úCILITY COOK

Responsibilities Palm Shores is currently hiring a Fulltime Cook. Palm Shores Behavioral Health Center (PSBHC) is an intensive inpatient psychiatric program for males and females, ages 11 – 17 years old. We offer a highly structured supportive and safe environment for children and adolescents who are experiencing behavioral, emotional, family, and social challenges. ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE/ WORK ENVIRONMENT Responsible for the preparation and portioning of meals following dietary recipes and menus. Monitors the quality and temperature of all foods while being held before being placed on the serving line for each meal. Responsible for dishwashing and serving food in the cafeteria to patients, employees, and guests. Assure patient diets are met and options are available for those patients with special dietary needs. Also responsible for maintaining a sanitary environment assuring all appropriate procedures are followed at all times. Education: High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years as a cook. Experience: Food, restaurant, or institutional service is required, of which hospital dietary department experience is preferred. Additional Requirements: The ability to read and write in English is required. Must be able to pass a Level 2 Background Screening and Pre-employment Drug Test. Employee has the ability to maintain confidentiality of patient and facility information. Has ability to understand and demonstrate appropriate boundaries between self, staff, and patients. Must be able to obtain Food handler permit (Safe Serve) upon hire. Good physical health and good mental attitude is essential. Stands and walks most of the day. Handles and manipulates equipment. Stoops and reaches for equipment lift and carries food and kitchen equipment. Must be able to lift and/or carry 50 to 75 pounds and withstand exposure to temperature and humidity changes as in entering refrigerated storage areas, working at ovens, ranges, meat slicer, food processor, dish-washing machines, and at steam tables. Tastes and smells food to determine quality. All employees of Palm Shores must comply by the CMS COVID regulations as follows: January 27, 2022: All Healthcare Workers must receive the first dose, or only dose as applicable, of a COVID–19 vaccine, or have requested or been granted an exemption to the vaccination requirements by January 27, 2022. February 28, 2022: All Healthcare Workers must have completed the vaccination series to be fully vaccinated, except for those workers who have been granted exemptions. Workers may be exempt from the vaccination requirements by providing a signed exemption form indicating Religious Beliefs or a Qualifying Medical Reason with doctor’s signature. All information is kept confidential and located in a secure office. If you have any questions, please contact the Human Resource Department at Palm Shores. Qualifications Universal Health Services (UHS): Healthcare Delivered with Compassion Palm Shores Behavioral Health Center is an affiliate of Universal Health Services. At UHS, we're looking for exceptional people who share our vision and values, who share our focus on hard work, enthusiasm, teamwork, loyalty, trust and cooperation. We've embraced these traits and built a team of employees who consistently work to achieve the highest level of service excellence. People are our most valuable resource at UHS as we are committed to providing high quality acute care and behavioral health services to residents of the communities we serve. We are equally committed to offering our employees unlimited opportunity in an environment that encourages professional development. One of the nation’s largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 81,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates more than 320 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom. UHS is a registered trademark of UHS of Delaware, Inc., the management company for Universal Health Services, Inc. and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. Universal Health Services, Inc. is a holding company and operates through its subsidiaries including its management company, UHS of Delaware, Inc. All healthcare and management operations are conducted by subsidiaries of Universal Health Services, Inc. To the extent any reference to