Cook/ Food Service Worker **Southwest Health** 1 Positions ID: 60726 Posted On 01/27/2025 **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. Work Hours We are seeking a part-time (16 hours/ week) Cook/ Food Service Worker to work weekdays. When working as a cook, the shift will be 6:45am- 3:15pm. When working the alternate capacity as a Food Service Worker, shifts will be 6:00am- 2:30pm. 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. When working the alternate capacity as a food service worker, they will be responsible for portioning food and fluids for the patients, cafeteria guests, vending machine patrons, and special function guests. They will serve patients in the patient room, as well as clean and sanitize dishes, service areas, pots/pans and floors daily. Additionally, they will provide the appropriate food (therapeutic and texture modified) for each patient on the meal tray. 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 Part Time **Qualifications** Education High School/GED Company ID 1250 Job REQ # \# Positions 1 Start Date 20250127 End Date 20251229 Featured Job 0 TH Ad 0 TH Comments **Similar Jobs** Patient Access Rep - Patient Services - Full Time MercyOne Registered Nurse (RN) - FT Surgical Services - Rot MercyOne Program Manager- Community Support Services Hillcrest Family Services Youth Care Worker Hillcrest Family Services Patient Service Representative - Urgent Care Grand River Medical Group Food Service Worker Southwest Health Director Critical Care Services UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital Director Medical and Surgery Services UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital CMA or LPN- UW Health Specialty Services Southwest Health Patient Service Representative-Urology Clinic UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital **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.