Hospital Cook
- Location
- Lexington, KY
- Listed
- 3 days ago
About the role
- Hospital Cook
- Various Shifts & Hours
- Food Service I Lexington, KY
The Food & Nutrition Services team at Baptist Health Lexington supports patient care by providing safe, nutritious, and high-quality meals. The Cook II prepares a variety of food items for patient services, cafeteria, and catering while following standardized recipes, culinary standards, and food safety guidelines. This role ensures quality food production through advanced cooking techniques, proper equipment operation, sanitation practices, and teamwork to deliver exceptional service to patients, visitors, and staff.
The Cook II prepares high-quality food for patient dining, cafeteria, catering, and chef stations while following recipes, culinary standards, and food safety guidelines. Responsibilities include advanced food preparation, equipment operation, quality presentation, sanitation, mentoring team members, and supporting efficient kitchen operations.
About the role
- Prepares and cooks food according to standardized recipes, production schedules, and plating standards while ensuring quality and consistency.
- Applies proper cooking techniques, measurements, and presentation methods for meals and events.
- Follows HACCP, food safety, sanitation, storage, and temperature control procedures to maintain a safe food environment.
- Operates and maintains kitchen equipment safely and efficiently.
- Mentors Cook I team members and supports staff development while providing positive customer interactions in service areas.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- 2 years minimum cook experience
- ServeSafe Foodservice Handlers or Local Health Department Certification
- Must complete Rouxbe Culinary Training course within 6 months
- 2 year Culinary Degree preferred
Benefits
- Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
- Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
- Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
- PTO Sell Back Program
- Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
- Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
- Retirement with Company Match
- Identity Theft Protection
- 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
- If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!
- Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
From BHS's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 6, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
How Rolev.ai helps with this application
Rolev.ai is a job search and application tool for US job seekers. For this Hospital Cook role at BHS, it shows how your resume fits, tailors your resume to the posting, and prepares the application for you to review.
See how you fit
Openings from employer career sites are ranked against your whole resume—and searchable inside Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor via Rolev.ai MCP.
Tailor without inventing
Every change to your resume is checked against your original. New experience goes in only with your yes—zero fabricated claims.
Draft the full kit
Tailored and Full Match resumes, role-specific cover letters, and answers to employer screening questions are prepared in seconds.
1-Click Extension Autofill
The Chrome extension fills the employer's Greenhouse, Workday, Lever, or Ashby form in 1 click. You review it and press Submit.
Common questions
Where is the Hospital Cook job at BHS located?
This Hospital Cook position at BHS is located in Lexington, KY. Always check BHS's application page for specific state eligibility or relocation policies.
How do I apply for the Hospital Cook position at BHS?
This listing links directly to BHS's Workday application page. You can apply directly on BHS's site, or use Rolev.ai to check your resume fit, generate a zero-hallucination tailored resume and cover letter for this posting, and autofill the Workday application form in 1 click with the Rolev.ai Chrome extension. You always review the form and press Submit yourself.