Sous Chef

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Sous Chef with HCA Florida Largo Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

We are currently recruiting for a Sous Chef to join our team! As our Sous Chef, you will assist the Executive Chef in planning, organizing, developing, documenting, and implementing Food Services programs. We are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply now! 

What you will do in this role:

• You will make substitutions and changes to menus as needed.
• You will work with Dietitians to develop quality meals within the constraints of special dietary restrictions.
• You will supervise cooks and oversee the preparation, portioning, garnishing, and storage of food.
• You will provide leadership support to the Executive Chef in the management of food production for patients, cafeteria and special functions.
• You will prepare hot and cold food as needed and sets up steam table, serving line, station and equipment for use in meal services to include catering, cafeteria and doctor’s lounge, ensuring that meal services start and end on time.
• You will maintain and administer standards for food production and handling, cooking, sanitation, safety, cash control and employee hygiene in compliance with appropriate laws and regulations and policies and procedures.
• You will document receiving log and production logs daily. Assists with maintaining HACCP standards in hot/cold food production areas.
• You will inspect patient trays, physicians lounge, and cafeteria for attractiveness, palatability, and temperature of foods. Ensures organized and sanitized areas according to HACCP guidelines.
• You will meet budget expectations; and manage food and supply controls through purchasing, proper storage, preparation and delivery of food.
• You will assist in the education, and maintains staff responsibility in HACCP guidelines in food handling, thawing, holding and re-heating of food, covers, labels and dates items and maintains techniques to avoid food contamination and spoilage

What Qualifications you will need:

• Culinary degree preferred
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in healthcare setting and food service preparation preferred
• Serve Safe manager Certification required
• Critical thinking, service excellence and good interpersonal communication skills, ability to read/comprehend written instructions, ability to follow verbal instructions, PC skills
• (FPM) Food Protection Manager

Benefits

HCA Florida Largo Hospital, 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.

HCA Florida Largo Hospital is the premier healthcare provider in Pinellas County and beyond with 455 beds and is part of HCA Florida Healthcare, the largest healthcare network in Florida. Our hospital offers a wide range of specialty services, including advanced cardiac care, complex GI services, kidney and liver transplantation, weight loss surgery, advanced stroke care, and robotic surgeries. Our Graduate Medical Education program is affiliated with USF Morsani College of Medicine, ensuring that our patients receive the highest quality care from the most skilled and knowledgeable medical professionals. Pick HCA Florida Largo Hospital for all your healthcare needs.

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 costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Sous Chef opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

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.