Clinical Dietitian

Eating Recovery Center•Bethesda, MD

3d•$65,000 - $100,000

About The Position

The Clinical Dietitian provides medical nutrition therapy to patients recovering from eating disorders, including educating patients and families about meal plans and nutritional needs. The role assesses nutritional status, develops meal plans to improve nutritional status, and evaluates patient responses. It also provides individualized nutrition counseling and education, documents interventions and sessions, and collaborates with the interdisciplinary treatment team. The dietitian may facilitate experiential groups such as restaurant outings and food preparation or cooking groups, and may assist with meal and snack support and supervision. The listed schedule is 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. or 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., for 8 hours.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Valid U.S. driver license.
Current RD/RDN credential with the Commission on Dietetic Registration; certification/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; national Registered Dietitian (RD) certification required.
Sr. 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.
For Sr. Clinical Dietitian III, graduate degree in nutrition, dietetics, or a related field.
For Sr. Clinical Dietitian III, CEDRD, CDE, CSSD, or CNSC credential.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ nutritional status, establish meal plans to improve nutritional status, and evaluate their responses to the 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.