Registered Dietitian

Alsana • Thousand Oaks, CA

6d

About The Position

At Alsana, we’re a dedicated eating recovery community helping adults of all genders heal with personalized, whole-person care. We offer in-person residential, outpatient, and virtual programs nationwide including adolescent PHP/IOP to meet clients wherever they are in their recovery journey. Our approach addresses the aspects of eating disorders that often go untreated in traditional programs by focusing on five key dimensions of care: medical, nutritional, movement, relational, and therapeutic. Our culture is built on communication, collaboration, compassion, and integrity all essential in crafting individualized treatment plans that support meaningful, lasting recovery. Behind the scenes, every team member plays a vital role in making healing possible and that includes you.  The Role As the Registered Dietitian at Alsana, you will be responsible for providing nutrition therapy to clients of all genders with eating disorders and co-existing medical conditions and psychiatric diagnoses.  You will work as a member of the interdisciplinary team (IDT) with the client, their support team (therapist, psychiatrist, physician, family/friends) to provide the most effective and efficient care possible.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program and registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
• 1+ years’ experience working as a Registered Dietitian; ideally with eating disorder clients, preferred.
• Experience working as an active member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team.
• Strong interest in eating disorder or behavioral health nutrition care

Responsibilities

• Completes the initial and weekly client nutritional assessments, creates therapeutic and individualized client meal plans, and conducts individual and group sessions with client based on level of care.
• Works closely with chefs to aid with education and meal plan accuracy for clients.
• Leads regular nutrition psycho-education groups focusing on the Alsana nutrition philosophy of balancing nourishment and pleasure to help clients restore a positive relationship with both food and body.
• Manages movement activities according to programming, under the direction of the lead RD, and provides each client with individualized movement goals, adapted weekly.
• Provides guidance and assists clients with real-life nutrition tasks such as meal planning, grocery shopping menu ordering, kitchen skills, and cooking.
• Provides regular weekly email updates to client’s outpatient referral treatment team.
• Supports the culinary team in developing quality measures for food served, striving for 90% excellent ratings in food-related perception of care surveys.
• Actively engages in on-going education related to nutrition therapy for the eating disorder population.
• Assumes other duties as assigned by the Director of Clinical Services, nursing, program director, or lead RD.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance with multiple plan options
• HSA plans with employer contributions
• FSA Healthcare and Dependent Care plan options
• Generous PTO, sick time, Covid Time, & 6 paid holidays
• Company-paid Basic Life and AD&D insurance
• Short-term disability (company-paid for non-CA; CA uses state plan)
• Continuing education stipend for eligible roles
• Voluntary benefits including Supplemental Life, Long-Term Disability, Accident, & Hospital Indemnity
• LifeMart employee discount program
• Free meals & snacks (position-specific)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees