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Cook II Full-time Various Start Times

Palos Heights, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-30 → 2026-10-01

Core

A culinary professional preparing hot food and meal items in a hospital setting, serving patients, café, and catering needs.

Role type

Mid-level culinary cook (hospital)

Builds

Hot food, meal items, sauces, soups, stews, casseroles, and desserts for patient and café service

Domain

Healthcare / Food Service

Required skills

Knife skills, cooking techniques (baking, roasting, broiling, steaming), food safety and sanitation, temperature monitoring, recipe adherence, inventory management

Preferred skills

Healthcare cooking experience, culinary schooling, knowledge of special diets

Responsibilities

Measures, mixes, and prepares ingredients according to approved recipes; Cooks meats, fish, and fowl safely; Maintains kitchen/station in a safe and organized manner; Monitors and records temperature of steam table and hot held items; Observes infection control and HACCP practices at all times; Prepares and presents café, patient, and catering menu items according to recipes and standards.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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