Registered Dietitian

A Soft Place to Land is seeking to hire and onboard a Registered Dietitian to join our team of clinicians, where we work primarily with those who are struggling with eating disorders/disordered eating, chronic dieting, co-occurring mental health diagnoses, and healing body image.

RD must be willing to offer in person sessions in our office in Bethlehem, PA 2-3x/week. 

PHILOSOPHY

We practice from a weight-inclusive and trauma-informed lens with emphasis on non-diet nutrition, fat liberation, intuitive eating, and a Health at Every Size® philosophy. We work with the client as a whole person to provide highly individualized care, and believe the client is the expert of their own body. We aim to provide clients “a soft place to land” in their healing journey. Please visit our website www.asoftplacetolandllc.com to get a feel for what we stand for and if you align with our values.

*It is required that applicants are well versed in the principles of Health At Every Size®, have strong values in weight inclusive care, committed to fat positive work with clients, and be passionate about practicing from a social justice lens. We do not participate in weight loss management. 

This position is perfect for you if you are:

• Passionate about digging deep into one’s relationship with food, their body, and unpacking anti-fat bias
• Value collaborative care and treatment teams
• Social justice oriented. We acknowledge that diet culture has roots in racism, healthism, and is ableist. We are dedicated to learning from those who are marginalized themselves and support LGBTQIA , BIPOC, fat, and disabled clients.
• Looking to slowly transition to outpatient work, starting around 5 hours minimum weekly with opportunity to increase up to full time hours (20-25 hrs/week)
• Have an understanding and commitment to HAES®, weight inclusive care, and fat positive work with clients
• Experience working in a counseling setting with teens (10yo ) and adults (preferred, not required)
• Experience working with eating disorders. If limited in experience, willingness to be trained in treating/counseling adults and teens experiencing body image concerns and eating disorders
• Looking for a flexible schedule with opportunity to grow
• Self motivated and organized

Qualifications:

• Registered Dietitian with current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration
• Licensed in State of Pennsylvania 
• Bachelor's degree in dietetics and completed internship
• Ability to work up to and hold around 20-25 patient sessions per week

Job Responsibilities

• Perform 1:1 nutrition counseling services to patients and potentially conduct family sessions
• Opportunity to run groups focused on body image or meal support
• Communicate with treatment team members as necessary
• Communicate with patient supports as needed (ie. family/parents)
• Timely completion of assessment/follow up notes and any other documents that may be needed or requested
• Scheduling and billing clients
• Availability for evening appointments twice/week
• Keep patient files accurate and up to date
• Attend weekly supervision and weekly team meetings

Hours: Work hours and schedule may vary depending on patient and A Soft Place to Land's needs. Dietitian is not guaranteed a minimum number of patients or sessions per week. However, it is expected that you will be available to offer around 20 -25 patient sessions per week. We also require our dietitians to be available for sessions 2 nights/week.

Pay: $51.00/hour Admin time

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Professional development assistance/supervision
• EDRDPro membership
• Health insurance once you reach full time status 
• License Fee Coverage

License/Certification:

• CDR Registration as a Registered Dietitian (Required)
• License in State of Pennsylvania (Required)