Registered Dietitian

Weekly outpatient therapy isn't always enough, and a trip to the ER isn't the only answer. Patients and their families rely on Compass Health Center when in crisis – every day, we help people overcome depression, anxiety, suicidality, obsessions/compulsions, trauma, chronic pain, and other obstacles in order for our patients to live freely. About This Role   As a Registered Dietitian in the Over-18 Eating Disorders Program, you’ll provide nutrition therapy and support to patients whose relationship with food is the primary target of treatment. You’ll meet with patients individually, facilitate clinical nutrition groups, and provide direct support during meals and snacks. You’ll partner closely with Primary Therapists, Group Therapists, Family Therapists, and Prescribers to ensure comprehensive and compassionate care. Reports to the Associate Director of the Eating Disorders Program, with a dotted line clinically to the Director of the Eating Disorders Program, who oversees all clinical aspects of the program.   What You'll Do:   Nutrition Assessment and Care Planning   Complete nutrition assessments at admission, including all aspects of nutrition care process—diagnosis, intervention, monitoring, and evaluation planning Develop individualized meal plans that support nutritional rehabilitation and progressive exposure to avoided and feared foods Establish and revise individually determined, biologically appropriate weight ranges in collaboration with the treatment team Collaborate with nursing and prescribers to assess and monitor ongoing medical status, including weights, vital signs, and lab values, and adjust nutrition interventions accordingly Revise the nutrition plan as intake, medical status, and treatment targets change   Individual Nutrition Sessions   Meet with patients individually to review intake, adjust the meal plan, and set nutrition-related treatment targets Address food rules, ritualized eating, compensatory behaviors, and avoidance directly Support provision of nutrition interventions, including structured food exposure planning Address exercise, movement, and compensatory activity in collaboration with the treatment team Prepare patients for independent eating at step-down and discharge, including grocery preparation and restaurant planning   Group Facilitation and Eating Support   Facilitate clinical nutrition groups within the program curriculum Facilitate applied nutrition groups, including in vivo food-based interventions Provide required coverage during supported meals and snacks Coach patients through meal completion, distress, and post-meal urges Communicate intake and behavioral observations to the treatment team   Care Coordination   Partner with the Primary Therapist to align nutrition targets with the case formulation and treatment targets Contribute nutrition and medical observations during interdisciplinary rounds Serve as the program’s resource on nutrition status and needs for prescribers, nursing, and clinical staff Provide nutrition education to families and support people in partnership with the Family Therapist Coordinate with outpatient dietitians and medical providers through nutrition aftercare handoff Contribute nutrition documentation supporting initial and continued insurance authorization   Program Operations   Participate in required program training, fidelity monitoring, supervision, and consultation Complete required documentation throughout treatment Contribute to development of program nutrition standards, meal structure, curriculum development and revision, and food sourcing practices Other duties, as assigned   Who You Are:   Credentials and Experience   Master’s degree in dietetics or related field, or bachelor’s degree if licensed prior to 2024 (required) Registered Dietitian credentialed through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (required) State licensure or certification as required for practice 2+ years of experience as a Registered Dietitian, with experience in eating disorder treatment (required) Experience in PHP, IOP, residential, or inpatient setting (preferred)   Skills and Approach (preferred)   Practices from a weight-inclusive framework Adopts an "all foods fit" approach toward clinical nutrition Comfortable providing nutrition care in a behavioral treatment context, where the meal plan is an exposure rather than only a prescription Able to hold the meal plan under patient distress without negotiating, accommodating, or reassuring Recognizes how co-occurring OCD, trauma, and mood symptoms present around food, and adjusts approach accordingly Comfortable with medical acuity and with escalating medical concerns promptly Works within a defined curriculum and fidelity expectations rather than an idiosyncratic model Practices as an independent clinical discipline and collaborates with therapists as peers Seeks and uses supervision and consultation   We know job descriptions can be intimidating, so if this sounds like an opportunity for you, please don't hesitate to apply!   Who We Are   Compass Health Center is a recognized leader in crisis-level mental health, bringing passion, connection, and patient-centered care to the Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient space (PHP/IOP). Based in Chicagoland, we serve hundreds of patients every day, ranging from ages 5 through adulthood, in our onsite facilities or through our flourishing virtual programming. Compass fills a critical gap between outpatient and inpatient care through an intermediate level of Behavioral Healthcare.     A few more things we want you to know: our values are super important to us, and hopefully will be to you, too. Cultural humility, teamwork, continuous improvement, connection, patient centered care, passion, innovation, and agility should be your power sources. Joining Compass is an oppor