We are currently looking for a Full Time Cook III to join our Okchamalis Unit 3 team located at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center.

Summary:

The purpose of this position is to perform a full range of complex and varied cooking procedures for patients and cafeteria patrons. The Lead Cook III leads assigned shift and provides oversight in the planning, receiving, preparing, cooking, portioning, distributing and serving food for regular and therapeutic diets.

Responsibilities:
* Supervises and monitors all staff within assigned area
* Provides guidance and or participates in the onboarding of new staff when necessary
* Ensures appropriate temperature, labeling and storage of food and food products to avoid contamination and ensure quality
* Prepares nutritious and attractive meals ensuring special nutritional needs are met
* Assists in maintaining proper records including food purchase forms, menu planning guides, meal counts, and freezer/refrigerator logs
* Maintains proper sanitation and safety practices
* Ensures cleanliness, maintenance, safety and sanitation of kitchen and or other assigned areas and reports all necessary problems immediately
* Cooks, prepares, assembles and plates all food in a tasteful and timely manner
* Monitors ongoing quality through tasting, smelling, and observing food to ensure consistency with recipes and appearance standards
* Ability to prepare food for service including but not limited to chopping vegetables, preparing sauces, cutting fruit, preparing meats and stocking inventory appropriately
* Follows prescribed menus and recipes
* Review patient orders , making sure the selections comply with physician ordered modified diets
* Assigns, reviews, monitors and ensures performance of assigned staff for area of responsibility
- Participates in candidate selection process
- Assigns tasks and responsibilities of assigned staff
- Reviews and documents work effectiveness of assigned staff
- Coaches and corrects assigned staff through performance deficiencies
- Observes and documents work behaviors of assigned staff
- Ensures cooperative and respectful work relationship of assigned staff including interpersonal training and resolving internal issues
* May direct and support staff in other areas as needed
* Provides first class customer service - courteous and helpful to all internal and external customer types
- Answers questions in a courteous and professional manner
- Partners with internal and external services as needed to ensure appropriate referral is made
- Greets and engages with a smile
- Determines and meets needs
- Seeks positive experience and outcomes
* Completes all training and development requirements and participates in continuing education opportunities
* Works in a collaborative and supportive manner to support the productivity and safety of the work area, team members and customers of all types
- Shares responsibilities for maintaining adequate supplies and equipment
- Maintains general upkeep of work area and maintains a safe environment
- Observes and addresses potential environmental hazards and risks
- Maintains and promotes professionalism
- Punctual and consistent in meeting start time, work schedule, attendance and other assigned work time metrics
- Adheres to Chickasaw Nation dress code standards
- May provide break coverage for others as assigned
- May augment staff in other areas as needed based on staffing and needs ratio in regularly assigned unit
* Maintain knowledge of and follow all laws, rules, regulations, policies and SOPs for assigned area, e.g. MICS, TICS, hospital standards, health codes, food sanitation, accounting principles, etc.
* Participates in performance improvement activities to measure, assess and improve the quality of assigned work area
* All other duties as assigned

Competencies:
Essential:
* Follow instructions, written or oral
* Ensures compliance
* Adhere to all scheduling and attendance requirements
* Ability to work independently
* Honesty, truthfulness, reliability, accountability
* Read, understand and apply regulations and policies
* Methods and practices used in food services
* Ability to multitask
* Organizes work and assigned area logically and orderly
* Builds effective working relationships
* Organizational and time-management
* Ability to plan, organize and follow through on assignments
* Individual or small group training on specific tasks or procedures
* Communicates verbally with team, departments, guests and management
* Interpersonal skills to motivate, investigate, inspire

Skills:
Essential:
* Must be able to operate various kitchen equipment

Experience:
Essential:
* 3 years directly related experience

Education:
Essential:
* High School, GED or Equivalent

Credentials:
Essential:
* Pass general background check
* ServSafe Certification

Working Conditions:
Essential:
* Hospital or Clinic
* Kitchen
* Kitchen - burns, knives, slippery floors
* May be required to assist individuals who are emotionally disturbed
* Sometimes bend, kneel, stoop, push, reach
* Hand-eye coord, reach and grasp
* Manual dexterity
* Sometimes lift and or carry up to 50 lbs
* Able to smell and distinquish food flavor quality
* Standing up to 100% of shift
* Able to taste and distinquish food flavor quality
* Visual acuity for detail, distance, color, depth perception
* Pass pre-employment drug test