Registered Dietitian

Job Description

This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus!

Who We Are

At Alsana, we’re a dedicated eating recovery community helping adults and adolescence 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.

What You’ll Do :

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.

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

Qualifications

Benefits

We’re proud to offer benefits that care for you so you can keep doing work that truly matters. Are you ready to let your light shine?! Join the Alsana team today!