Clinical Dietitian

Eating Recovery Center•Plano, TX

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About The Position

The Clinical Dietitian provides medical nutrition therapy to patients recovering from eating disorders. The role includes assessing nutritional status, establishing and evaluating meal plans, and educating patients and families about meal plans and nutritional needs. The dietitian works with an interdisciplinary treatment team to coordinate care, documents interventions and sessions, and may facilitate experiential food-related groups and provide meal and snack support and supervision. The posting describes qualifications at three levels: Clinical Dietitian I, Clinical Dietitian II, and Senior Clinical Dietitian III. All levels require a bachelor's degree, a valid U.S. driver's license, the applicable RD/RDN credential and state license, and relevant experience. Graduate education and specified professional certifications are preferred for some levels.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Valid U.S. driver’s license required.
Current RD/RDN credential with Commission on Dietetic Registration certification/registration, as required in states that offer it.
Current state dietitian/nutritionist license, as required by state law.
Clinical Dietitian I: 0–2 years of experience as a Registered Dietitian.
Clinical Dietitian II: 2 or more years of experience as an RD, including a minimum of 2 years working with eating disorders; national Registered Dietitian (RD) certification required.
Senior Clinical Dietitian III: 5 or more years of experience as an RD working with eating disorders; national Registered Dietitian (RD) certification required.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree preferred for Clinical Dietitian I and II.
Graduate degree in nutrition, dietetics, or a related field preferred for Senior Clinical Dietitian III.
CEDRD, CDE, CSSD, or CNSC certification preferred for Senior Clinical Dietitian III.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ nutritional status, establish meal plans to improve nutritional status, and evaluate patients’ responses to those plans.
Provide individualized nutrition counseling and education to patients and/or families to establish and achieve nutritional goals.
Document interventions, individual and family sessions, and meal plans.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary treatment team to coordinate treatment plans.
Attend team meetings and team rounds as the nutrition expert resource.
Facilitate experiential groups, which may include restaurant outings and food preparation and cooking groups, as applicable.
Assist in providing meal and snack support and supervision.