Cook **Southwest Health** 1 Positions ID: 61615 Posted On 02/11/2025 **Job Overview** Requirements + High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required. + Minimum of one to two years’ food preparation experience, preferably in a healthcare setting. + Experience with standard kitchen equipment including steamers, steam table, robot coupe, ovens, dish machines, slicers, etc. required. + Food prep experience including main dishes, side dishes, salads, desserts, and special function foods required. + Certification with the State of Wisconsin for food protection policies and Food Manager Certification (or willingness to complete within one year of employment) preferred. + Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Electronic Medical Record, and food purveyor software helpful. + Experience handling money and balancing cash drawer. Work Hours We are seeking a full-time (40 hours/ week) Cook to work weekdays with an every other weekend and holiday rotation. ​Weekday shifts (6:45am- 3:15pm): Will work as a Cold Line Cook, responsible for assembling grab-and-go items, maintaining the salad bar, and preparing deli sandwiches. Weekend shifts (11:00am- 7:30pm): Will work as the Main Line Cook, responsible for preparing patient meal trays, assisting customers in the cafeteria, and supervising food service worker employees. Job Summary The cook prepares food for the residents, patients, guests and employees. They oversee other food service workers and prepare appropriate food (therapeutic and texture modified) for each patient or resident. The cook is responsible to open the department and/or close the department in the absence of the Lead Cook and follows appropriate sanitation and safety procedures. Primary Contact 13894 Miranda Koch HR Generalist, Human Resources 608-342-4796 Phone Phone Phone Fax hr@southwesthealth.org Email True False True **Job Details** Categories Health Care Location Platteville, WI Job Type Employee Full/Part Full Time Benefits Health Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Life Insurance Retirement Plan PTO (Paid Time Off) Tuition Reimbursement **Qualifications** Education High School/GED Experience 1-2 Years Company ID 1250 Job REQ # \# Positions 1 Start Date 20250211 End Date 20250630 Featured Job 0 TH Ad 0 TH Comments **Similar Jobs** Cook/ Food Service Worker Southwest Health Cook Dyersville FT Days MercyOne AM Cook Grant Regional Health Center **Share this Job** Southwest Health **About the Company** **Southwest Health** is a non-profit healthcare system offering southwest Wisconsin a range of services within our various facilities. Our locations include a hospital and clinic in Platteville, Southwest Health Behavioral Services, a clinic, Eye Center, and rehab services facility in Cuba City, Darlington, and Kieler Wisconsin. We are a model healthcare organization that provides the highest quality at the lowest possible cost to create healthier communities. The Joint Commission has awarded Southwest Health a full accreditation as a Health Care Organization because we strive to provide the best care possible and prove it by meeting the Joint Commissions' standards for high-quality care. Southwest Health has been named a Human Experience (HX) Guardian of Excellence Award® winner by Press Ganey, the global leader in healthcare experience solutions and services. These awards and the awards won in the past, speak to the commitment Southwest Health has for safety, patient experience, and creating a healthier southwest Wisconsin. This accreditation marks Southwest Health’s fourth consecutive year of receiving the Guardian Excellence award for inpatient Patient Experience. Southwest Health features four family medicine clinics, four Eye Center locations, Birth Center, a specialty services with cardiology, ENT, and Interventional Pain, a state-of-the-art Orthopedic Institute housing physical, occupational, and speech therapies, and 24-hour emergency services, to name just a few.