Job Information
UCLA Health Cook - Ronald Reagan Medical Center in Los Angeles, California
Description
You will
be responsible for performing a variety of duties relevant to the food service
operations of the Department of Nutrition. Tasks include:
Setting up service lines, pre-plating foods, preparation of meals, cooking, working the grill, omelet, and stir fry station and assisting customers during service times.
Responsible for following standardized recipes.
Review menus, production sheets, recipes and tallied items to verify needs for the day.
Bake, roasts, grills, boils and steams meat, fish, vegetables and other foods.
Cleans, peels, cuts, slices, dices, weighs and measures ingredients for recipes as required.
Plates and/or garnishes food for attractive presentation.
Salary
range: $20.12- $26.01 Hourly
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).
- 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.
Qualifications
ServSafe or equivalent safe food handling certification.
Experience cooking in a professional setting.
Ability to read, write, and comprehend standard English.
Ability to work in a standing position for a long period of time; stretch, bend, walk, stoop and reach repetitively.
Ability to work in hot, cold, and or wet areas; and lift, push or pull at least 50lbs.
Ability to conform to dress code and maintain good personal grooming habits.
Ability to adjust to fluctuating workload and be flexible to work AM or PM, weekend and holiday shifts, and working overtime when needed.
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