NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is a 306-bed medical center, providing care to residents of eastern Long Island. The hospital facility is home to the Knapp Cardiac Care Center—an advanced heart disease diagnostic and treatment facility—as well as a modern ambulatory surgical pavilion with specialized services including women’s imaging, a sleep laboratory, and bariatric surgery. Our Provisional Level 2 Trauma Center delivers comprehensive and specialized care for patients with traumatic injuries. The Stroke Center at NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is designated by the New York State Department of Health as a Primary Stroke Center, with expert neurologists available to provide treatment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Additionally, NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk has multiple outpatient sites, including an outpatient wound care center, a hemodialysis center, and various primary care and specialty offices.
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Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Cook – Nutritional Services – Part Time, Days – Food&Nutrition-Patient Food Sv – Part-Time – Monday – Friday with Alternating Weekends 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM.
In this role, the successful candidate The major responsibility of the Cook is the preparation of all foods for patient service, Employee Dining Room, Bistro and catering functions. In so doing, he / she follows established recipes and menus using professional food production methods of measuring, preparing and cooking food. All food is prepared under HACCP guidelines and meets quality parameters of taste, texture, temperature and appearance. He / She is also responsible to maintaining a clean and safe work environment.
Job Responsibilities:
- Collects ingredients, weighs, measures and prepares food according to standardized recipes. Follows recipes as written.
- Food meets standards of the department- portion, garnish, taste, and texture.
- Food temperature continuously monitored to insure DOH guidelines.
- Appropriate actions are carried out if DOH guidelines are not met.
- Food is ready as needed, batch cooking methods followed when appropriate.
- Takes temperatures of foods as each tray is brought out to the line or Employee Dining Room to ensure proper temperatures are met,
- Ingredients are obtained in an orderly and efficient manner, used and stored immediately, so that area is free of extraneous items.
- Production area is “clean as you go,” spills are wiped up immediately to prevent serious injury
- No food or ingredients are left out for extended periods of time..
- Follows daily cleaning schedule and special assignments.
- Cleans/monitors that equipment (slicer, chopper, can opener, steamer, grill, etc.) is clean at the end of the shift.
- Prepares amount and variety of food as needed for patient service.
- Ensures that the items are prepared on time and according to Nutritional Diet order request.
- Communicates with other cooks and supervisors for ensuring that all meal will be produced in a timely manner.
- Instructs the servers as needed- discusses ingredients and portioning.
- Insures that food meet quality standards; corrects food items that are not in compliance. .
- Food is ready on time and follows the menu.
- Runs the Employee Dining Room and Patient line as needed.
Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a High school diploma or equivalency.
Able to stand for 80-90% of workday
DOH Food Handlers Certificate (preferred)
Prefer five years experience in quantity food production
Must be able to follow standardized recipes
NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you’ll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.
NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.
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NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $25.96 – $29.74 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
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