Registered Dietitian

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Deliver nutrition therapy and support to individuals participating in the Over-18 Eating Disorders Program

• Conduct individual sessions with patients

• Lead clinical nutrition groups and applied nutrition sessions, including in vivo food-based interventions

• Provide hands-on assistance during meals and snacks

• Carry out nutrition assessments upon admission, incorporating diagnosis, intervention, monitoring, and evaluation planning

• Create personalized meal plans that promote nutritional rehabilitation and gradual exposure to avoided and feared foods

• Determine and adjust biologically appropriate weight ranges in collaboration with the treatment team

• Work together with nursing staff and prescribers to monitor medical status, including weights, vital signs, and laboratory results

• Tackle food rules, ritualized eating patterns, compensatory behaviors, avoidance, exercise, movement, and compensatory activities

• Prepare patients for self-sufficient eating at transitional and discharge stages, which includes grocery preparation and restaurant planning

• Guide patients through meal completions, distress, and post-meal cravings

• Relay intake and behavioral observations to the treatment team

• Collaborate with therapists and prescribers to harmonize nutrition and treatment objectives

• Offer nutrition and medical insights during interdisciplinary rounds

• Provide nutrition education to families and support networks

• Coordinate nutrition aftercare transitions with outpatient dietitians and medical professionals

• Assist in documentation required for insurance authorization

• Engage in necessary training, fidelity monitoring, supervision, and consultation

• Complete all mandated treatment documentation

• Contribute to the development and revision of nutrition standards, meal structure, curriculum, and food sourcing practices

• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned

⛳️ Requirements

• Master’s degree in dietetics or a related field, or a bachelor’s degree if licensed before 2024 (required)

• Registered Dietitian credentials from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (required)

• State licensure or certification as mandated for practice

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Registered Dietitian, specifically in the treatment of eating disorders (required)

• Experience in PHP, IOP, residential, or inpatient environments (preferred)

• Operates from a weight-inclusive perspective (preferred)

• Embraces an "all foods fit" philosophy in clinical nutrition (preferred)

• Comfortable delivering nutrition care within a behavioral treatment framework (preferred)

• Capable of adhering to the meal plan during patient distress without negotiating, accommodating, or reassuring (preferred)

• Aware of how concurrent OCD, trauma, and mood symptoms manifest around food, and adjusts strategies accordingly (preferred)

• Comfortable managing medical complexities and escalating medical concerns as necessary (preferred)

• Works within established curricula and fidelity expectations (preferred)

• Functions as an independent clinical discipline while collaborating with therapists as equals (preferred)

• Actively seeks and utilizes supervision and consultation (preferred)

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans

• 401k plan with company matching contributions

• Generous paid time off (PTO)

• Competitive parental leave policy after one year of employment

• Ongoing training opportunities through CEU seminars

• Volunteer opportunities available

• Continuous professional development opportunities within the organization