Registered Dietitian, Residential Eating Disorder
Current• Conduct initial nutrition assessment and determine initial nutrition intervention• Conduct initial weight suppression assessment and determine patient’s target body weight (TBW)• Continue to reassess for weight suppression throughout patient’s treatment stay and adjust TBW, if indicated, to support ongoing nutritional stabilization• Complete weekly kcal counts, dietary status updates, and weight trend assessments, then adjust nutrition intervention, if indicated• Function as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team that includes: therapist, MD, and psychiatrist, along with RNs and floor staff• Meet with each patient 2x/week for individual sessions, providing nutrition education and nutrition counseling, while utilizing an “all foods fit” and HAES-aligned approach• Oversee food and supplement inventory, ordering, and dietary expense budget• Lead “Dietary Exposure Group” 1x/week, where a variety of nutrition-related topics are addressed• Lead “CARE Planning Group” 3x/week and assist patients in planning their meals and snacks • Collaborate with MD in determining the need for NG tube placements to support patients in medical and nutritional stabilization• Serve as one of the supervisors for the program’s Diet Techs and mentor those interested in pursuing careers in nutrition• Facilitate family sessions, which include nutrition-related psychoeducation and therapeutic family meals• Support patients in completing ERPs that involve activating meals and snacks
