Dietitian (PRN - weekends)

Role description

Walden Behavioral Care
Walden Behavioral Care is one of the only rapidly-growing, leading national specialty healthcare systems dedicated to serving all genders and offering the full continuum of care for people with all types of eating disorders. Over the past 15 years, utilizing our state-of-the art evidence based, personalized approach to care, we have helped over 20,000 people on their road to recovery. Headquartered in Massachusetts we have over 450 employees who are dedicated to helping people with eating disorders get the help they need and deserve. The

Registered Dietitian

at the 24 hour level of care provides clinical nutrition and meal plans under the supervision of the Director of Clinical Nutrition Services.

This position is for the Inpatient and Residetial Programs at Dedham Center for Recovery, including adult and adolescent coverage. This is a Per Diem position for coverage as needed.

Pay: $31.73-$47.00/hour depening on education and experience

#At Walden we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace, where we celebrate our employees, our patients and the communities we work with. Complete comprehensive Nutrition Assessments for newly admitted patients within 48-hours of admission
Complete comprehensive Follow up Nutrition Assessments 2x/week
Prescribe appropriate meal plan to support identified nutrition goals in a manner consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Walden Behavioral Care
Perform individual and group nutritional therapy
Participate in treatment team planning, discharge planning and liaison services
Experience providing direct nutritional care in an Eating Disorder Program and/or Mental Health setting, preferred
Experience with menu planning and therapeutic diets in a healthcare setting, required
Registered Dietitian (RDN) with the Commission on Dietetic Registration from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND).
Medical nutrition therapy
Nutrition care process
Nutrition counseling
Familiarity with therapeutic modalities including Family-Based Therapy (FBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Ability to multi-task in a changing and fast paced mental health environment
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
Supervision Received:
~ Monthly RD group supervision and individual supervision with the Director of Clinical Nutrition, Lead Dietitian and/or Senior Nutrition Consultant.

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