Registered Dietitian - Eating Disorders (Remote)

The Registered Dietitian will be responsible for all nutrition related aspects of care, and will work closely with family members to Equip them with the skills needed to nutritionally restore their child. Equip is a “virtual clinic”, which means that care is delivered remotely through our telehealth platform. The Registered Dietitian is responsible for consulting in a collaborative fashion with the Equip treatment team to provide evidence-based care for families undergoing eating disorder treatment for their child (via Equip’s family-based treatment approach).

Responsibilities

Assist patients and families in helping the patient transform their maladaptive eating patterns into a healthy relationship with food through provision of ongoing support; Develop and implement individualized treatment plans to facilitate patients' progress based upon patient’s unique needs. This is accomplished through regular meetings with families via telehealth, which will include an initial nutrition assessment, prescription of a meal plan (utilizing Equip’s feeding philosophy and meal planning approach) and assessment of target weight ranges; Guide process of exposure to fear/challenge foods; Communicate patient's meal plan, and any other special nutrition related concerns clearly to all team members, and provide education around how to alleviate or resolve nutrition related concerns; Echo treatment team’s directives in interactions with families (presents as a united front); Assist with discharge planning; Update treatment plans weekly with patient’s progress, treatment goals, nutrition related assignments or directives, nutrition related concerns; Reassess nutritional needs on an ongoing basis and communicates recommendations to treatment team (and families); Deliver evidence-based nutrition education geared toward challenging irrational thoughts and beliefs around food/nutrition, weight and shape that fuel the eating disorder behaviors; Establish a therapeutic relationship with families, including rapport building, appropriate boundary setting, and a working alliance with team and family toward treatment goals; Thorough documentation within Equip’s electronic medical record in accordance with Equip’s policies and procedures; Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

Minimum of a bachelor's degree or college and course work accredited or approved by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND); Licensed RDN required; Strong skills in communication and collaboration with diverse teams; Experience working on interdisciplinary teams; Organized and results-driven; Ability to understand and balance business needs and clinical priorities; Comfortable in a fast-paced environment, subject to rapid change and innovation; Ability to provide 30 hours a week of availability for direct patient care, including new patients and follow-up sessions; Ability to commit to a minimum of 16 hours of direct patient care after 2 pm in your patient population's time zone throughout the week; Ability to commit to working until 7pm two evenings per week; Ability to attend mandatory meetings

Nice to have

Eating disorder experience preferred; exposure/experience to family based eating disorder treatment approaches preferred

Benefits

Performance-based bonus potential; Flex PTO policy (3-5 wks/year recommended); 11 paid company holidays; Generous parental leave; Competitive medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance; Equip pays for a significant percentage of benefits premiums for individuals and families; Employee Assistance Program (EAP); 401k Retirement Plan Option; Student loan repayment ($500/quarter for employees under a year of tenure; $1,000/quarter for employees over a year of tenure); Licensing fee reimbursement for initial licensure and license renewals; Unlimited online courses through NetCE for therapists and medical providers; Up to $1,000/year stipend for continuing education; $50/month home internet stipend; Initial work-from-home stipend of up to $500; Reload of $200 on home office stipend at 3-year mark and then every other year; Company laptop