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DIETARY COOK

11/19/2025

The Dietary Cook supports the dietary department by preparing food for patients, staff, and visitors. Responsibilities include ordering, planning, cooking, inventory management, and maintaining kitchen cleanliness.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

1,001-5,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Located in Aiken, South Carolina, which was named 2018’s “Best Small Town in the South” by Southern Living Magazine, Aiken Regional Medical Centers is a 273 licensed-bed acute care facility that offers a comprehensive range of specialties and services. Aiken Regional is dedicated to patient safety and providing quality healthcare services, many of which are recognized on a state, regional or national level including a Certified Primary Heart Attack Center, a Certified Primary Stroke Center and an Advanced Heart Failure Certification from The Joint Commission® and American Heart Association®. Aiken Regional receives more than 42,000 emergency room visits, performs nearly 9,000 surgeries and delivers over 1,100 babies each year. More than 1,200 associates, a medical staff of more than 200 multi-specialty physicians, and a team of 230 volunteers keep the hospital going with their dedication to quality and excellence. To learn more about Aiken Regional, visit aikenregional.com. Aiken Regional Medical Centers is owned and operated by a subsidiary of one of the largest hospital companies in the nation, Universal Health Services, Inc., based in King of Prussia, PA, and is accredited by The Joint Commission and licensed by the State of South Carolina. Social media accounts are managed by Marketing. We are unable to provide medical advice through social media. Please contact your physician, or in case of emergency, call 911. Although we do our best to respond to comments and messages, there may be a delay in response time, and we may not be able to respond due to the nature of the message. Visit our website for language assistance, disability accommodations, the non-discrimination notice, Terms of Service and other disclaimers. Thank you.
About the Role
Responsibilities

Willow Springs Center has an opening for a full time Dietary Cook.

Schedule available:

11:30am-8:30pm

(This position includes occasional evenings, weekends, and holidays.  This positions also provides coverage for team vacations.*)

The purpose of this position is to support the efforts of the dietary department in the preparation of food for patients, staff and visitors. This position participates in ordering, planning, prepping, cooking, inventory management, staff oversight, sanitation and general cleaning.

The job duties listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

  1. Operates kitchen equipment: can demonstrate methods of sanitary food preparation, cooking, and baking.
  2. Demonstrates and takes personal ownership in the success of the Dietary Department and Willow Springs Center.
  3. Serves as a role model for the behavior that is expected of dietary staff at Willow Springs Center.
  4. Cleans and maintains all kitchen appliances, reports issues or concerns to Manager and/or Lead who are to notify Plant Operations for repair as needed.
  5. Works with Department Manager and Lead to learn menu items, meal preparation, departmental organization and staff safety.

 

At Willow Springs Center, we seek high performing, compassionate professionals dedicated to impacting the lives of youth ages 6 to 17 years. If you have a desire to make a difference through the work that you do, Willow Springs may be the place for you.

 

Located in the heart of the Sierras, Reno, Nevada provides a destination location where employees can live, work and play. The location itself is a benefit; not to mention Nevada has no state income tax.

Working at Willow Springs Center means building a career that is dynamic and satisfying; having the opportunity to work and learn from some of Nevada's leading mental health professionals; and being a part of something meaningful that changes the world, one child at a time. 

 

Work at Willow Springs Center is a life path.

 

Benefits for our team include:

  • Tuition Assistance
  • Career development opportunities across UHS and our 300+ locations!
  • Diverse programming to expand your experience
  • HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Pet Insurance
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
  • More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: uhsguest.com

 

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $13.4 billion in 2022. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 94,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com


Qualifications

Education: High School or equivalent preferred.

Experience: One (1) year of demonstrated responsible food service experience preparing bulk meals.

Certification: ServSafe certification acquired within 30 days of hire.

Any combination of education and experience equivalent to these requirements may be considered.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

 

Notice

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries.  We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.

Key Skills
Food PreparationCookingBakingSanitary PracticesInventory ManagementStaff OversightSanitationGeneral CleaningTeam CollaborationMenu PlanningRole ModelingEquipment OperationProblem ReportingMeal PreparationDepartment OrganizationSafety Practices
Categories
HealthcareFood & BeverageHospitalitySocial ServicesAdministrative
Benefits
Tuition AssistanceCareer Development OpportunitiesDiverse ProgrammingHealthStream Online LearningCompetitive CompensationGenerous Paid Time OffExcellent Medical PlansDental PlansVision PlansPrescription Drug Plans401(K) with Company MatchDiscounted Stock PlanPet InsuranceSoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
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