Part Time Cook

Fort Collins, CO, USA|Onsite

Job Overview

Employment Type

Part-time

Compensation

Hourly

Range $13.50 - $18.00

Work Schedule

Fixed Shifts

Night Shifts

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plan

Shift Differentials

employee wellness program

Professional Development

Job Description

Banner North Colorado Medical Center is a leading healthcare institution located in Greeley, Colorado. With more than a century of service to Weld County, northern Colorado, and neighboring multi-state regions, Banner North Colorado Medical Center has built a strong reputation for providing comprehensive medical care combined with cutting-edge technology and compassionate service. As a 378-bed Level II trauma center and acute care facility, this hospital serves a large community with over 3000 employees dedicated to delivering exceptional inpatient and outpatient services including medical, pediatric, obstetric, orthopedic, surgical, heart, cancer, and critical care. The hospital operates as a regional medical center, offering community-based and specialty services to a service area encompassing southern Wyoming, western Nebraska, western Kansas, and northeastern Colorado. Banner Health’s commitment to innovative, patient-centered care is reflected in its integration of advanced medical technology and a highly skilled professional staff, ensuring diverse healthcare needs are met with precision and empathy.

The Cook position within the Culinary & Nutrition department at Banner North Colorado Medical Center is a vital role contributing behind the scenes to the hospital's mission of delivering excellent patient care. This part-time, night shift role (20 hours per week, two 10-hour shifts on Sunday and Monday from 10pm to 8am) involves preparing fresh and hot foods for both patients and staff, requiring experience in fast-paced culinary environments, preferably with prior grill cook experience. The Cook is responsible for producing all required food items based on production sheets, catering requests, and prep schedules, ensuring quality and timely service. Duties include preparing hot and cold food items following standardized recipes, managing food production quantities, maintaining cleanliness and order in the kitchen, checking and logging food and equipment temperatures, and supporting other kitchen staff as needed. This role is crucial to sustaining the high standards of nutrition services that contribute to overall patient satisfaction and recovery.

Banner North Colorado Medical Center offers competitive compensation, with pay ranging from $17.32 to $25.98 per hour, along with additional shift differentials, including a flat rate $1.50 hourly weekend shift differential and a $5.00 per hour weekend shift differential when applicable. This reflects Banner Health's commitment to pay equity and transparency. The hospital provides a supportive work environment that emphasizes safety, hygiene, and compliance with food handling regulations, including required certifications such as a food handler’s card where applicable. Working here means joining a team that values collaboration, continuous learning, and community impact within an inviting, close-knit community offering access to a variety of recreational activities. This position not only offers an opportunity to contribute to healthcare through culinary expertise but also to grow professionally in an organization dedicated to improving lives through health services.

Job Requirements

Must be 18 years of age or older
Ability to learn and follow established policies and procedures
Must be able to read and understand written and verbal instruction
Ability to communicate effectively
Ability to perform simple math calculations
Food handler certification as required within 30 days of hire for Banner Staffing Services team members
Ability to follow production and cleaning schedules
Ability to use chemicals safely
Ability to read thermometers and follow safety requirements
Must possess good interpersonal skills
Ability to perform tasks within limited time frames

Job Qualifications

High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge
One or more years of work experience in production cooking
Ability to learn and follow established policies and procedures
Ability to read and understand written and verbal instruction
Effective communication skills
Ability to perform simple math calculations
Food handler certification as required
Good interpersonal skills
Ability to perform tasks within limited time frames
Knowledge of food handling regulations
Preferred additional related education and/or experience

Job Duties

Prepares and cooks hot and cold food items using standardized recipes and calculates production quantities based on production forecast, tally sheets and catering orders
May be assigned to work in the retail cafe grill area, and/or cook breakfast items
Records over production and run outs
Writes directions and calculates production quantities
Checks and logs food and equipment temperatures and reports any problems to the supervisor
Reports all needed equipment repair
Maintains par levels of food and supplies in assigned areas, orders and/or restocks items in accordance with established routines, rotates food stocks, checks freshness dates
Keeps assigned work areas clean and in an orderly manner
Assists other kitchen and dietary staff as needed and assigned
May oversee the scheduled shift for efficiency
Department responsibilities only, normally deals with internal staff
May deal with customers in grill or exhibition position in retail units
Follows established procedures, recipes and work routines under general supervision