Works under general supervision in preparing, seasoning, and cooking nutritious meals for patients, staff, and visitors, adhering to strict dietary, nutritional, and sanitation guidelines.
Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipes or other instructions using a variety of kitchen utensils and equipment.
Assures that menus are maintained and filed in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Maintains a clean work area, sanitizes equipment, and follows health regulations for food storage, handling, and temperature control.
Adheres to local, state, federal, and other regulatory agency standards, codes, and laws.
Requires an understanding of food safety regulations, sanitation procedures and therapeutic diets.
Requires the ability to work in a team, manage time efficiently, follow recipes and communicate well.
Requires the ability to stand for long periods, walk, bend, and lift up to 25 pounds.
Prefer previous, high volume, cooking experience in a hospital, skilled nursing care facility or other related medical facility.
Prefer ServSafe Certification.
Prefer a high school diploma or equivalent.
The above statements are intended to describe the functions and related requirements of persons assigned to this job. They are not intended as an exhaustive list.
We believe that work-life balance is critical to fulfilling our values of excellence and service. That’s why we offer flexible scheduling, competitive compensation, bonuses and discounts for you and your family. In addition to health, vision and dental insurance; a few of the benefits available at HCH include:
Join a health system known for its best in class care. To learn more about these designations and achievements visit https://www.hchcares.org/blog/category/health-news/
Henry Community Health is an integrated health system located in the heart of the rolling hills of east central Indiana, just 45 minutes east of Indianapolis. The 50-bed county-owned facility brings many big-city services into area residents’ own back yard. We work closely with area employers to provide excellent health services including two employer-based wellness clinics.
Our health network's hospital and staff have been nationally recognized for quality and patient safety as well as service line excellence.
Henry Community Health is comprised of physicians in 22 medical specialties including anesthesiology, asthma, allergy/immunology, primary care, infectious disease, internal medicine, behavioral health, obstetrics/gynecology, orthopedics, interventional spine & pain management, general surgery, hospice, home care, emergency & immediate care, podiatry, functional medicine, pediatrics, lab services, therapy/rehabilitation, pharmacy, pulmonary/respiratory, sleep care, sports medicine, and imaging/radiology. Other specialists available locally including urology, dermatology, cardiology, wound care, cancer care, and ophthalmology. Many other specialty physicians provide services locally.
Henry Community Health is the largest employer in the county providing a considerable impact on the local economy. We partner with several organizations, such as Second Harvest Food Bank, Boars Head, New Castle Main Street, as well as many others to give back to our community.
