Sous Chef - HCA Healthcare
Gainesville, FL 32605
About the Job
Description
Introduction
Are you looking for a work environment where diversity and inclusion thrive? Submit your application for our Sous Chef opening with HCA Florida North Florida Hospital today and find out what it truly means to be a part of the HCA Healthcare team.
Benefits
HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
- Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
- Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
- 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
- Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
- Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
- Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
- Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
- Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
- Colleague recognition program
- Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
- Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
Learn more about Employee Benefits
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
We are seeking a(an) Sous Chef for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!
Job Summary and Qualifications
We are seeking a Sous Chef oversees the cooks and is responsible for food preparation of the food service operation including quality/taste food being delivered to patients, cafeteria and catering.
What will you do in this role?
- Ensures department is achieving standards / goals
- Provides for staff training and development (competency)
- Assists chef in training and developing cooks
- Assists chef in performing timely, accurate employee performance appraisals
- Ensures equipment is repaired in a timely manner.
- Demonstrates management and leadership skills
- Gives instructions professionally and effectively to employees.
- Completes projects timely
- Ensures employees practice safety techniques and incident reports are completed in a timely manner.
- Achieves effective sanitation and infection control techniques - consistently meets JCAHO, State and City Health Department inspection requirements
- Recommends and makes changes for improvement within the department
- Ensures staff follows hospital and departmental policies. Administers appropriate discipline when necessary.
- Maintains/enhances employee morale through suggestions and action
- Works with Nutritional Service Manager on ordering.
- Working in conjunction with chef on developing quality patient menus/recipes
- Working in conjunction with chef on developing quality café menus/recipes
- Working in conjunction with chef on developing quality catering menus/recipes
- Achieves strong staff engagement
- Achieves strong patient satisfaction
- Assists in departmental and hospital PI programs.
- Investigates and responds to issues/problems and provides follow-up and resolution to the chef on a timely basis
- Maintains cleanliness and orderliness of the department.
- Supports hospital/departmental policies.
- Achieves personal development through education
- Maintains a cooperative working relationship and shares necessary information (including the uses of computer) with Department Management Team (Director, Chief Clinical Dietitian, and supervisors.)
- Performs other related functions as assigned
What qualifications will you need?
- High School Graduate / GED
- 3 to 5 years related experience
- Ability to organize, follow written and verbal instructions and demonstrate excellent customer service and interpersonal skills
HCA Florida North Florida Hospital is a 523-bed, full-service medical and surgical acute care center. For over 49 years, we have served North Central Florida. We offer comprehensive cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, and neurosciences. We offer minimally-invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery, weight loss surgery and treatment. Other services that we provide include women’s health and wound therapy. We are fully accredited by the Joint Commission and certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center. Our hospital has an Accredited Chest Pain Center by ACC (American College of Cardiology) and is designated as a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery and Bariatric Surgery. We are committed to patient safety and quality of care. We have received the highest scores available in recognition of this commitment.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"Across HCA Healthcare’s more than 2,000 sites of care, our nurses and colleagues have a positive impact on patients, communities and healthcare.
Together, we uplift and elevate our purpose to give people a healthier tomorrow."- Jane Englebright, PhD, RN CENP, FAAN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive
If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Sous Chef opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.