1 hr to Columbus, Ohio
New Brunswick , New Jersey
Gainesville, Georgia
Posted: 12-Sep-24
Location: Los Angeles, California
Salary: Open
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Internal Number: 142334106
UCLA Health's Ronald Reagan Hospital is looking for a dedicated skilled full-time Cook to join our Department of Nutrition. In this role, you will play a key part in support out food service operations, ensuring high-quality meal preparation, and providing excellent customer service. Primary duties include:
- Set up service lines and pre-plate foods for meal service
- Prepare meals by cooking, grilling, baking, and managing the omelet and stir-fry stations
- Assist customers during service times, ensuring a positive dining experience
- Follow standardized recipes to maintain consistency and quality
- Review menus, production sheets, and recipes to ensure all necessary items are prepared
- Cook a variety of foods, including meat, fish, and vegetables, using various methods
- Clea, peel, cut, slice, dice, weight, and measure ingredients as needed for recipes
- Plate and garnish food to ensure an attractive presentation
- Perform other duties as assigned to support the departments goals
Senate Bill 525 was signed into law by Governor Newsom in October 2023. Starting June 1, 2024, SB525 sets a new $23 minimum wage for nonexempt healthcare workers and raises the exempt employee salary threshold to $1,380/week (equivalent to $5,980/month or $71,760/year).
1. As defined under SB525, healthcare workers are defined as employees who are involved in the provision of "health care services," which means "patient care-related services including nursing; caregiving; services provided by medical residents, interns, or fellows; technical and ancillary services; janitorial work; housekeeping; grounds keeping; guard duties; business office clerical work; food services; laundry; medical coding and billing; call center and warehouse work; scheduling; and gift shop work; but only where such services support patient care".
2. Employees (career, contract, student, per diem) in the UCLA Health medical facilities (e.g. Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Santa Monica UCLA Hospital, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, etc.) meet these criteria.
- Valid ServSafe food handling certification
- Experience cooking in a professional setting
- Ability to interact and work well with others (leadership, coworkers, and customers)
- Ability to read, write, and comprehend standard English
- Ability to work in a standing position for long periods of time
- Ability to stretch, bend, walk, stoop, and reach repetitively
- Ability to work in hot, cold, or wet areas
- Ability to lift, push, or pull at least 50lbs
- Ability to work flexible schedule, including nights and weekends
- Ability to adhere to UC and department policies and procedures
