Registered Dietitian

Compass Health Center • Northbrook, IL

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Dietitian provides nutrition therapy and support to patients in Compass Health Center’s Adult Eating Disorders Program, whose relationship with food is a primary focus of treatment. The role includes individual nutrition sessions, clinical and applied nutrition groups, and direct support during meals and snacks. The dietitian collaborates with therapists, psychiatry, nursing, and prescribers to provide comprehensive care and reports to the Associate Director of the Eating Disorders Program, with a clinical dotted line to the Director of the Eating Disorders Program.

This is an onsite role at the Northbrook location. At times, the dietitian may virtually support other locations and adolescent programming as indicated. The role also contributes to care coordination, program operations, documentation, training, supervision, and development of nutrition standards and curriculum.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in dietetics or a related field, or a bachelor’s degree if licensed prior to 2024.
• Registered Dietitian credential through the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• State licensure or certification as required for practice.
• At least 2 years of experience as a Registered Dietitian, including experience in eating disorder treatment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a PHP, IOP, residential, or inpatient setting.
• Practices from a weight-inclusive framework and adopts an “all foods fit” approach to clinical nutrition.
• Comfort providing nutrition care in a behavioral treatment context where the meal plan is an exposure rather than only a prescription.
• Ability to maintain the meal plan while patients are distressed without negotiating, accommodating, or reassuring.
• Recognizes how co-occurring OCD, trauma, and mood symptoms may present around food and adjusts the approach accordingly.
• Comfort with medical acuity and promptly escalating medical concerns.
• Ability to work within a defined curriculum and fidelity expectations rather than an idiosyncratic model.
• Practices as an independent clinical discipline and collaborates with therapists as peers.
• Seeks and uses supervision and consultation.

Responsibilities

• Complete admission nutrition assessments and plan nutrition diagnosis, intervention, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Develop individualized meal plans supporting nutritional rehabilitation and progressive exposure to avoided or feared foods.
• Establish and revise biologically appropriate weight ranges in collaboration with the treatment team.
• Collaborate with nursing and prescribers to assess and monitor medical status, including weights, vital signs, and lab values, and adjust nutrition interventions as needed.
• Revise nutrition plans as intake, medical status, and treatment targets change.
• Meet individually with patients to review intake, adjust meal plans, and set nutrition-related treatment targets.
• Address food rules, ritualized eating, compensatory behaviors, and avoidance, and support structured food exposure planning.
• Address exercise, movement, and compensatory activity in collaboration with the treatment team.
• Prepare patients for independent eating at step-down and discharge, including grocery preparation and restaurant planning.
• Facilitate clinical nutrition groups and applied nutrition groups, including in vivo food-based interventions.
• Provide required coverage during supported meals and snacks; coach patients through meal completion, distress, and post-meal urges.
• Communicate intake and behavioral observations to the treatment team.
• Coordinate nutrition targets with the case formulation and treatment targets, and contribute nutrition and medical observations during interdisciplinary rounds.
• Serve as a nutrition resource for prescribers, nursing, and clinical staff.
• Provide nutrition education to families and support people in partnership with the Family Therapist.
• Coordinate with outpatient dietitians and medical providers through nutrition aftercare handoffs.
• Contribute nutrition documentation supporting initial and continued insurance authorization.
• Participate in program training, fidelity monitoring, supervision, and consultation.
• Complete required treatment documentation.
• Contribute to program nutrition standards, meal structure, curriculum development and revision, and food sourcing practices.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for eligible positions.
• 401(k) program with company matching for eligible positions.
• Generous paid time off.
• Competitive parental leave after 1 year of employment.
• Continuous training through CEU seminars.
• Volunteering opportunities.
• Opportunities for growth and continuous development within the organization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level