Cook - Pinnacle Care of Battle Creek

Pinnacle Care is seeking a Cook to join our skilled nursing home in Battle Creek, MI!

Our Cooks prepare nourishing meals for our residents and ensure the highest quality of standards of food service. Cooks work closely with the Dietary Manager to create and review menu items that meet the nutrition needs of each individual resident.

Job Tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Follow recipes and prepare foods that correspond to menu cycles prepared by the dietary manager and dietitian, including therapeutic and modified consistency diets.
• Cook or prepare delicious, attractive, nutritionally adequate meals in institutional quantities of supplies & equipment.
• Ensure meals are appealing, appetizing and nutritionally sound.
• Work on tray line or in dining rooms serving meals to residents.
• Does needed preparation of foods for the following day’s menu.
• Maintain sanitation standards as defined by facility policy and procedure while in the prep areas of the kitchen as well as the dish room.
• Communicates with Dietary Manager throughout shift as needed to best meet needs of residents.
• Attend required staff in-services.

Job Requirements:

• Must be able to read, write, and communicate in the English language.
• Must be able to follow written and verbal instruction
• Prior Facility or Commercial cooking experience required

Benefits:

We strive to provide our employees with a comprehensive and affordable benefits package including:

• Medical and Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision Care,
• Flexible Spending Accounts,
• Health Savings Account,
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability,
• 401(k) Savings Plan,
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP),
• and Planned Time-Off (vacation, personal, sick, and state sick).

Such benefits, as well as bonus and variable compensation plans, are based on applicable state law and factors such as pay classification (full-time, part-time, or casual), job grade, location, and length of service.