Cook - As Needed (PRN)

Do you love bringing people together through great food? Join our team at CenterPointe Hospital of Columbia as a PRN Cook and help create fresh, nutritious, and satisfying meals in a fast-paced healthcare environment. This as-needed position offers flexibility while allowing you to make a meaningful impact on the patient experience through quality meal preparation and service.

• →Prepare and cook meals following approved menus
• →Lead and support kitchen staff during meal preparation and service
• →Ensure kitchen cleanliness, sanitation, and food safety standards are maintained
• →Monitor inventory and maintain kitchen supplies
• →Work with leadership to deliver balanced, appetizing meals
• →Support daily kitchen operations, including food prep, cleaning, and organization
• →Provide coverage for scheduled absences, vacancies, and increased staffing needs

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

· Cook and prepare food according to approved menus.

· Direct activities of workers who assist in preparing and serving meals.

· Clean and inspect equipment, kitchen appliances and work areas to ensure cleanliness and functional operation.

· Take inventory of supplies and equipment.

· Work with Food Service leadership or Dietitian to ensure menus are varied, nutritionally balanced and appetizing.

· Perform and coordinate food production, cleaning, maintenance, and inventory control activities.

· Ensure compliance with established policies and procedures, quality standards, cost parameters, and appropriate regulatory requirements.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

· Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

• Food service, restaurant, healthcare, or institutional cooking experience preferred
• Knowledge of safe food handling, preparation, and storage practices
• Strong teamwork, organization, and time management skills
• ServSafe Certification preferred, or willingness to obtain
• Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends and holidays as needed
• Dependable attendance and a positive, customer-focused attitude

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

· High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

· Additional education or training in the culinary field preferred.

· Two or more years’ experience in food service role in preparing food for institutions, such as school, hospital or cafeteria preferred.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

· ServSafe Certification or similar food safety certification, where required by the state, facility.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

We are committed to providing equal  employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.