CULINARY SERVICES ASSOCIATE (Prep Cook)

Division:Eskenazi Health  

Sub-Division: Hospital  

Req ID:  1546 

Schedule: Part Time 

Shift: Varied 

Eskenazi Health serves as the public hospital division of the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County. Physicians provide a comprehensive range of primary and specialty care services at the 315-bed hospital and outpatient facilities both on and off of the Eskenazi Health downtown campus as well as at 10 Eskenazi Health Center sites located throughout Indianapolis.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Prep Cook is responsible for preparing and portioning food items intended for patients, retail dining guests, employees, visitors, and external clients. The Prep Cook is assigned to independently prepare cold food items such as salads, desserts, and sandwiches in addition to portioning and serving prepared items. This position requires frequent standing, walking, ability to read and follow a standardized recipe, basic food handling knowledge, a sense of urgency, and high kitchen sanitation and safety standards.  

Position hours: part-time evenings (6pm-10pm), variable weekend shift hours

REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to read, write and understand English
• Ability to withstand sudden temperature changes from heat of kitchen to cold of the freezers
• Ability to safely transports hot pans from range or oven to steam stable and is able to maneuver within the kitchen and walk-in freezer and cooler
• Demonstrates proper use of equipment
• Ability to follow infection control policies and procedures
• Ability to follow all Food and Nutrition Services policies and procedures
• Knowledge of safe food handling practices
• Knowledge of modified and  mechanically altered diets served
• Ability to use age appropriate communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively in a professional, courteous manner with food service staff and other hospital wide staff

Accredited by The Joint Commission and named one of the nation’s 150 best places to work by Becker’s Hospital Review for four consecutive years and Forbes list of best places to work for women, and Forbes list of America’s best midsize employers’ Eskenazi Health’s programs have received national recognition while also offering new health care opportunities to the local community. As the sponsoring hospital for Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services, the city’s primary EMS provider, Eskenazi Health is also home to the first adult Level I trauma center in Indiana, the only verified adult burn center in Indiana, the first community mental health center in Indiana and the Eskenazi Health Center Primary Care – Center of Excellence in Women’s Health, just to name a few.