Chef Job in Kansas City, Missouri

IT'S SIMPLE. You want to work in a hospital setting where you are valued and appreciated - where you receive respect from your superiors and co-workers as well as the patients you treat. You want to be challenged by your job without being overwhelmed by it. You want to play an instrumental role in helping a patient recover, sometimes against strong odds, and go home. What you want is Kindred Healthcare. Our mission is to promote healing, provide hope, preserve dignity and produce value for each patient, resident, family member, customer, employee and shareholder we serve. Join us! In this role you will prepare, cook and season food for hospital patients, employees and visitors. You will plan a cooking schedule with your supervisor and/or dietitian to ensure food will be ready at specified times. You will also confer with dietitians regarding modified diet preparation, and use of leftovers. Responsibilities: Wash and prepare fruits and vegetables; arrange salad ingredients in attractive manner and refrigerate until meal time Use recipes to measure and mix ingredients; prepare meats and fish in various ways; test food by tasting, smelling or piercing to determine that it is cooked-through; maintain proper temperatures for hot and cold foods; apportion servings according to menu combinations or patients' orders Assist with ordering meat, poultry and fish for use in meal preparation Provide assistance with tray set-up, salad preparation, and procuring food from refrigerator, freezer or other storage areas, etc. Maintain cooking area in a clean, neat and orderly manner. Qualifications: Education: Minimum of tenth grade or above. High School Diploma or GED preferred. Licenses/Certification: Food Handlers permit if required per state regulations. ServSafe Food Safety Certification preferred. Experience: Six months experience in quantity food preparation. Experience with therapeutic diet preparation preferred.