat slicers, and burns from cooking and heating surfaces
Job Qualifications
- High school graduate or GED preferred
- Institutional cooking experience required (1 - 3 years)
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Typing and basic computer skills preferred
- Food handler or ServSafe Certification preferred
- Successful completion of pre-employment assessment
Job Duties
- Prepare and garnish food for patient, cafeteria, and catering services following standardized recipes
- Meet or exceed quality standards through periodic tasting for palatability, consistency, cooking/serving temperatures, and visual inspection
- Follow appropriate menu and production guide for food
- Exhibit basic skills in food preparation and equipment utilization/safety, organization, and planning of production to meet menu demands
- Maintain food temperatures through entire preparation cycle
- Use food-handling techniques as set in departmental policies and procedures
- Store unused food items labeling and dating
- Report needed repairs and/or supplies to manager
- Clean all worktables, ovens, fryers, grill, steam kettle, refrigerators and stove following the posted cleaning schedule
- Regularly attend and actively participate in departmental and other meetings
- Assure that the Dietary Department meets the State, Medicare, The Joint Commission and other regulations required
- Perform other duties as assigned
Job Criteria
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
Job Location
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