Registered Dietitian

LAFP; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Renfrew Center of Bethesda is seeking a Registered Dietitian to join our team providing nutrition care to patients with eating disorders. You will conduct comprehensive assessments, develop personalized meal plans, and deliver individual and group counseling in a supportive clinical setting.

The role emphasizes maintaining patient confidentiality, collaborating with the care team, and educating patients and families across treatment stages.

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian with current MD registration and CE credits.
• Minimum 2–3 years of nutrition counseling experience preferred.
• Experience with eating disorder population preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete comprehensive nutritional assessments at admission.
• Counsel patients individually and in group sessions on balanced nutrition.
• Prepare individualized meal plans considering medical, cultural and ethical needs.
• Provide weekly individual nutrition counseling for patients and families as needed.
• Lead nutrition education groups for adults and adolescents.
• Share weekly nutritional status updates as part of rounds.

Skills

Nutrition counseling

Group education

Interpersonal communication

Education

Registered Dietitian (RD) credential

Job description

The Renfrew Center of Bethesda offers an unmatched opportunity, in the field of eating disorders, for a Registered Dietitian to work in an environment that changes lives. The Renfrew Center provides opportunities for individuals of all backgrounds, that have the desire and passion to foster a positive outcome and impact on our patients’ lives.

The Renfrew Center’s research-based treatment model, for eating disorders, is focused on treating the whole person and helping them lead a rich and fulfilling life.

Position Responsibilities:

• Completes a comprehensive nutritional assessment on each patient upon admission
• Counsels’ patients on principles of well-balanced nutrition in individual sessions and conducts group nutrition discussions
• Prepares individualized meal plans that consider the needs of the patient including medical, nutritional, age, cultural, religious and ethical concerns
• Provides at minimum weekly individual nutritional counseling for patients and family (as needed)
• Conducts nutrition education groups that are appropriate for adult and adolescent populations
• Provides updates on the nutritional status of each patient weekly as part of team rounds/meetings and as requested
• Demonstrates accountability for the proper use of patients’ protected health information
• Participates in presentations of scheduled in-services and other appropriate training activities
• Monitors meals and snacks, including eating/modeling normal eating with eating disordered patients

Education, Competencies and Credentials:

• Registered Dietitian with current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration and up-to-date continuing education credits in the state of Maryland
• Minimum of 2-3 years of nutrition counseling experience preferred
• Experience with eating disorder population preferred