Cook/ Food Service Worker **Southwest Health** 1 Positions ID: 69795 Posted On 06/02/2025 Refreshed On 07/03/2025 **Job Overview** **Requirements** + Must have a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent. + Minimum of 1 to 2 years food preparation experience, preferably in a health care setting. + Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Electronic Medical Record and Food Purveyor Software preferred + Food prep experience including main dishes, side dishes, salads, desserts, and special function foods required + Experience with standard kitchen equipment including steamers, steam table, robot coupe, ovens, dish machines, slicers, etc. required **Work Hours** + We are seeking a part-time (16 hours/week) Cook/ Food Service Worker to work two shifts a week. One as a Cook (6:45am- 3:15pm) and one as a Food Service Worker (5:30am- 2:00pm) **Job Summary** **Cook-** Prepares food for the residents, patients, guests and employees. Oversees other food service workers and prepares appropriate food (therapeutic and texture modified) for each patient or resident. Responsible to open the department and/or close the department in the absence of the Lead Cook and follows appropriate sanitation and safety procedures. **Food Service Worker-** Portions food and fluids for the patients, cafeteria guests, vending machine patrons, and special function guests. Serves patients in the patient room. Prepares a variety of food items for the vending machines. Cleans and sanitizes dishes, service areas, pots/pans and floors daily. Provides the appropriate food (therapeutic and texture modified) for each patient on the meal tray. **Contact Information** Southwest Health Attn: Human Resources 1400 Eastside Rd Platteville, WI 53818 Phone: (608) 342-0998 Email: hr@southwesthealth.org Fax: (608) 342-5015 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 20250602 End Date 20251228 Featured Job 0 TH Ad 0 TH Comments **Similar Jobs** Customer Service Representative Cottingham & Butler/ SISCO Member Services Coordinator Cottingham & Butler/ SISCO Supervisor Cardiac Services UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital Workers Compensation Claims Adjuster (Northeast ex Cottingham & Butler/ SISCO Client Service Representative Cottingham & Butler/ SISCO Sales Leader - Benefits Wholesale Services Cottingham & Butler/ SISCO Surgical Services RN - Registered Nurse MercyOne Special Imaging Technologist-CT - Imaging Services MercyOne RN - Ambulatory Services Registered Nurse MercyOne Surgical Services LPN or RN MercyOne **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.