What are the responsibilities and job description for the Child and Adolescent Dietitian position at Metrowest Nutrition and Therapy?
Child/ Adolescent Dietitian (RD/ LDN) Job Description
Position Overview: The Dietitian position at Metrowest Nutrition and Therapy is central to our multi-disciplinary group practice. We are currently seeking a full-time registered and/or licensed dietitian (RD/ LDN) with child and adolescent experience to provide nutrition counseling to clients in our Newton office and via telehealth. Ideal candidates have a minimum of one year eating disorder experience with adolescents. To join our team, you must enjoy learning, possess a growth mindset, align with our weight inclusive, non-diet/intuitive eating philosophy, be passionate about social justice, value collaboration and desire to be part of a dynamic, fun, and passionate team.
About Metrowest Nutrition:
Metrowest Nutrition and Therapy is a multi-disciplinary group practice consisting of dietitians, psychotherapists and movement specialists who are dedicated to helping individuals heal their relationship with food, movement and body. We specialize in eating disorders, disordered eating, pediatrics, athletic performance, weight inclusive medical nutrition therapy and women’s health.
Diversity, equity and inclusion are central to our mission at Metrowest Nutrition.
- We strive to create a space for growth and learning around racial and gender equality
- We hire staff with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion and equity
- We provide BIPOC clinicians with affinity group supervision and engage a DEI consultant to provide ongoing training and support as we strive to create a space for diversity.
- We are involved in local and national organizations committed to increasing diversity in the dietetics and eating disorder fields
Metrowest Nutrition and Therapy provides strong clinical and administrative support, ongoing opportunities for training, generous compensation and benefits and a steady flow of referrals to clinicians. Candidate must be independent, driven, collaborative, and enhance our fun, connected, and positive minded group of clinicians.
Our Values: Metrowest Nutrition and Therapy lives by values that guide who we are as a team and how we serve our community. We hire staff who share these values.
Creating strong relationships: We value building strong relationships with our clients and helping them do the same. It’s also a hallmark of our practice to promote strong, lasting bonds within our team and to build strong relationships and work collaboratively with other colleagues in the community.
Investing in quality: We’re committed to providing an optimal environment to care for our clients and our team. Our commitment is seen in our beautiful workspace for our employees and a comforting space for our clients, a collaborative environment for our team, and wrap around services for our clients. We offer extensive ongoing training including regular presentations and retreats, weekly supervision and ongoing support, a membership to EDRDpro and access to Marci Anderson’s training, to enable our clinicians provide exceptional clinical services to our clients.
Promoting inclusion: We strive to create a space for diversity, hiring clinicians of varying backgrounds, beliefs, and specialties to better serve the diverse and unique experience of our clients. It’s also important that our office promotes a foundation of diversity, equity, and inclusivity in its culture and practice.
Mentoring and growth: We operate with a growth mindset and provide ample opportunities for ongoing growth and development both as an individual and as a team. This includes regular access to individual supervision, weekly multi-disciplinary group supervision and trainings based on identified need in the practice.
Practicing from Weight Inclusive/ Body Liberation Orientation: At Metrowest Nutrition and Therapy we practice EXCLUSIVELY from a trauma-informed, weight-inclusive/body liberation HAES-aligned framework. It is essential that any clinician who joins our practice aligns with this philosophy. We specialize in eating disorders, disordered eating, feeding issues, body image, women’s health, and athletic performance. Ideally, clinicians have some experience in these areas prior to joining our team.