At Veritas Collaborative, we envision a world in which all people with eating disorders, their families and communities, have access to best-practice care and hold hope for a cure. Our teams are passionate, talented individuals who provide a full continuum of care that’s individualized to each patient and who collaborate across disciplines to ensure lasting recovery.

Position Overview:

The Cook is responsible for preparing food of outstanding quality and taste to our patients, families and staff. This
position may require interaction with patients and families and therefore requires strong communication skills and a
professional image.

Schedule

PRN (As Needed) Weekends and evening shifts.

Cook Position at our Douglas Hospital - 615 Douglas Street, Ste 500, Durham, NC 27705
-Garage Parking
-Walking distance to cafes and restaurants
-Stable, Work Environment
-Residential Level of Care
-GODurham Transit Bus Stop within walking distance to our facility

How Cooks Empower Recovery!

• Completion of any daily tasks for meal preparation, cooking or clean-up, or catering needs as assigned by the
Chef or Sous Chef.
• Ensuring that meals are prepared following recipes explicitly.
• Tasting prepared meals to ensure that quality of food is as expected and immediately correcting issues with
food quality and taste before providing to patients, staff or family.
• Ensure presentation of prepared foods meet highest quality standards required by organization at all times.
• Assists Chef or Sous Chef in culinary programming as directed.
• Assists the Chef or Sous Chef in maintaining all kitchen and dining areas, tools and equipment in a safe,
functional and organized manner by reporting known issues and/or immediately correcting issues for which
you are able.
• Notifying the Chef or Sous Chef when there are issues with inventory, equipment functionality, safety or
sanitation. When possible, correct issues promptly if able.
• Ensure attendance and punctuality for assigned shifts so that patient care can remain a top priority

Qualifications

☒ Certification (describe) • ServSafe Manager Certification
upon or within 90 days of hire
☒ Other: Culinary Degree
• Culinary degree or 1-2 years of culinary experience, required.
• Professional food service experience required, with experience in a healthcare or hospital setting preferred

What we offer:

Employee Benefits

We understand the importance of a well-rounded benefits package. That’s why we’re dedicated to providing a range of plans to meet your needs.

For full-time employees, we offer:

• HSA and PPO insurance with HSA or FSA options (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
• Dental insurance (Delta Dental)
• Vision insurance (EyeMed)
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Company-paid life insurance
• 401(k) plan available two months after start date
• Company 401(k) matching for up to 50% of your contribution, up to 6% of your compensation

Paid time off is a crucial part of maintaining work and life balance. Our generous PTO plan accrues annually and begins with your first whole pay period. Eligible employees enjoy seven paid holidays and one floating holiday in addition to their regular PTO.

Educational Opportunities

As a national leader in eating disorder treatment, we are committed to encouraging career growth and providing our staff with robust clinical education. That’s why we partner with the University of Minnesota Medical School and have a team dedicated to providing ongoing education with in-house continuing education credit opportunities through webinars and in-person events. We continuously work to develop new education programs like our upcoming Behavioral Health Technician certification program.

Are you in your first internship? Are you within hours of your licensure? We have on-the-job training to help you reach your career goals. New master’s degree therapists can accumulate hours by leading groups to earn full licensure.