Posting number: SHRP27015
Department: Health Facilities
Division: William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital
Job classification: Cook
Posting type: Open
Categories: Nutrition
Prepare and serve clients/employee meals in cafeteria settings. Maintain sanitation in all areas of dietary department. Put up stock as it arrives in dept. Assist in inventory control, participate in CQI monitoring, function as a supervisor in the absence of food service supervisor. Requires complete ability to operate food service equipment, knowledge of weights and measures. Helps with dish service sanitation, disposes of trash and cleans receptacles. Serves diets according to manual menu set by facility. Will need to have knowledge of required regulations. Has ability to work with little or no supervision. Has good communication skills. Performs related duties as assigned. Mandatory overtime is an essential function of this position. This is a tobacco free facility. Applicants selected for employment must successfully complete a chemical urinalysis and breath analysis drug screening test. All employees shall be subject to drug and alcohol testing for probable causes as set forth in agency and bureau policies. Employees must successfully complete a background check.
SHRP27015
Education:
None.
Licensure/Certifications:
None.
Experience:
One (1) year of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in food preparation.
William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital, located in Weston, West Virginia, is a 200-bed acute psychiatric care facility owned and operated by the West Virginia Department of Health Facilities. William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital holds accreditation from The Joint Commission and certification by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS). The hospital offers a wide range of services to patients either committed to the hospital through civil commitment or, in the case of forensic patients, ordered through the judicial system. Through ongoing collaboration with West Virginia University’s Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry, a variety of medical and clinical professionals partner with the hospital’s own staff to work diligently with patients to achieve a smooth transition back to the community after discharge.
Wild & Wonderful West Virginia is a U.S. state located in the Appalachian region of the Southern United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the north, and Maryland to the northeast. West Virginia is the 41st largest by area and the 38th most populous of the 50 United States. The capital and largest city is Charleston.
