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Dietitian – Massachusetts – Full Time
POSITION SUMMARY:
Assess and follow nutritional needs of CEDC patients in all levels of care: Residential, PHP, IOP and Outpatient
ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Individual assessment of nutritional needs of CEDC patients in all levels of care: Residential, PHP, IOP and Outpatient
- Follow-up assessments of CEDC patients
- Development of nutrition-related goals for treatment plans
- Planning of individualized meal plans
- Conducting nutrition groups
- Completion of clinical documentation as required by CEDC
- Attending multidisciplinary rounds
- Collaborating with treatment team members
- Setting up meal delivery with catering company
- Setting up experiential therapeutic events such as eating in restaurants, cooking, etc.
- Perform other duties as needed within scope of practice
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
- Registered Dietitian (R.D) license in state of Massachusetts required
- BS/MS in Nutrition Science
- Experience with eating disorders preferred
Excellent salary and benefits.
Please send your resume and cover letter to Info@cedcmail.com
Dietitian – Concord, NH – Part Time
POSITION SUMMARY:
Assesses and follows nutritional needs of CEDC patients in PHP, IOP and Outpatient programs.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
- Assess nutritional needs, diet restrictions and current health plans to develop and implement dietary care plans and provide nutritional counseling.
- Consult with staff to determine nutritional needs of patients.
- Advise patients and their families on nutritional principles, plans and modifications as well as food selection and preparation.
- Counsel individuals and groups on basic rules of good nutrition, eating habits and nutrition monitoring to improve quality of life.
- Develop curriculum and prepare manuals, visual aids, course outlines and other materials used in teaching.
- Manage quantity food service departments or clinical and community nutrition services.
- Correct patient’s menu for upcoming week to ensure that chosen foods comply with patient’s meal plan; write in appropriate portion sizes as needed.
- Assist patients with planning passes to include meals/snacks as appropriate for patient’s meal plan.
Education/Experience:
- Registered Dietitian (R.D.) in New Hampshire required
- BS/MS in Nutrition Science
- Experience with eating disorders preferred
Excellent salary and benefits.
Please send your resume and cover letter to Info@cedcmail.com
Residential Counselor – Cambridge, MA:
Reports To: RC Manager
Required Qualifications:
- BA/BS or Associates (Social Sciences/Psychology preferred)
- MAP Certification preferred
- Detail-oriented and able to multi-task
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Weekend availability
- Ability to consistently work one of two shifts
- Morning (7:00am – 3:30pm) – 5 shifts a week
- Evening (3:00pm – 11:30pm) – 5 shifts a week
At Cambridge Eating Disorder Center we are dedicated to helping adult and adolescent women rebuild their lives. The Residential Counselor (RC) role is a challenging and meaningful position, ideal for recent graduates looking to gain clinical experience towards a career in the field of psychology, social work, or healthcare. The ideal candidate is hard-working, compassionate, and eager to learn. RCs are an integral part of our multi-disciplinary treatment team which includes psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, registered dieticians, psychologists, and licensed clinical social workers. RCs receive intensive training to perform the following responsibilities:
Emotional Support
- Help patients develop coping skills and distraction techniques to manage ED urges.
- Facilitate therapeutic groups that are commensurate with RC level of training and experience.
- Use active listening skills to individually process day-to-day issues that patients struggle with (meal/behavior noncompliance on and off the unit, self-doubt, body consciousness).
- Provide psycho-education about eating disorders and related issues to patients and their familial/social support system.
- Promote appropriately supportive relationships between patients.
Medical Supervision
- Correctly weigh patients. Take, accurately interpret, and document vital signs (i.e., blood pressure, pulse).
- Supervise therapeutic meals and snacks following approved guidelines
- Supervise bathroom and shower use for patients according to each patient’s assigned supervision level.
- Escort clients to offsite medical appointments and ER visits (via taxi or uber; no driving necessary)
- Administer medications, after becoming MAP certified
Safety Concerns
- Possess a clear understanding of emergency procedures, including how to quickly access emergency contact information for each patient.
- Remain vigilant! Check on assigned patients frequently.
- Conduct thorough contraband searches.
- Promptly communicate with patient’s treatment team, (e.g., psychiatrist, case manager, nutritionist) regarding client care issues and concerns.
- Carefully and thoroughly document all clinically relevant information regarding patient behavior (e.g., completing Meal and Snack logs, Group Notes, Shift Progress Notes, and Incident Reports, etc.) in a timely manner.
- Attend the required number of RC Supervision meetings (at least 24 hours a year for full- time employees; at least 12 hours a year for part-time employees—starting from the date of hire). If unable to attend, follow-up with an RC supervisor as soon as possible.
Excellent salary and benefits
Please send resume and cover letter to info@cedcmail.com
Clinician
CEDC NH & MA
Enthusiastic, team-oriented professional to fill our Clinician position in our Concord, NH and MA locations. This is a full-time, 9:00-5:30, Monday through Friday position. The Clinician works closely with our multidisciplinary team to ensure that clinical work is consistent with the philosophy and objectives of CEDC.
Required Qualifications:
- Licensed or License-eligible clinician (Psy.D., Ph.D., MSW, LMHC, LICSW, LCSW)
- Excellent attention to detail
- Confident, articulate and personable
- Comfortable working with patients and families in person, via Zoom, or over the telephone
- Comfortable conducting group therapy
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
- Ability to multi-task and work as a multi-disciplinary team member
- Ability to work independently.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Two years of clinical experience providing direct clinical care with psychiatric and mental health populations
- Experience working in the field of eating disorders
- Strong clinical, communication and organizational skills
- Detail-oriented and ability to multitask in a fast-paced mental health environment
- Experience with CBT and DBT modalities
Responsibilities:
- Orient patient to the program rules and parameters of the Case Manager’s relationship with the patient
- Provide individual therapy
- Provide family therapy
- Assist families in implementing behavioral strategies
- Provide group therapy
- Provide crisis intervention
- Develop and update treatment plans
- Collaborate with patient providers and other outpatient providers
- Complete clinical documentation as required for the appropriate level of care
- Conduct concurrent reviews with insurance companies
- Develop appropriate discharge plans
- Develop relapse prevention plans
- Conduct initial evaluations
- Perform other duties as needed
Excellent salary and benefits
Please send resume and cover letter to info@cedcmail.com
Diet Technician
Diet Technician Qualifications
B.S. in Nutrition – Knowledge of food safety preferred. Knowledge of food ordering and inventory management
Responsibilities:
- Review/edit patients’ menus for the upcoming week to ensure that chosen foods comply with the patient’s meal plan. Write in appropriate portion sizes as needed
- Assist patients with planning passes to include meals/snacks as appropriate for patient’s meal plan
- Plan and conduct weekly cooking projects with patients
- Plan weekly baking projects for residential counselors to perform with patients
- Update fluid chart in the kitchen per dietician fluid recommendations
- Assist dietician with any other duties as needed
Excellent salary and benefits.
Please send your resume and cover letter to info@cedcmail.com
Would you like to work at CEDC?
We are always looking for positive, team oriented psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, nurses, psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, residential counselors, and dieticians to join our team. For consideration, please send your resume and letter of intent to info@cedcmail.com.
CEDC Offers Employees:
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and value workplace diversity.
Cambridge Eating Disorder Center
Move from surviving to thriving.
The Cambridge Eating Disorder Center provides individuals suffering with eating disorders a comprehensive continuum of support services focused on their recovery. Our treatment programs focus on reducing the eating disorder symptoms while promoting the development of a healthy self that encompasses both emotional and physical well-being.
