Hospital Chef Job Description
Hospital chef
provides guidance to kitchen staff members, including, but not limited, line cooking, food preparation, and dish plating.
Hospital Chef Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective hospital chef job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included hospital chef job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Is responsible for quantity and quality control in food production overall sanitation of assigned areas
Performs pre-service meetings with team and completes production process by inputting post production numbers in FMS
Overseeing cleanliness of the food production areas in line with work schedules, policy and legislation as dictated in the FSMS
Ensures proper food handling, presentation, portion control and maintenance of appropriate serving temperatures
Keeps up with peak production and service hours
In collaboration with the Executive Chef, researchers and designs new menu plans for various food service programs and customer populations, specifically focusing on current culinary trends and heart healthy cooking
Acts as lead person in the production area
Knowledge of patient diets
Directs and coaches food services and production staff as assigned
Performs all main line food production duties
Hospital Chef Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Hospital Chef
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: FST
Education for Hospital Chef
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the hospital chef job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and High School Degree in Culinary, Culinary Arts, Management, Associates, High School Education, Technology, Education, Healthcare, Graduate, Food Service management
Skills for Hospital Chef
Desired skills for hospital chef include:
Presentation
Food cost controls
Sanitation
Production
Food and catering trends with a focus on quality
Principles and practices within the food profession
Reading and written communication skills
Problems and excellent oral
Safety
Food and industry trends with a focus on quality
Desired experience for hospital chef includes:
Chef is responsible to provide culinary leadership and insure the highest quality of food services to all customers
The Chef is responsible for insuring a safe working environment throughout the department for all associates
Great hours
Unbelievable benefits including health, dental, vision, legal, paid-time-off, 401K, retirement and life insurance programs
Great team and great teammates
Scratch kitchen prepares everything from butchery, sauces and vinaigrettes to homemade gelato and sorbets
Hospital Chef Examples
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Hospital Chef Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a hospital chef. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for hospital chef
- Completes all freezer, cooler and warming temperature and sanitation logs
- Assists in coordinating and participating in the preparation and cooking of various food items
- To work within established catering routines using own initiative as appropriate in the provision of cold larder products as directed
- Appropriate disposal and recording of waste in accordance with instruction ensuring that wastage is kept to a minimum
- Ensuring readiness for service and the pace is set for peak trade in all outlets matching facings to demand
- Working in conjunction with the Catering Supervisor to review, develop and introduce new dishes to the menu cycle on a regular basis
- Making initial informed judgements about quality of ingredients and report to the Catering Supervisor where discrepancies are evident
- Overseeing monitoring/compliance of fridge and freezer temperatures as part of a daily work routine and reporting units operating outside of temperatures, as indicated in the FSMS
- Ensuring any potential risks are escalated to the Catering Supervisor and reported through the correct procedures
- Ensuring compliance with the Company's and Hospital's Control of Infection Policy with respect to Food Hygiene, particularly with Bare Below the Elbow and also the 5 Moments of Hand Hygiene and HACCP
Qualifications for hospital chef
- A minimum of 7-10 years of high end culinary management experience in a multi-unit environment including restaurants, concessions and banquet/catering preferred
- Autonomy while working in a fast-paced environment producing food for 3000 customers a day
- Cook for our children
- Generous vacation scheduling with flexibility to fit in with your home life, your school life and your family time
- Possibility for advancement
- Great work ethic and "can-do" attitude
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Hospital Chef Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of hospital chef. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for hospital chef
- Accountable for day-to-day production of from scratch recipes
- Production of fine baked goods, breads, pastries and specialty desserts
- Responsible for food production for corporate plane
- Responsible for kitchen production, flow and all other related tasks in absence of the Chef de Cuisine
- Uses and maintains all equipment according to proper safety procedures, and teaches these procedures to other employees
- Assist with human resource functions under the direction of Catering Production Manager
- Assist with supervision of sanitary maintenance of catering kitchen, directs food production staff in daily cleaning tasks
- Instruct and assist all catering kitchen food production staff in preparation of products
- Monitor performance of catering kitchen equipment, notify Catering Production Manager of malfunctions, initiate corrective action
- Ensuring all stock is secure and that there is no loss of stock, taking action if needed involving utilising the agreed process
Qualifications for hospital chef
