Cook - Assisted Living

Prestige Care Inc.; Bend (OR); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Prestige Senior Living – High Desert in Bend, Oregon is seeking a dedicated cook to prepare and serve meals per menus and dietary guidelines. You will ensure proper temperatures, assist with menu planning, and maintain clean, safe kitchen operations in a team-driven environment.

The role requires at least one year of cooking experience in a restaurant or hospital dietary setting, plus a state food service certification. Join a caring, quality-focused team committed to resident well-being.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year cooking experience in restaurant or hospital dietary department.
• State certification or food service license required.
• General kitchen/dietary experience may be counted in lieu of direct cooking experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, cooks, and serves food in accordance with the menu and standards, ensuring quality and proper presentation.
• Maintains proper food temperatures and records temperatures throughout cooking and holding.
• Assists in reviewing menus and recording substitutions with supervisor.
• Ensures supplies are available and prepared for meals; notifies supervisor of needed items.
• Keeps a clean, safe work area and assists in daily/ scheduled cleaning.
• Properly stores, labels, rotates, and discards outdated food per guidelines.
• Coordinates with dietary staff to ensure equipment operates at proper temperatures and reports faults.
• Follows fire safety, infection control, and hazardous chemical practices.
• Assists in planning and preparing meals for special events.
• Attends trainings and staff meetings; performs other duties as assigned.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

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

1. Prepares, cooks, and serves food in accordance with the menu and food and nutrition standards, including presentation, taste, and texture. Samples food for quality assurance prior to service.
2. Ensures foods are cooked and held at the appropriate temperatures. Records food temperatures throughout the cooking and holding process.
3. Partners with supervisor to review menus and record necessary substitutions.
4. Ensures that food supplies are available and prepared as needed for upcoming meals. Notifies supervisor of needed supplies.
5. Maintains a clean and safe work area, cleaning spills and assisting in daily or scheduled cleaning.
6. Ensures proper storage, rotation, preparation, and labeling of food in accordance with Federal, State, and local guidelines and Prestige policy. Discards outdated food.
7. 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.
8. Follows facility fire safety, infection control, and hazardous chemical practices and promptly reports any unsafe conditions.
9. Assists in planning and preparing food services for special meals, events, and parties as needed.
10. Assists in storing incoming food and supplies as assigned.
11. Attends and participates in training, in-services, and staff meetings.
12. Performs other duties as assigned.

COMPANY WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Demonstrates Core Values of Respect, Integrity, Commitment, and Trust.
2. Supports a dignified and caring atmosphere with residents, residents’ families, visitors, and staff.
3. Protects privacy and confidentiality of information pertaining to residents, team members, the department/center/community, and company information and records.
4. 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.

Information About Prestige Senior Living - High Desert

Located at 2660 NE Mary Rose Place on the east side of beautifulBend, Oregon, Prestige Senior Living – High Desert is a 68 apartment all assistedliving community. High Desert has a reputation for being one of the cleanest,highest performing assisted living communities in the Central Oregon area,including winning the “Bronze” National Quality Care award in 2017 (https://www.ohca.com/ahcancal-announces-2017-bronze-national-quality-award-recipients/).

Our community employs many high performing,empathetichealthcare providers that serve our residents, and keep our community looking absolutelystunning. If working in a home-like setting, in a strong team atmosphere, withan award-winning employer, then Prestige Senior Living – High Desert is theplace for you.

Who Is Prestige Care?

Prestige Care is a familyof over 75 skilled nursing + post-acute care centers, as well as assistedliving and memory care communities in 8 Western states. We are an organizationof over 5,000 team members who serve thousands of residents, where we have theprivilege of personally touching their lives every day.

We have four core valuesof integrity, trust, commitment, and respect that guide everything that we do. With a strong commitment to career development and advancement, Prestige Care is an 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 everyday.

EOE/M/F/VETS/DISABLED – At Prestige, it is our promise topersonally touch lives every day. It is a philosophy of caring based on ourcore values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect, that are at thecenter of all that we do. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforcethat represents all of us, coming from different experiences, cultures,backgrounds, and viewpoints. Inclusion is the way we treat one another and howwe celebrate what makes us different.

Prestige is proud to be an EqualEmployment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race,religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, orrelated 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.