"Senior Cook- Culinary and Nutrition Float- PT Variable Shift 28 hrs"

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary:

Under general supervision of the Executive Chef, the Senior Cook is responsible for the conception and implementation of upscale, culturally diverse menus and recipes for patient care, retail operations and catering services. The Senior Cook also prepares, seasons and cooks (steaming, poaching, broiling, braising, etc.) food according to the recipes using basic ingredients, from scratch and some convenience items for patient meal service, Medical Center Cafeteria, and special catered functions, in a safe and sanitary manner. Other responsibilities include cost control, requisitioning and ensuring proper storage of food items, observance of all sanitation and safety procedures and adherence to all policies outlined by JCAHO, the University of California and the UC Medical Center.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

- Verbal and written communication in the English language, active listening, dynamic flexibility, critical thinking, multi-task and time management

- Skill in various cooking techniques with the ability to follow recipes and specifications for regular and therapeutic diets

- Previous experience as a cook, or related experience in main kitchen and/or cafeteria

- Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job

- Knowledge of common cooking terminology, mathematics and standard weights and measures to prepare and adjust recipes

- Ability to work in various locations, as well as rotating shifts including nights, weekends and holidays as needed.

- Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload

- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System

Preferred Qualifications:

- Passing results from practical and written culinary exam

- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of food and production

- Five years of experience in food preparations and maintenance of large kitchen, or equivalent combination of education and experience

- Decision-making, reasoning, ability to develop original ideas to solve problems, operations analysis, and quality control analysis

- Basic computer application skills

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.