Clinical Dietitian

ERC Pathlight•Arlington, TX

1d•$65,000 - $100,000

About The Position

The Clinical Dietitian provides medical nutrition therapy to patients recovering from eating disorders. The role includes assessing patients’ nutritional status, developing and evaluating meal plans, and educating patients and families about meal plans and nutritional needs. The dietitian provides individualized nutrition counseling, documents clinical interventions and sessions, and works with the interdisciplinary treatment team to coordinate care. The role may also include facilitating experiential groups, such as restaurant outings and food preparation or cooking groups, and assisting with meal and snack support and supervision. The schedule is 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. or 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., for eight hours. The posting describes three qualification levels: Clinical Dietitian I, Clinical Dietitian II, and Senior Clinical Dietitian III.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Valid U.S. driver’s license.
Current RD/RDN credential with the Commission on Dietetic Registration; certification or registration is 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; Registered Dietitian (RD) certification required.
Senior Clinical Dietitian III: 5 or more years of experience as an RD working with eating disorders; Registered Dietitian (RD) certification required.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ nutritional status and provide medical nutrition therapy for eating disorders.
Establish meal plans to improve patients’ nutritional status and evaluate their 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 rounds as the nutrition expert resource.
Facilitate experiential groups, which may include restaurant outings and food preparation or cooking groups, as applicable.
Assist with meal and snack support and supervision.