Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below: Market Executive Chef
Job Summary and Qualifications
The Market Executive Chef is responsible for leading Executive Chefs and Cooks within the assigned market. The Market Executive Chef is expected to perform a variety of duties for the preparation, cooking, and serving of all foods for patients, cafeteria, and doctor's dining room as well as catering events; using creative, health-conscience techniques, recipes, menus, and presentations within the assigned market
Major Responsibilities:
Within assigned market, responsible for the food preparation for patients, the cafeteria, doctors' dining room and any special requests.
Within assigned market, Develops and implements work standards, sanitation procedures, and personal hygiene requirements, consistent with Hospital rules, local, state, and federal regulations and food handling principles.
Within assigned market, monitors/audits/inspects food preparation and serving areas, equipment and storage facilities. The Market Executive Chef also observes the appearance and personal habits of Executive Chefs, and Cooks to detect deviations and violations of current health regulations and orders corrective measures as necessary.
Within assigned market, responsible for ensuring Executive chefs and Cooks are adhering to portion control, proper plate service, presentation, garnish, etc.
Within assigned market, consistently assesses the performance of Executive Chefs as related to customer service and satisfaction, making adjustments as necessary to achieve the desired outcome of excellent service and quality.
Physical assets: In assigned markets, the Market Executive Chef is responsible for monitoring the fact that Executive Chefs are appropriately managing HCA kitchen assets to include preventive maintenance, reporting repair needs and assessing equipment life and replacement needs.
The leadership and safety of others: Position requires that the employee be on constant alert for possible hazards that may create unsafe conditions in the hospital. Possible hazards that should be watched for include, but are not limited to faulty equipment or machinery, spills on floors, etc. The Market Executive Chef is responsible for ensuring such conditions are reported to the appropriate parties such as Plant Operations and Maintenance.
The Market Executive Chef spends 50% of their time in a kitchen environment. Frequent variations and extremes in temperatures may occur as the individual walks in and out of walk-in freezer/refrigerator and during inventory. Moderate intermittent noise from kitchen equipment. The potential for exposure to blood-borne pathogens and other potentially infectious agents is minimal to none when performing managerial responsibilities and minimal when performing technical responsibilities.
Leads menu planning discussions with Executive Chefs within assigned market.
Works with Executive Chefs to ensure appropriate determination of the @type and accurate quantity of foods to be prepared.
Trains and develop Executive Chefs, Cooks, and production staff, within assigned market, in culinary techniques.
Performs all duties as assigned by supervisor in a cooperative and timely manner.
Serves as a role model for the department and ensures the highest level of customer service at all times.
Consistently demonstrates the organization's commitment for and adherence to sound ethical business practices in accordance with the Corporate Integrity and Compliance Program, annual work plan and established policies and procedures.
Supervises Executive Chefs, Cooks and production staff, within assigned market, in preparation of breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals as well as special functions.
Maintains food budget provided by Division Director of FNS.
Coordinates with Retail Manager, Executive Chefs, and/or other applicable parties to develop menus to drive further sales.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Practices and adheres to the "Code of Conduct" and "Mission and Value Statement."
Education and Experience:
Associate's Degree or Technical Degree from Culinary Institute Required
Minimum three to five years' experience in Food Service management Required
Culinary Certification within 90- days of employment
Food Safety Certification within 60 days of employment
Benefits
LewisGale Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for ten consecutive years (2010-2019). In 2019, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Market Executive 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. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
