Director of Clinical Nutririon

Bright Road Recovery•Claremont, CA

21d

About The Position

The Director of Clinical Nutrition manages the medical nutrition services department and oversees medical nutrition therapy and counseling within Bright Road Recovery’s programs. The role is responsible for ensuring the organization’s nutrition philosophy and guidelines are clearly communicated to clients and staff, managing the department budget, and hiring, training, and supervising registered dietitians and dietitian-eligible staff. The Director reports to the Chief Executive Officer/Director of Operations and attends leadership meetings. The Director provides clinical nutrition services to program and outpatient patients, including individual, group, and family nutritional therapy and nutrition assessments as assigned. The role also participates in case management, care coordination, utilization reviews, and multidisciplinary treatment team meetings; maintains timely contact with referring and outpatient professionals and other relevant collateral contacts; and completes timely clinical documentation and discharge recommendations. The Director supports patients and staff in the treatment milieu, including during supported meals. This includes providing emotional support and appropriate modeling, redirecting triggering conversations and eating-disorder behaviors, and supporting dietetics staff with meal completion, supplementation, meal timing, and behavior redirection. The role helps patients develop a healthier relationship with food and move toward intuitive and mindful eating, using Bright Road Recovery’s food philosophy and evidence-based treatment approach. The Director may also represent the organization at conferences and events and make presentations as needed. The position includes administrative and organizational responsibilities, such as contributing to the development, updating, and compliance of staff and patient manuals and procedures, carrying out opening and closing responsibilities, and completing other assigned duties.

Requirements

Registered Dietitian with current credentialing; registration must be maintained throughout employment.
At least two years of experience treating eating disorders.
Knowledge of evidence-based treatments and ability to individualize treatment approaches to meet each client’s needs.
Ability to conceptualize and implement a master treatment plan with fully developed problems and objectives and coordinate with a treatment team that includes therapists, medical doctors, and psychiatrists.

Responsibilities

Attend leadership meetings.
Manage the department budget.
Oversee medical nutrition therapy and counseling aspects of Bright Road Recovery programming and ensure nutrition philosophy and guidelines are clearly conveyed to clients and staff.
Hire, train, and manage registered dietitians and dietitian-eligible dietitians.
Represent Bright Road Recovery at conferences and events as needed and make presentations on pertinent topics as needed.
Conduct individual, group, and family nutritional therapy sessions for program and outpatient patients, as assigned.
Conduct nutrition assessments as needed.
Participate in case management and care coordination, including utilization reviews and multidisciplinary treatment team meetings.
Maintain timely contact with referring professionals, outpatient professionals, and other collateral contacts necessary for patient treatment.
Complete timely documentation, including nutrition assessments, weekly goal setting and treatment planning, session progress notes, and discharge reports and recommendations.
Engage in milieu management and interact with clients to provide support, information, and identify quality-improvement needs.
During supported meals, redirect inappropriate or triggering conversations and eating-disorder behaviors; model appropriate table manners and eating behaviors; provide emotional support and positive modeling within scope of practice; and refrain from judgmental food talk or discussion of diets and weight loss.
Support dietetics staff with meal completion and supplementation, meal time management, and behavior redirection.
Help patients develop a healthier relationship with food and a more intuitive and mindful approach to eating.
Participate in developing, updating, and ensuring compliance with the Emergency Procedures Manual, Staff Policies Manual, Patient Responsibilities Manual, and Employee Handbook.
Perform opening and closing responsibilities in accordance with Staff Policies and complete administrative duties and other assigned tasks.