Private Practice Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RD/RDN)

About Us

Nutrition Studio is a private group nutrition practice located in Portland Oregon that provides compassionate nutrition counseling to a wide variety of clients. We serve folks in person in Portland Oregon, and provide telehealth in Oregon and Washington. Our model is based on providing individualized and evidence based nutrition guidance to all people, as well as making support easy to access. We are looking for an equally compassionate and skilled Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) to join our growing team! We are either looking for a dietitian who specializes in eating disorders but who can also treat other common health conditions, such as diabetes or menopause, or a dietitian who specializes in treating complex health conditions but is eating disorder informed.

Our values include being HAES aligned, weight inclusive, and very person centered and collaborative. We truly meet our clients where they are, and provide a space where they can be vulnerable in asking for help to manage complex health conditions. Our team consists of a wide variety of dietitians with different interests and qualifications. We provide functional and integrative nutrition counseling, movement coaching, eating disorder treatment and more.

Position Details

• Part time at first, with the opportunity to work full time once your case load is full
• Expect a maximum of 30\-35 work hours per week within 3\-4 months
• Competitive hourly pay based on client facing hours \+ paid admin time (emails, networking, finishing charts, etc)
• Flexible hours; must be willing to work until 6 pm at least 2 days per week and ideally starting at 8 am at least 2 days per week
• See clients in person from one of our two shared offices in inner SE or inner NE Portland 1\-2 days per week, must have a private, quiet and HIPAA compliant space to work from home
• Work collaboratively with business owner and colleagues and have weekly mentoring meetings as necessary, as well as monthly team meetings

Job Responsibilities

• Provide highly individualized nutrition counseling
• Assess, diagnose, create interventions, monitor and evaluate the needs of your clients
• Create recipe collections and meal plans, considering the clients unique preferences, relationship to food, access to food and cooking, and any food allergies
• Determine frequency of visits with clients and be able to document progress and make clinical decisions and adjust as needed
• Provide easy to digest, relatable nutrition education in a way that is evidence based and also meets the client where they are
• Work collaboratively with clinic owner and colleagues, including but not limited to case consults, weekly or monthly meetings, etc
• Maintain timely and meticulous records, finishing chart notes by the end of the work day or the following morning
• Use practice management software (Kalix), Google Drive, and other work enhancing platforms
• Engage in networking and represent our practice within our professional referral community
• Stay up to date with nutrition science and best practices
• Be open to feedback and guidance from clinic owner when appropriate
• Must be confident with using the Nutrition Care Process and Medical Nutrition Therapy
• Create insightful and easy to use educational handouts, recipe collections and meal ideas
• For eating disorder dietitians, ability to implement various treatment approaches including but not limited to FBT, CBT, ERP, DBT, meal planning, exchanges, etc
• For clinical dietitians, ability to interpret labs, recommend supplements or adjunct therapies, implement nutrition interventions for multiple complex health related co\-morbities.

Required Qualifications

• Must live in the Portland or Vancouver Metro Area and be willing to commute to an office at least 2 days per week
• Open to a fully virtual position for the right fit, but must live in the Pacific Northwest
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition Science or other similar degree
• Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) from the Commission for Registered Dietitians and in good standing
• Licensed in Oregon State
• Licensed in Washington state or willing to become licensed
• General knowledge of Motivational Interviewing principles
• Weight inclusive, HAES aligned, and gender\-affirming provider
• Able to work with adult clients over the age of 18
• Provide highly individualized nutrition support to folks who are not well resourced and don’t have predictable access to food
• Able to work with co\-morbid conditions other than the eating disorder, or ability to screen for and recognize when there is an eating disorder, then refer appropriately
• Conditions you may be responsible for helping your clients with include but are not limited to: type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, kidney disease, liver disease, IBS, IBD, inflammation, PCOS, and menopause

Ideal Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Nutrition Science or other similar degree
• Certified Dietitian in Washington State
• Willing to do educational grocery store tours
• Able to work with pediatric and teenage clients
• Able to review lab work and make supplement recommendations with confidence

Job Perks

• Competitive pay with room for advancement
• $500 a year continuing education budget
• Health insurance offered as part of job after first 3 months of employment, $250 monthly stipend toward premium
• Raise after 3 months, and yearly thereafter
• 35% off of high quality supplements such as Thorne and Pure Encapsulations
• Ability to take sick days and mental health days
• Flexible work hours and days with a strong emphasis on work\-life balance
• Flexibility to take time off, without having to accrue tenure or hours
• Work in a lovely furnished office with flexibility to see clients from home via telehealth
• Opportunities for mentorship, skill building and expanding your expertise in a supportive environment
• Be part of a well respected and established nutrition practice, trusted by clients and colleagues across the PNW.

To apply, please send your resume, cover letter and 3 examples of handouts, case studies or other relevant documents that showcase your work and expertise to caitlin@nutritionstudiopnw.com. Thank you!

Pay: $45\.00 \- $60\.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Continuing education credits
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Professional development assistance

Application Question(s):

• Are you a Registered Dietitian and in good standing with the CDR?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Portland, OR 97214