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Registered Dietitian – Outpatient Eating Disorder Care (Part-Time)
Location: Quincy, MA
Work Arrangement: Virtual, or Hybrid in our Quincy, MA office
Employment Type: Part-Time
Schedule: Flexible scheduling, Monday-Friday, weekends optional, not required
About the Role
We are seeking a compassionate, collaborative, and motivated Registered Dietitian to join our outpatient team specializing in eating disorder treatment. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about supporting individuals in recovery from eating disorders and disordered eating through individualized, evidence-based nutrition care.
The ideal candidate recognizes the complex relationship between food, body image, emotions, and behavior, and is committed to providing compassionate, weight-inclusive, and nonjudgmental care. The dietitian will work collaboratively with clients to support nutritional rehabilitation, normalize eating patterns, challenge food-related fears, and develop a healthier and sustainable relationship with food and their bodies.
This position offers flexible part-time scheduling, with the opportunity to provide care virtually and/or in person at our Quincy, MA location.
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive nutrition assessments and provide individualized outpatient nutrition counseling for clients with eating disorders and disordered eating.
- Manage an outpatient caseload independently while collaborating closely with therapists and medical providers – supervision is available for guidance and support.
- Develop and implement individualized nutrition care plans based on each client's clinical presentation, nutritional needs, recovery goals, and level of care.
- Support clients in establishing consistent eating patterns, improving nutritional adequacy, challenging food rules, and reducing eating disorder behaviors.
- Provide nutrition education and therapeutic nutrition interventions to support recovery from anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, ARFID, and other specified feeding or eating disorders (OSFED), as appropriate to clinical experience.
- Help clients navigate hunger and fullness cues, food-related anxiety, body image concerns, and the emotional and behavioral aspects of eating.
- Utilize evidence-based, weight-inclusive, and non-diet approaches to care.
- Collaborate with therapists, physicians, psychiatrists, and other members of the multidisciplinary treatment team to coordinate care and support continuity of treatment.
- Monitor nutritional status, clinical progress, and potential medical or nutritional concerns, including recognizing when a higher level of care or additional medical evaluation may be indicated.
- Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation, treatment plans, and other required records.
- Participate in case consultations and team meetings to support collaborative, comprehensive client care.
Qualifications
- Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) credential required.
- Active Massachusetts dietitian licensure or eligibility to obtain the required license.
- Experience providing nutrition counseling in an outpatient clinical setting preferred.
- Experience in eating disorder treatment strongly preferred - candidates with a demonstrated interest in the specialty and a commitment to ongoing training may also be considered.
- Familiarity with evidence-based eating disorder treatment approaches and multidisciplinary care preferred.
- Strong clinical judgment, communication, documentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to establish a supportive therapeutic relationship while maintaining appropriate clinical boundaries.
- Commitment to weight-inclusive, compassionate, individualized, and trauma-informed care.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with a multidisciplinary team.
What We Offer
- Flexible part-time scheduling.
- Virtual and/or hybrid work arrangements.
- A collaborative, supportive clinical environment.
- Opportunities for professional development and continued learning in eating disorder treatment.
- The opportunity to work alongside other professionals who value individualized, compassionate, and recovery-oriented care.
- The opportunity to make a meaningful difference in clients' recovery journeys and relationships with food and their bodies.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are invited to submit a resume and a brief cover letter outlining their clinical experience, interest in eating disorder treatment, and approach to outpatient nutrition counseling.