Clinical Dietitian

Eating Recovery Center•Aurora, CO

7d•$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 position assesses nutritional status, develops meal plans to improve nutritional status, and evaluates patients’ responses to those plans. Dietitians provide individualized counseling and education to help patients and families establish and achieve nutritional goals, and document interventions, individual and family sessions, and meal plans. The role collaborates with the interdisciplinary treatment team, participates in team meetings and rounds as the nutrition expert, facilitates experiential groups such as restaurant outings and food preparation or cooking groups, and assists with meal and snack support and supervision as applicable. The posting describes three experience levels: Clinical Dietitian I, Clinical Dietitian II, and Senior Clinical Dietitian III. Requirements vary by level, including experience working as a registered dietitian and with eating disorders. Colorado residential child care facility teammates are subject to an age or supervision requirement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Valid US driver license.
Current RD/RDN credential with the Commission on Dietetic Registration; certification/registration is required in all 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.
For teammates working in a Colorado Residential Child Care facility (RCCF): be at least 21 years of age, or be at least 18 years of age and work directly under the supervision of a teammate over 21 years of age.

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

Provide medical nutrition therapy to patients with eating disorders by assessing nutritional status, establishing meal plans to improve nutritional status, and evaluating patients’ 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 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.