COOK

Make a difference one meal at a time.

La Amistad Behavioral Health Services is seeking a dependable, compassionate part-time (24 hours per week) Cook to join our team. In this role, you'll prepare nourishing meals that support healing, comfort, and recovery for our patients and staff. Food plays a vital role in wellness - especially in behavioral health.

Your skills in the kitchen will directly contribute to patient care, morale and daily stability in a therapeutic environment. The cook, prepares and serves regular and special diets to residents and employees under the supervision of the Food Services Supervisor.

What You'll Do:

• Prepare and cook balanced, high-quality meals according to menus and dietary guidelines.
• Follow therapeutic and special diet requirements (allergies, low-sodium, etc.)
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized kitchen environment.
• Work closely with dietary and clinical staff to meet patient needs.
• Ensure compliance with food safety and sanitation standards.
• Cleans and maintains dining area, ensuring dishes are properly sanitized, floors are swept and mopped daily following the department cleaning schedule.
• Demonstrates Service Excellence daily

What We're Looking For:

Education: High school graduate or equivalency required. Trade or vocational school training preferred.

Experience: Previous cooking experience (One (1)) year healthcare or institutional setting preferred but not required).

License/Certification: Food handler permit preferred. Must have valid driver's license.

Skills: Must be familiar with inventorying, cooking by recipes, quantity cooking and following written procedures. Food handling and sanitation.

Physical Requirements: Good physical health, calm, professional demeanor in a sensitive healthcare environment. Passion for serving others through food. Stands and walks most of the day. Handles and manipulates equipment. Stoops and reaches for equipment. Lift and carries food and kitchen equipment. Tastes and smells food to determine quality. Must be able to periodically lift up to 50 lbs.

This opportunity offers the following:

• Growth and Development Opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
• Competitive Compensation
• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K match, EAP

One of the nation's largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. In 2017, UHS was recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked #276 on the Fortune 500, and listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America's Top 500 Public Companies.

Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was 40 years ago: Build or acquire high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, invest in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and become the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 81,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates more than 320 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.

*UHS is a registered trademark of UHS of Delaware, Inc., the management company for Universal Health Services, Inc. and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. Universal Health Services, Inc. is a holding company and operates through its subsidiaries including its management company, UHS of Delaware, Inc. All healthcare and management operations are conducted by subsidiaries of Universal Health Services, Inc. To the extent any reference to "UHS or UHS facilities" on this website including any statements, articles or other publications contained herein relates to our healthcare or management operations it is referring to Universal Health Services' subsidiaries including UHS of Delaware. Further, the terms "we," "us," "our" or "the company" in such context similarly refer to the operations of Universal Health Services' subsidiaries including UHS of Delaware. Any employment referenced in this website is not with Universal Health Services, Inc. but solely with one of its subsidiaries including but not limited to UHS of Delaware, Inc.__

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