Cook

Overview

Your Experience Matters. At Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Fort Smith, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. In your role, you ll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members. We believe that our collective efforts will shape a healthier future for the communities we serve.

Job Title: Cook

Job Type: PRN

The Cook performs a variety of tasks that facilitate the provision of food service and nutritional support to patients, employees, and visitors.

Responsibilities include:

• Reviews menus to determine types and quantities of food needed
• Coordinates timing of preparation in order to meet service schedule for patients, staff and visitors
• Adheres to standardized recipes and portion control to prevent food waste and control food cost
• Provides maintenance and sanitation of equipment in food production areas
• Other duties as assigned

Fundamental to providing great care is supporting and rewarding our team. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, plus flexible-spending and health savings accounts
• Competitive paid time off
• Income-protection programs, such as life, accident, critical-injury insurance, short- and long-term disability, and identity theft coverage
• Tuition reimbursement, loan assistance, and 401(k) matching
• Employee assistance program including mental, physical, and financial wellness
• Professional development and growth opportunities

Qualifications and requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent required
• Ability to be Serv Safe Certified within 3 months of hire. Also, must recertify every 3 years.

• Two years  experience in food services hospital setting preferred
• Knowledge of food sanitation and safety (HACCP Serv Safe Certificate)
• Knowledge of food quality through the use of established procedures and guidelines

Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital is a 50-bed hospital located in Fort Smith, AR, and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone your experience matters.

Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people.

We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.