Registered Dietitian Nutritionist - Sports Nutrition Focus

Opal: Food+Body Wisdom is a local, female owned and clinician-led eating disorder treatment facility in the University District of Seattle, Washington that offers Partial Hospitalization Program, Intensive Outpatient Program and very limited outpatient services.   Radically Open Dialectical Therapy, Exercise+Sport programming and clinic wide weight-inclusive practices are infused throughout our treatment.  With Opal’s founders and clinical leadership team being experienced clinicians and closely involved in the day to day treatment, staff are able to learn from experienced clinicians and see the integration of these unique treatment offerings in a higher level of care setting. 

What can you expect with our RO DBT treatment?

RO DBT is the foundational treatment approach offered to our clients, as evidenced by specialized groups created and led by Dr. Lexi Giblin, who is intensively trained in RO DBT and an RO DBT Alumni Senior Clinician.  RO DBT  skills classes, meal support approach, self-inquiry group, and more offer clients a wrap around RO DBT treatment experience.  Opal staff have the regular opportunity to learn about RO DBT through our internal training program called The School of RO and apply their knowledge by co-leading groups and supporting clients through an RO DBT lens.

What can you expect with our Exercise+Sport approach?

We offer regular and robust programming for ALL of our clients to explore their relationship with exercise, sport and movement. We offer individual exercise experientials for all of our clients as well as specific groups to address relationship with movement. Staff interested and trained to be part of this programming is supervised by co-founder Kara Bazzi who has 20 years of experience and expertise in integrating relationship with movement into eating disorder care.

What can you expect with our weight-inclusive care?

As a clinic that was founded in 2012 on Health at Every Size principles and continually informed by weight-inclusivity and the Anti-Diet movement, we aim for systemic and individual application of a non-diet and non-weight based approach to food and body.   Staff can expect to have a work environment that celebrates body diversity and freedom with food. Clinical learning opportunities abound in group and individual therapy where our understanding is stretched about how to effectively deliver inclusive eating disorder treatment that can lead to healing for individuals in all sized bodies.

Our facilities:

Our passionate staff come together, in a newly renovated facility, to support our clients by offering a warm healing environment for the hard work of eating disorder recovery.  Staff are able to enjoy work spaces that are fully furnished, with bright daylight, comfortable furniture, and modern technology.

As a member of Opal’s staff you would have opportunities to showcase your strengths and work alongside a staff that is innovative and passionate about the application of RODBT, weight-inclusive practices, and exercise+sport in eating disorder treatment.

Job Title:  Registered Dietitian Nutritionist - Sports Specific Focus

Responsibilities:  

• Be a part of five-person nutrition staff team.  
• Provide 1:1 nutrition counseling for patients at all levels of care--- which includes on-going assessment, treatment planning, meal/menu planning, nutrition education, counseling, food experientials (ie grocery shopping, meal outings), etc
• Co-lead a few meals weekly with mental health co-workers, as a part of PHP/IOP meals.  Eat at meals.
• Co-lead groups, may include groups like:  culinary group, grocery shopping outing and nutrition education group.
• Document all clinically relevant interactions with clients using electronic health record system
• Be a part of a multi-disciplinary Exercise + Sport team which could include job responsibilities of co-leading Re-Thinking Exercise + Sport Didactic group, Sports Nutrition talks, and offering Sports Nutrition counseling for athlete clients struggling with eating disorders.  
  
• Lead menu/food ordering for clients in PHP and IOP.  Plan menu, order food, coordinate catered food, and organize kitchen food storage for the PHP and IOP meals.
• Check and record client vitals.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by Manager

Education/Credential Requirements: 

• Graduate of an accredited Dietetics program with completion of internship/practice experience.
• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN); Registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
  Certified Dietitian (CD) with the Washington State Department of Health.
• Certified Sports Specialist Dietitian (CSSD) highly desirable or interest in Sports Nutrition and acquiring this certification desirable.

Skill Requirements: 

• Approachable and compassionate, with an emotional awareness of client’s needs and one’s relationship with the client.  
• A high degree of confidentiality and personal boundary setting; coupled well with value of modeling for clients.
  Adaptable, organized personality and skill set. 
• High value of collaboration with multi-disciplinary treatment team.
  Experience working with eating disorders.
• Live, behave and talk in a way that reflects a non-diet, weight-inclusive relationship with food and body.

Hours:  40 hours weekly.  Working hours would be Monday – Friday.  Hours vary but occur between 7:30am and 6:30pm. Certain hours may be required according to specific job duties.

Compensation: Salary will be commensurate with experience and market rate.  Food will be provided for meals eaten with PHP/IOP clients.   1:1 nutrition supervision by an RDN.  Staff trainings weekly on variety of topics.  Group staff consultation and supervision weekly.  Health insurance provided with premium health insurance company. Simple IRA with employer matching.  Paid time off.  Paid holidays.  Funds and paid time for continuing education.

Vaccines:  All Opal staff are required to be fully vaccinated with either a two-shot series of an mRNA vaccine or the one-shot J&J vaccine along with a booster of an mRNA vaccine if it has been the recommended length of time from your last vaccination. As the CDC updates its recommendation on boosters, we ask our staff to comply with the most current recommendations regarding vaccinations and boosters.  Annual flu shots are required by December 15th of each year. Opal will honor religious accommodations requests under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and medical accommodations via the American Disabilities Act.   Opal will honor religious accommodations requests under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and medical accommodations via the American Disabilities Act.  

Opal’s Aspiration:  To contribute to a world where all are able to live fully with freedom

Opal’s Vision: To inspire cultural change regarding food, body, movement and mental health

Opal’s Mission: To free people from diet culture by offering eating disorder treatment  for food, body and exercise concerns

Staff  Values:  Better Together.      Curiosity and Learning.      Do it. Self-Inquiry. Repeat.      Change the Script.