Dietary Aides and Full Time Cook - Needed For Long Term Care!

Transitions Healthcare Washington is seeking a dietary aid to join our team of talented caregivers. Our goal is to provide employees with the resources, incentives, and flexibility they need to enjoy success in their role. Our communities offer challenging and gratifying work, recognize achievement, and promote career growth in a professional and motivated environment. We offer competitive wages with an option to be paid on-demand and a suite of comprehensive benefits.

About the role

As a cook, you will prepare and serve food using standardized recipes for regular and therapeutic diets, ensuring proper quantities, temperature, and presentation. You will maintain food safety and hygiene standards, assist in meal preparation and service, and support kitchen operations.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and serves food and alternates using standardized recipes for regular and therapeutic diets in proper quantities according to planned menu, temperature, and production schedule and diet preference.
• Prepares, stores, and disposes of food using proper food handling, labeling, and temperature control and safety techniques according to facility and regulatory guidelines.
• Ensures that food is served in an attractive, appetizing manner and uses proper tasting techniques to ensure quality taste and palatability prior to service.
• Maintains the proper temperature of food during preparation and service; ensures thermometers are properly calibrated and records food temperatures according to facility and regulatory guidelines.
• Ensures that refrigerator/freezer units have an internal thermometer, are within appropriate ranges, and records temperatures according to facility and regulatory guidelines.
• Responsible for the opening and/or closing of the kitchen.
• Assists in the preparation, pre-portioning, and/or serving of meals, beverages, and snacks for regular and therapeutic diets according to the planned menu and production sheets.
• Utilizes the tray line and diet card system; assists in and oversees the assembly and accuracy of the preparation and delivery of food and diet trays according to planned menu, tray ticket specification, diet preferences, regulatory portioning, and diet order.
• Delivers nourishment to residents as prescribed and consistently prepares meals on time so that serving schedules are met.
• Monitors portion control guidelines for individual residents to prevent food waste.
• Prepares food for facility personnel, families, visitors, and for special occasions and events.
• Manually and/or automatically washes and stores dishes and utensils according to facility and regulatory guidelines, recording wash, rinse, and chemical temperatures.
• Performs assigned kitchen and dining room cleaning assignments utilizing proper cleaning chemicals and techniques according to facility and regulatory guidelines.
• Maintains food service equipment and workspaces in a clean and safe condition according to facility and regulatory guidelines.

Requirements

• Experience as a cook in an institutional food service setting.
• Experience in the preparation of foods in high quantities.

Benefits

• Competitive wages with an option to be paid on-demand.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunity to work for a healthcare team committed to improving the health and well-being of all people in the communities we serve.