Lotus Behavioral Health- Registered and Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (Lotus Behavioral Health)

Contract agreed rate range $35-$40 per hour

Company Description:

Lotus Behavioral Health is renewing and restoring wholeness to individuals and their families impacted by substance abuse and mental health disorders. We achieve this through providing thorough substance abuse and mental health assessments, Individualized Treatment, and Family involvement. Outpatient and intensive outpatient therapy services are available for adults and levels of care for adolescents range from Residential treatment through outpatient treatment.

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Job Summary:
The Dietitian Nutritionist(RDN/LDN) will be responsible for providing comprehensive nutritional services to adolescent clients in a residential treatment setting. This role includes conducting individual nutritional consultations, leading nutrition-focused educational groups, collaborating with medical and clinical teams, and communicating with parents/guardians regarding dietary needs and progress. The RD will work with clients experiencing eating disorders and other mental health conditions, ensuring that dietary interventions support their overall treatment plan.
Key Responsibilities:

Nutritional Assessment & Consultation: Conduct thorough nutritional assessments for each resident, developing individualized nutrition plans tailored to their medical and mental health needs.
Educational Groups: Lead structured nutrition education sessions for adolescents, covering topics such as balanced eating, mindful eating, body image, and healthy food relationships.
Collaboration & Care Coordination: Work closely with the medical and clinical teams to integrate nutrition care into the overall treatment plan. Attend case conferences and contribute to multidisciplinary treatment discussions as needed.
Parental Communication: Provide education and support to parents/guardians regarding their child’s nutritional needs, progress, and strategies for maintaining healthy eating habits post-treatment.
Crisis Intervention: Offer guidance in cases of nutritional crises, such as severe restriction, purging behaviors, or significant weight fluctuations, working with the medical team to adjust dietary interventions as needed.
Documentation & Compliance: Maintain accurate and timely documentation of client interactions, meal plans, and progress notes. Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and best practices in nutrition and eating disorder care.
Professional Development: Stay current on best practices in eating disorder treatment, adolescent nutrition, and mental health nutrition by attending continuing education and training sessions.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Registered and State Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN & LDN) credential required.
Minimum of 1-3 years of experience working with eating disorders, adolescent nutrition, or mental health populations preferred.
Strong knowledge of medical nutrition therapy for eating disorders and related mental health conditions.
Experience leading group education sessions and working with multidisciplinary teams.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage with adolescents and their families in a supportive and educational manner.
Compassionate and patient-centered approach to care.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented residential treatment environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Previous experience in a residential or inpatient treatment setting.

Familiarity with trauma-informed care and behavioral health nutrition.

COMPETENCIES

People – Passionately believes in people and embraces diversity
Integrity – Does the right thing even when no one is looking
Learning –Challenges old paradigms with critical thinking, curiosity and creativity
Accountability – Sets an intentional culture of personal responsibility; believes everyone carries the load
Relationships – serves colleagues and consumers with love, empathy and compassion.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORKING CONDITIONS
The nature of work may generate considerable physical (transporting, moving, assisting clients, etc.), mental and visual demands. The physical and working demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Office environment, travel within the community, as needed
Heavy exposure/use of computers, cell phones, office phones, etc.
Daily, weekly, monthly and annual deadlines
Specific vision abilities require close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus; must also have adequate vision to read correspondence(s), computer screen(s), form(s), etc.
Manual dexterity sufficient to operate keyboard, copier, telephone, calculator, and the ability to write and/or type
Ability to be physically mobile (stand, walk, reach, climb, bend) and also the ability to sit for prolonged periods throughout work hours
Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move 25 or more pounds
Must be able to respond appropriately and effectively in crisis situations by using good judgment and following Lotus Behavioral Health protocols.
Supervision will be provided

This is a contract position

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