Cook

Do you have the career opportunities as a Cook you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Las Palmas Medical Center which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Cook, you will perform the essential duties associated with planning, cooking and preparing foods for service to all customers. Your work will include all patient meals, cafeteria service, and special catering functions for the facility and cafeteria. You will participate in providing patient-specific care standards as directed to ensure high levels of patient satisfaction. 

•  You will review production sheets to determine types and quantities of main entrees, meats, soups, and vegetables to be prepared 
• Prepares/cooks food items for patients or residents, staff, visitors and special functions following standardized recipes and acceptable methods of preparation 
• You will mixingredients according to recipes 
• You will bake, roast, and steam meats, fish and other foods. You will make sauces, soups, stews and casseroles 
• You will test food being cooked by tasting, smelling and/or piercing to determine that it is cooked properly 
• You will follow standardized recipe for production of items to ensure consistent quality 
• You will follow City of Austin, Texas Department of Health and JCAHO standards for food production, food service, and food storage 
• You will maintain a clean cook area and will follow sanitation and infection control guidelines to prevent cross contamination  
• You will plan cooking schedule and service to ensure that food will be ready at specific times for tray line, cafeteria, physician’s dining rooms, and catered events 
• Weekly, you will review menus and forecast production needs 

What qualifications you will need:

• High School Graduate or GED Equivalent and 1 year of food production experience preferred

OR 

• 3 years of experience in healthcare or retail food service cooking preferred

• Current ServSafe Food Handler Permit, Health Department Food Handler Card or State Food Safety permit within 7 days of hire  

Benefits

Las Palmas Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Las Palmas Medical Centeris a 300+ bed full-service hospital in El Paso. It is home to the region’s onlykidney transplant center. The facility offers a range of services including emergency care with a Level III trauma center, cardiac care, women’s services, pediatric care and NICU, cancer care, and more. Las Palmas Medical Center is part of Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare. We are a leading healthcare provider for El Paso and the surrounding region that is part of HCA Healthcare.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Cook opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.