Dietary Cook - Hospital

We are seeking a dynamic and talented Dietary Cook. The incumbent will be responsible for high quality service to patients, staff, and visitors through the preparation and serving of meals and keeping the dining area clean.

Dover Behavioral Health System is a 104-bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in the beautiful Dover, Delaware area. Dover Behavioral Health System features individual units for adolescents and adults and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs. On average, over 10,000 patients receive care from our compassionate health care team each year at Dover Behavioral Health System. This opportunity offers working at a hospital known for its outstanding patient satisfaction, including ranking 6th for highest patient satisfaction in 2020 compared to over 200+ psychiatric hospitals. We attribute this success to our talented and dedicated staff. We are the best at what we do!

Key Responsibilities include:

• Prepare hot and cold foods via documented recipes and production sheets
• While providing excellent customer service, portion foods on customers’ plates or in approved packaging
• Take, record, and monitor food temperatures of food items
• Accept and reconcile deliveries and put away stock, maintain adequate supply to the self-service items and ensure the items are properly displayed
• Clean, sanitize and maintain the cafeteria and dining room equipment to sanitation standards as required by regulatory and state agencies
• Transport trash to disposal area; Maintains compactor containers and trash cart in a clean and sanitary condition at all times

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• One year experience in the food service industry

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hospital or military food preparation/serving experience

Benefits:

• Tuition Assistance
• Loan Forgiveness
• Orientation (Could earn 20 CEUs) * Career development opportunities across UHS and its 300+ locations
• Diverse programming to expand your experience and energize your career HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

*UHS benefits are available to employees who are regularly scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week. Coverage is effective on day 31 of employment. Eligibility for employees who are scheduled to work less than 30 hours per week varies by location.

EEO

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We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $14.00 - $17.00 per hour

Expected hours: 32 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 1 year

Shift:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift

Ability to Commute:

• Dover, DE 19901 (Required)

Work Location: In person