Registered Dietitian - Eating Disorders (Remote-West Virginia)

About Equip

Equip is the leading virtual, evidence-based eating disorder treatment program on a mission to ensure that everyone with an eating disorder can access treatment that works. Created by clinical experts in the field and people with lived experience, Equip builds upon evidence-based treatments to empower individuals to reach lasting recovery. All Equip patients receive a dedicated care team, including a therapist, dietitian, physician, and peer and family mentor. The company operates in all 50 states and is partnered with most major health insurance plans.

Founded in 2019, Equip has been a fully virtual company since its inception and is proud of the highly-engaged, passionate, and diverse Equipsters that have created Equip’s culture. Recognized by Time as one of the most influential companies of 2023, along with awards from LinkedIn and Lattice, we are grateful to Equipsters for building a sustainable treatment program that has served thousands of patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients and families in helping the patient transform their maladaptive eating patterns into a healthy relationship with food through provision of ongoing support.
• Develop and implement individualized treatment plans to facilitate patients' progress based upon patient’s unique needs through regular meetings with families via telehealth, including an initial nutrition assessment, prescription of a meal plan (utilizing Equip’s feeding philosophy and meal planning approach), and assessment of target weight ranges.
• Guide the process of exposure to fear/challenge foods.
• Communicate patient's meal plan and any other special nutrition-related concerns clearly to all team members, and provide education around how to alleviate or resolve nutrition-related concerns.
• Echo treatment team’s directives in interactions with families (presents as a united front).
• Assist with discharge planning.
• Update treatment plans weekly with patient’s progress, treatment goals, nutrition-related assignments or directives, and nutrition-related concerns.
• Reassess nutritional needs on an ongoing basis and communicate recommendations to the treatment team and families.
• Deliver evidence-based nutrition education geared toward challenging irrational thoughts and beliefs around food/nutrition, weight, and shape that fuel the eating disorder behaviors.
• Establish a therapeutic relationship with families, including rapport building, appropriate boundary setting, and a working alliance with the team and family toward treatment goals.
• Thorough documentation within Equip’s electronic medical record in accordance with Equip’s policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must have an active state license in West Virginia.
• Minimum of a bachelor's degree or college and coursework accredited or approved by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).
• Licensed RDN required; eating disorder experience preferred (exposure/experience to family-based eating disorder treatment approaches is a plus but not required).
• Strong skills in communication and collaboration with diverse teams.
• Experience working on interdisciplinary teams.
• Organized and results-driven.
• Ability to understand and balance business needs and clinical priorities.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment, subject to rapid change and innovation.

Schedule

• Equip allows patient scheduling Monday - Friday, between 8 AM - 8 PM in your working timezone.
• Ability to provide 30 hours a week of availability for direct patient care, including new patients and follow-up sessions.
• Ability to commit to a minimum of 16 hours of direct patient care after 2 PM in your working timezone throughout the week.
• Ability to commit to working until 8 PM two evenings per week (you choose which evenings).
• Ability to attend mandatory meetings (e.g., Group Supervision, Treatment Huddles, Labs/All Hands, Individual Supervision, etc.).

Pay

Earning Potential Range: $68,000 to $85,000 annually, consisting of Base Pay + Performance-Based Bonus Potential.

Benefits

• Time Off: Flex PTO policy (3-5 weeks/year recommended) + 11 paid company holidays. Generous Parental Leave.
• Core Benefits:
  • Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D insurance. Equip pays for a significant percentage of benefits premiums for individuals and families.
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a company-paid resource for mental health, legal services, financial support, and more.
  • 401k Retirement Plan Option.
• Other Benefits:
  • Student Loan Repayment: $500/quarter for employees under a year of tenure; $1,000/quarter for employees over a year of tenure.
  • Licensing: Equip reimburses fees associated with initial licensure and license renewals (e.g., application to the state board, exam fees, exam study materials, etc.) for any Equip-required licenses and/or cross-licensure requests.
  • Continuing Education: For therapists and medical providers, unlimited online courses through NetCE. Up to $1,000/year stipend for continuing education.
  • Work From Home Perks:
    • $50/month stipend added directly to an employee’s paycheck to cover home internet expenses.
    • Initial work-from-home stipend of up to $500.
    • Reload of $200 on the home office stipend at the 3-year mark and then every other year after that (year 5, year 7, etc.).
    • Company Laptop.

Physical Demands

Work is performed 100% from home with no requirement to travel. This is a stationary position that requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards as well as to talk or hear by telephone. Sit or stand as needed.