Cook - Assisted Living

Cook Position at Prestige Senior Living - BridgewoodLocated at 11700 NE Angelo Drive in Vancouver, WA, Prestige Senior Living - Bridgewood has 72 apartments of assisted living, as well as 52 units of independent living, with it being licensed for 124 total beds.Bridgewood has enjoyed a string of high performance, including multiple recent deficiency-free surveys, multiple national quality care awards, and is constantly featured on local media.Our community is beautiful, impeccably kept up and a truly safe and enjoyable place to spend your working days. The community really is a true family, focused on teamwork and collaboration. There is a strong commitment to a coaching and democratic leadership style at Bridgewood so team members are empowered to come to work, learn, and offer the best in care.This is a culture of high performance and teamwork. All managers at the community are available and present at all times to support our team. By working at Bridgewood, you would be enjoying a strong coaching leadership style, a supportive environment, and one in which you are empowered to own your role, and joy opportunities for career advancement.If working in a home-like setting, with a strong team atmosphere, and with a national award-winning employer that has a great promote-from-within culture, then Prestige Senior Living - Bridgewood is the place for you.Prestige Care is a family of over 75 skilled nursing + post-acute care centers, as well as assisted living and memory care communities in 8 Western states. We are an organization of over 5,000 team members who serve thousands of residents, where we have the privilege of personally touching their lives every day.We have four core values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect that guide everything that we do. With a strong commitment to career development and advancement, Prestige Care is a employer that can help you achieve your career goals and objectives. With a healthcare career at Prestige Care, you will enjoy a collaborative, team-oriented environment where your work truly matters at the end of every day.Summary of BenefitsFull-time team members are eligible for Prestige's comprehensive benefits package, including choice of medical plans, HSA/FSA accounts, dental and vision insurance, and company-paid life and AD&D insurance. All team members are eligible to participate in the company's retirement plans with a company match for those who meet the hours and service requirements. Additional benefits include Employee Assistance Program and Education Reimbursement program.Full-time and Part-Time (over 20 hours/week) accrue PTO at rate of 0.034/ hour during their first year.Position Summary: The Cook prepares food in accordance with menus, diet specifications, resident preference, and sanitary practices under the supervision of the Food and Nutrition Services Manager or Dining Services Manager.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Prepares, cooks, and serves food in accordance with the menu and food and nutrition standards, including presentation, taste, and texture.Ensures foods are cooked and held at the appropriate temperatures. Records food temperatures throughout the cooking and holding process.Partners with supervisor to review menus and record necessary substitutions.Ensures that food supplies are available and prepared as needed for upcoming meals. Notifies supervisor of needed supplies.Maintains a clean and safe work area, cleaning spills and assisting in daily or scheduled cleaning.Ensures proper storage, rotation, preparation, and labeling of food in accordance with Federal, State, and local guidelines and Prestige policy. Discards outdated food.Partners with dietary staff to ensure equipment is working properly and at the appropriate temperature. Records temperature of equipment throughout shift as needed. Reports faulty equipment immediately.Follows facility fire safety, infection control, and hazardous chemical practices and promptly reports any unsafe conditions.Assists in planning and preparing food services for special meals, events, and parties as needed.Assists in storing incoming food and supplies as assigned.Attends and participates in training, in-services, and staff meetings.Performs other duties as assigned.Company Wide Responsibilities:Demonstrates Core Values of Respect, Integrity, Commitment, and Trust.Supports a dignified and caring atmosphere with residents, residents' families, visitors, and staff.Protects privacy and confidentiality of information pertaining to residents, team members, the department/center/community, and company information and records.Maintains a safe and secure working environment and practices safe working habits.Qualifications and Experience: A minimum of one year experience cooking in a restaurant or the dietary department of a hospital or similar environment. General kitchen/dietary experience may be considered in lieu of direct cooking experience. Must have required State certification or food service license.Education: High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent knowledge and skills obtained through a combination of education, training, and experience.EOE/M/F/VETS/DISABLED – At Prestige, it is our promise to personally touch lives every day. It is a philosophy of caring based on our core values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect, that are at the center of all that we do. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce that represents all of us, coming from different experiences, cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints. Inclusion is the way we treat one another and how we celebrate what makes us different. Prestige is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.