Cook Shifts Vary | Rotating & Weekends

Prepare, cook, store and inventory food for patients, cafeteria, and catering as directed in retail and patient services. Perform serving duties in retail and patient services as assigned.

High School Diploma or GED (Required)

1 year Related experience (Required)

• Prepare food according to standardized recipes and production sheet needs to include portion control, garnishing and presentation.
• Continue to improve cooking skills through flexibility in assignments.
• Store leftovers and prep food using proper labeling and within time frames.
• Inventory food items as assigned.

• Maintain appropriate records of food temperatures, production, waste and usage.
• Maintain and ensure food safety standards.
• Maintain a clean, sanitary work environment throughout shift according to the standards of the department, hospital and regulatory agencies.

• Communicate to Management all food quality and availability issues, equipment status, customer and staffing issues.

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance.
• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation.
• Stop in the face of uncertainty and take time to resolve the situation.
• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication.
• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers.
• Attend carefully to important details — practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance.

Organizational Commitment/Identification

• Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met.

• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior.
• Partner with all team members to achieve goals.
• Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions.

• Contribute to a positive work environment.
• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change.
• Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes.
• Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgement.

• Use resources efficiently.
• Search for less costly ways of doing things.

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance.
• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation.
• Stop in the face of uncertainty and take time to resolve the situation.
• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication.
• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers.
• Attend carefully to important details — practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance.

Primary

Location:

District of Columbia-Washington

Work Locations: CN Hospital (Main Campus)

Job: Dietary

Organization: Patient Services

Position Status: R (Regular)

Shift: Rotating

Work Schedule: 40 Hours

Job Posting: Feb 4, 2026, 10:30:00 AM

Full-Time Salary Range: 42224