Summary of Major Functions:

Oversee and implement all aspects of nutritional programming for EDCare. Provide nutritional counseling to patients and parents in adolescent programming.

Job Types: Full-time, Exempt-Salary

Schedule: Monday-Friday (8:00am-5:00pm)

More about this opportunity: All the benefits you expect-PTO, Health, Vision & Dental Insurance, 401(k) match, HSA & FSA, Company Paid Life Insurance & Long Term Disability

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Summarized Duties and Responsibilities:

• Completes thorough nutritional assessment within 48 hours.
• Creates an individualized nutrition treatment plan with appropriate goals and objectives.
• Develops meal plans demonstrating diversity and meeting the nutritional needs of the patients.
• Demonstrates knowledge of food service regulations and environmental risks and enforces regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and practice of clinical interviewing/counseling skills.
• Demonstrates ability to build therapeutic rapport.
• Facilitates educational and nutritional groups with expertise, demonstrating ability to engage, set limits and monitor the group process.
• Timely completion and accuracy of assigned paperwork: assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, group notes, etc.
• Provide continuity of care; communicating with outpatient RD's within 48 hours of patient's initial assessment, throughout stay as decided between ED Care/Outpatient team, and prior to discharge.
• Provide culinary coverage as scheduled: planning, preparing, portioning, and serving of meals. Verifying allergens and specific dietary needs.
• Stays current in expectations and practices guidelines set out by EDCare as they are updated.
• Provides supervision to dietary interns and support resources to ensure outstanding quality of dietary services and food service environment.
• Providing nutritional outpatient counseling services, balancing time spent in OP with other Job responsibilities, if requested.
• When treating Outpatients, makes referrals to other providers/resources as indicated, including psychiatrist, individual therapist, Primary Care Provider, family therapist, group etc.
• Facilitate meal therapy with patients and families, including processing and documentation.
• Actively participate in multidisciplinary team, providing input on patient care and attending staffing meetings.
• Work with Program Manager and Director of Nutrition Services to assess the effectiveness of existing program and provide input.
• Updating adolescent programming curricula to ensure all information is evidence based and current, also meeting the needs of the patients and supports.
• Assist with other programs and tasks as directed, including providing cross coverage on adult unit as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Nutrition required.
• Registered Dietitian or RD eligible, passing RD exam within 90 days of hire required.
• Experience working with adolescents preferred.
• Experience working individually and in groups with eating disordered patients preferred.
• Clinical conceptualization of the treatment of eating disorders and dual diagnosis preferred.

About EDCare-Denver

Are you looking to work with a high quality, collaborative team within a privately held growing eating disorder company? Are you passionate about patient recovery? Do you want compassionate, enthusiastic and engaged co-workers? EDCare can provide this for you and more!

EDCare, established in 2001, is a privately held, Joint Commission Accredited eating disorder program with locations in Denver, Colorado Springs, Kansas City and Omaha. We offer evidence-based PHP, IOP (both adult and adolescent), and OP treatment for patients struggling with various eating disorders. EDCare Denver also specializes in eating disorders combined with our Specialty Programs: Athletic, Substance Use, Binge Eating and Trauma.

Physical Demands and Environment:

Sitting frequently, standing occasionally, walking occasionally, talking frequently, hearing frequently, seeing constantly, reaching with arms and hands occasionally, crouching occasionally and using fingers intricately. This position requires lifting/carrying up to 10 pounds occasionally and lifting/carrying up to 25 pounds rarely.

Environmental conditions of this job include but are NOT limited to:

99% inside, 99% normal temperature and 99% normal noise as expected in a medical office environment.