About This Role
This part-time contract role involves providing comprehensive nutrition services to residential clients recovering from eating disorders and substance use disorders. The dietitian will work as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team, delivering care that includes assessments, treatment planning, meal planning, and progress monitoring.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive RD services to clients, including intake assessments, treatment planning, goal setting, progress monitoring, and meal planning
- Meet with clients weekly or biweekly to identify needs and monitor progress in eating disorder recovery
- Facilitate food groups and nutrition education groups as assigned
- Support clients through meal exposures and challenges as clinically appropriate
- Complete all required clinical documentation in a timely manner, including data needed for third-party payors in conjunction with the clinical supervisor
- Conform to CARF and DHCS standards in delivery of all services
- Adhere to agency policies, procedures, state regulations, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Code of Ethics
- Participate in weekly staff/treatment team meetings, staff trainings, and supervisory sessions as scheduled
- Collaborate with therapists, case managers, medical staff, and leadership to coordinate client care
- Maintain appropriate professional boundaries with clients, families, and referral sources
- Perform additional duties as assigned
- Provide periodic trainings to clinical and residential staff on eating disorder topics, such as supporting clients during meals, recognizing ED behaviors, and using recovery-aligned language around food and bodies
Requirements
- Active Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) credential through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), required
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in nutrition, dietetics, or a related field
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience in eating disorder nutrition counseling required
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience in clinical management of patients required
- Must meet all applicable state and organizational requirements for background checks, TB test, drug screening, and credential verification
- Must maintain current RD credential and continuing education requirements and Company related trainings
- CPR and First Aid certification required, or ability to obtain upon contract start
Nice to have:
- CEDS (Certified Eating Disorders Specialist) or CEDRD
- Experience in residential, PHP, or IOP behavioral health settings preferred
- Experience working with substance use disorders and co-occurring conditions preferred
