Job Description
Multiple openings. Common Spirit Health has 3 openings for this role in San Mateo County (Redwood City). Apply once and your Veteran Staffing Consultant will help match you to a location and schedule.
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Cook, you will be essential to patient, staff, and visitor well-being by preparing high-quality, safe, and delicious meals, including those for multiple therapeutic diets. You will meticulously adhere to all state and federal food preparation regulations in a healthcare environment.
Every day you will follow safe cooking techniques, execute recipes with precision, and apply rigorous quality control to ensure consistent food quality and adherence.
To be successful in this role, you will possess proven experience in high-volume food preparation, a strong understanding of food safety and therapeutic diets, and a commitment to culinary excellence within a fast-paced setting.
- Follows established guidelines for safe food handling.
- Follows menus/production guides. Consults Manager/supervisor regarding changes
- Follows standardized recipes. Consults Manager/Supervisor regarding changes.
- Stores food utilizing food safety guidelines including appropriate labeling/dating.
- Follows guidelines for service of food for patients/staff and or visitors.
- Anticipates production needs to avoid shortages/controls production to avoid waste. Follows portioning guidelines. Follows just in time cooking and doesn't prepare items in advance
Required
- One year of Food Service experience
- Two years of experience as a cook in an institutional kitchen/food service within the last 7 years or Satisfactory completion of an institutional food preparation training program will also be accepted in lieu of experience
Preferred
High School Diploma or GED and Cooking Experience
Combination of education and experience
Founded in 1950, Dignity Health - Sequoia Hospital is a 208-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Redwood City, California. Serving over 50,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, stroke care, and a birthing center. Additionally, Sequoia Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and recently was awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was recently named a Leapfrog 2025 Top General Hospital.
One Community. One Mission. One California
Qualifications
- Required
- Preferred
Work for Warriors is a no-cost employment program of the California Military Department for Service Members, Veterans, and military family members. The Veteran Staffing Consultant for Common Spirit Health is Tracey Huerta.
Qualifications
State
Immediate Fill
Job Reference
At CommonSpirit Health, we passionately care for the most vulnerable, relentlessly innovate how and where healing can happen and believe in uniting to benefit the common good. Our expansive network spans diverse communities, uniquely positioning us to meet their changing needs, improve population health and help chart the path to health equity.
Our mission, vision and values inform every aspect of our work each day and remind us that we serve our patients, their families, our communities – and each other. Our community health, research and home health programs help us address the primary barriers to healthier communities.
Our mission
As CommonSpirit Health, we make the healing presence of God known in our world by improving the health of the people we serve, especially those who are vulnerable, while we advance social justice for all.
Our vision
A healthier future for all – inspired by faith, driven by innovation and powered by our humanity.
Our values
Compassion | Inclusion | Integrity | Excellence | Collaboration