Hot Prep Cook - Retail Food & Nutrition

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

Providing compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is located on the downtown Orlando campus and includes 156 licensed beds for specialized care for children as well as the Bert Martin’s Champions for Children Emergency Department & Trauma Center, offering trauma care for children as the pediatric site of the Orlando Health ORMC Level One Trauma Center. State-of-the-art pediatric services are provided by a comprehensive staff that includes pediatric subspecialty physicians and a nursing team that is “Magnet” recognized for nursing excellence and high-quality patient care. The hospital also has earned national recognition for 12 consecutive years as a “Best Children’s Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report and was included, together with Orlando Health ORMC, in the IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® list for 2021.

Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Food and Nurtition Department seeking a Hot Prep Cook .The Hot Prep Cook prepares all hot food items for both patient and non-patient food services, following all production plans and recipes as assigned by the Executive Chef, Food & Nutrition Supervisor or Production Leader.

Shift: Varies / VFT

Essential Functions

Assists as needed in tray assembly, preparing of special diet needs (puree meals, supplements or non-patient services.
Knows basic food preparation techniques including receiving, storing, preparation and holding of food items.
Demonstrates a working knowledge of food service sanitation and practices infection control procedures. Is familiar with all practices
and procedures of the HAACP guidelines and adheres to them.
Communicates proper information regarding patient, non-patient or department needs to the Executive Chef, Food and Nutrition Supervisor, Group Leaders and peers of the food service team.
Demonstrates a willingness to help on work that needs to be done, will help in other areas of the kitchen when necessary (i.e., cold prep, bakery, store room, café serving line, dish room or tray line.)
Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Other Related Functions

Participates in monthly departmental AQ/QI activities and all related services.
Observes all departmental rules and regulations.
Follows proper portion controls and menu preparation.
Is knowledgeable about all cold food preparation procedures and performs these duties when necessary. Follows all universal precautions as they apply to food services.
Prepares meat roasting charts, temperature logs, leftover logs, etc. as needed.

Education/Training

Ability to read and recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers.

Licensure/Certification

None.

Experience

Six(6) months of fast food production or kitchen food production