Description:

Under the direct supervision of the Chef/Patient Foodservice Manager, prepares, seasons and cooks food for the hospital patients, employees and visitors.

Ability to work with a wide variety of people

Must have very good interpersonal skills

Ability to read, write and follow oral written instruction

Must have the ability to move quickly from one task to another as needs of the department change

Must be well organized and able to multitask

Non-Billable Orientation: 8hrs

Holiday, OT Multipliers: 1.25%

FACILITY WILL LOOK AT (AND PREFERS) LOCAL TRAVELERS FOR THIS NEED. PLEASE UPLOAD LOCAL TRAVELERS AT A 38$ RATE. THANK YOU!

Requested time off during the course of this assignment MUST be noted and verified at upload. RTO REQUESTS AFTER UPLOAD WILL NOT BE APPROVED!! NO MORE THAN 5 DAYS OF RTO WILL BE ACCEPTED (less is better).

NBO: 8hrs

Holiday/OT Multipliers: 1.25

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CANDIDATE IS AWARE THIS ASSIGNMENT IS AT BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER IN PITTSFIELD, MA!

2-4 yrs full-time cooking experience required -

High school diploma required

Graduate of a formal technical school specializing in hotel or institutional cooking STRONGLY PREFERRED

Medical terminology course completion preferred

Perm address is required for profile

Traveler must have their own vehicle for this need

Any/All RTO must be included in profile. ALL SCHEDULING REQUESTS MUST BE MADE AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION. Facility will NOT approve scheduling requests at/after time of offer. Please obtain this information prior to submittal. Requests after offer may lead to rescinded offer

Profile Requirements:

Work History

Skills Checklist (pertinent to position), current to 1 year

1 Supervisory Signed Reference (from within the past two years of employment)

FACILITY WILL LOOK AT (AND PREFERS) LOCAL TRAVELERS FOR THIS NEED. PLEASE UPLOAD LOCAL TRAVELERS AT A 38$ RATE. THANK YOU!

ABOUT THE FACILITY

BMC is a 298-bed teaching hospital and is ranked among the safest hospitals in the nation by The Leapfrog Group, which has given BMC Straight "A" grades since the inception of Leapfrog's patient safety program, one of only 42 hospitals in the nation to achieve this honor; and recipient of both the 2017 and 2018Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award.

Berkshire Medical Center offers a full continuum of medical specialties, including anesthesiology, dentistry, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, around the clock neurology and neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery, otorhinolaryngology (ear, nose and throat), pathology, pediatrics, psychiatry, radiation oncology, radiology, rehabilitation, substance abuse, cardiac rehabilitation, a sleep lab and others. BMC has a state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging department, with MRI, high-speed CT, ultrasound, x-ray, mammography and more, providing 24-hour service.

BMC has previously been honored by Healthgrades with its DistinguBMC Home.jpgished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence and was one of Healthgrades America's Best Hospitals in 2016. BMC is a not for profit medical center fully accredited by The Joint Commission. As a medical center affiliated with Berkshire Health Systems, Berkshire Medical Center, its Hillcrest Campus and North Adams Campus serve all residents of Berkshire County, Massachusetts and communities in adjacent eastern New York, northwest Connecticut and southwest Vermont.