- Punctual professionalism and a happy, healthy approach to work
- Flexibility in learning and scheduling so you can learn more
- Four years of experience in retail or commercial food service
- One year of supervisory or lead experience
- Inventory control, costing, and forecasting experience
- Culinary training from a recognized program
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Hospital Chef Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of hospital chef. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for hospital chef
- Teaches production staff basic techniques advanced cooking techniques as required
- Directly supervises assigned food production employees in a high volume production kitchen
- As a proactive member of the leadership team of the Food & Nutrition Services department, the chef manager provides guidance, training, and direction for a staff of approximately 25, including a Production and Purchasing supervisor
- Plans menu for and executes display cooking on a pre-established schedule
- Develops and implements cleaning schedules, completes sanitation inspections and develops reports for Food and Nutrition/Dining Services Director
- Develops production staff schedules within budgeted master schedule
- Maintains an up to date food item and recipe file and trains all production staff in its use
- Maintains all retail standards including food quality, presentation, variety and temperatures
- Maintains or approves various administrative materials such as time sheets, payroll matters, personnel or accounting materials, safety records, HACCP logs, OSHA forms and MSDS records
- Performs a wide variety of high volume food production and preparation duties
Qualifications for hospital chef
- Keeping within/exceed current sales and resource (rosters and overtime) including expenses and ancillary budgets
- Achieving Food Margin as per current budget and monitor wastage and stock days, to ensure targets achieved
- Preparing Food for Service appropriate to Sales Levels and times as stated in Contract, including Bank Holidays
- Assisting in the successful achievement of the Department KPIs
- Attending team briefings to improve internal communications, flow of information and staff feedback
- Working in partnership with other service teams to promote positive customer relations
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Hospital Chef Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of hospital chef. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for hospital chef
- Works in collaboration with the full-time chef to prepare meals for patients including continental-style breakfast, hot lunch and dinner choices from menu selection
- Assists chef in providing quality food prepared to be consistent with the industry standard for a quality restaurant
- Operates in full accordance with laws, regulations, and ordinances pertaining to the hospital residential services
- Adheres to all expectations outlined in the Infection Control policies for McLean Staff in Community Residences/Partial Hospital/Ambulatory Care available upon request of chef
- Set up involves setting the table, preparing and warming, if needed, and presenting the meals
- The menus will be customized to patient dietary needs to the extent possible and as approved by hospital staff
- Maintains records of food served on site in ninety day intervals and has the ability to produce upon request
- Prepares all meals ensuring the appropriate, safe temperature of the food is maintained during prep and when served
- Conducts quality improvement evaluation studies by providing patient food satisfaction questionnaires and food service evaluation checklists
- Immediately reports any damage to the Food Service Area to Hospital Director or to the Business Manager
Qualifications for hospital chef
- Understand and prepare allergen free meals and special dietary requirements
- Strong Leadership Skills with a proven track record and ample experience in similar
- Schedules monthly meetings between the Facility representative and the chef
- The chef position requires a neat, professional image
- Must be fluent in English and will refer delicate patient interactions to facility staff
- Chef must adhere to all confidentiality and privacy laws applicable to a hospital setting
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Hospital Chef Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of hospital chef. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for hospital chef
- Monitors appropriate temperatures/time controls during the production of all food items
- Keeps recipes, files, and quantity reports relative to these programs up-to-date
- Inventories supplies and prepares purchasing lists weekly, completing appropriate forms and related computer data entry
- Provides training if necessary to other staff
- In collaboration with the Executive Chef, conducts research into customer likes and dislikes and makes appropriate changes to menu offerings utilizing customer suggestions
- Prepares and monitors departmental budgets
- Oversees/provides for staffing plans / schedules
- Provides departmental needs assessment
- Develops, revises and maintains departmental policies and procedures as indicates
- Promotes and maintains positive relations with continuum of care providers
Qualifications for hospital chef
- Assist in the set up off Personnel files within time frames, and deal with personnel queries in real time as they are occurring ensuring transparency and action based approach
- Must be able to withstand excessive temperatures
- The finger and manual dexterity and motor coordination are required to manipulate kitchen utensils
- May be required to lift items 50 pounds or greater
- May require lifting and transporting objects and office supplies, bending, kneeling and reaching
- Completion of Culinary Institute of America program