Cook II

We are currently looking for a Full Time Cook II to join our Okchamalis Unit 1 team located at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center.

Summary:
Performs a full range of complex and varied cooking procedures for patients and cafeteria patrons.

Responsibilities:
Provides guidance and or participates in the onboarding of new staff when necessary
Ensures appropriate temperature, labeling and storage of food and food products to avoid contamination and ensure quality
Prepares nutritious and attractive meals ensuring special nutritional needs are met
Assists in maintaining proper records including food purchase forms, menu planning guides, meal counts, and freezer/refrigerator logs
Maintains proper sanitation and safety practices
Ensures cleanliness, maintenance, safety and sanitation of kitchen and or other assigned areas and reports all necessary problems immediately
Cooks, prepares, assembles and plates all food in a tasteful and timely manner
Monitors ongoing quality through tasting, smelling, and observing food to ensure consistency with recipes and appearance standards
Ability to prepare food for service including but not limited to chopping vegetables, preparing sauces, cutting fruit, preparing meats and stocking inventory appropriately
Follows prescribed menus and recipes
Review patient orders , making sure the selections comply with physician ordered modified diets
Assigns, reviews, monitors and ensures performance of assigned staff for area of responsibility
- Participates in candidate selection process
- Assigns tasks and responsibilities of assigned staff
- Reviews and documents work effectiveness of assigned staff
- Coaches and corrects assigned staff through performance deficiencies
- Observes and documents work behaviors of assigned staff
- Ensures cooperative and respectful work relationship of assigned staff including interpersonal training and resolving internal issues
May direct and support staff in other areas as needed
Provides first class customer service - courteous and helpful to all internal and external customer types
- Answers questions in a courteous and professional manner
- Partners with internal and external services as needed to ensure appropriate referral is made
- Greets and engages with a smile
- Determines needs, seeks positive experience and outcomes
Completes all training and development requirements and participates in continuing education opportunities
Works in a collaborative and supportive manner to support the productivity and safety of the work area, team members and customers of all types
- Maintains general upkeep of work area and maintains a safe environment
- Maintains and promotes professionalism
- Punctual and consistent in meeting start time, work schedule, attendance and other assigned work time metrics
- Adheres to Chickasaw Nation dress code standards
Maintains knowledge of and follows all laws, rules, regulations, policies and SOPs for assigned area, e.g. MICS, TICS, hospital standards, health codes, food sanitation, accounting principles, etc.
Participates in performance improvement activities to measure, assess and improve the quality of assigned work area
Performs all other duties as assigned

Competencies:
Essential:
Able to follow instructions, both written and oral
Ensures compliance
Able to adhere to all scheduling and attendance requirements
Focus on a single task for pro-longed periods of time
Ability to work independently
Honesty, truthfulness, reliability, accountability
Able to read, understand, apply, and retain knowledge of Chickasaw Nation, departmental, divisional and all other rules, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines
Knowledge of the methods and practices used in food preparation, serving and storage
Ability to multitask
Organizes work and assigned area logically and orderly
Filing skills
Define problems, collect data and establish facts
Works well within a team
Organizational and time-management
Ability to plan, organize and follow through on assignments
Ability to train individuals or small groups on specific tasks or procedures and engage with different learning styles
Able to verbally communicate in a professional and positive manner with other team members, departments, guests and management
Interpersonal skills to motivate, investigate, inspire

Skills:
Essential:
Must be able to operate various kitchen equipment

Experience:
Essential:
1 year directly related experience
No prior experience required

Education:
Essential:
High School, GED or Equivalent

Credentials:
Essential:
Pass general background check
ServSafe Certification

Working Conditions:
Essential:
Customer service
Fast-paced
Food service
Works in a kitchen environment
Organized
Structured
Team-oriented
Various kitchen equipment
Subject to kitchen hazards such as burns, knives, slippery floors etc.
Communications phone, computer
Communications written, verbal
Communication with groups
Effective work relationships inside and outside organization
Interacts with clinical, support, technical, professional or management staff in a variety of settings and situations
Pass pre-employment drug test
Sometimes bend, kneel, stoop, push, reach
Hand-eye coordination, reach and grasp
Manual dexterity
Sometimes lift and or carry up to 50 lbs
Light to non-strenuous work
Able to smell and distinquish food flavor quality
Standing up to 75% of shift
Able to taste and distinquish food flavor quality
Visual acuity for detail, distance, color, depth perception
May work day shift