Job Description

Job Description

We save lives while providing the opportunity for people to realize their healthy selves.:

Launch Your Career as a Dietitian
Westborough, MA | Full-Time | Onsite
$73,000–$98,000 + Full Benefits

Start Making a Difference from Day One

Looking for a meaningful first role where you can grow, learn, and make a real impact? Join Walden Behavioral Care , a leading national healthcare system specializing in eating disorder treatment and recovery.

 

We’re seeking compassionate, motivated Dietitians — including recent graduates and early-career professionals — to join our collaborative nutrition team in Westborough, MA.

 

At Walden, you’ll work alongside experienced clinicians in a supportive environment where mentorship, professional development, and patient-centered care come first.

Why New Grads Love Walden

• Structured support and mentorship from experienced leaders
• Hands-on experience in specialized clinical nutrition
• Collaborative multidisciplinary care teams
• Opportunities for growth within a rapidly expanding organization
• Meaningful work helping patients on their recovery journey

About the Role

As a Dietitian , you’ll provide clinical nutrition counseling and individualized dietary planning under the supervision of the Director of Ambulatory Nutrition Services. You’ll help patients build healthier relationships with food while gaining valuable experience in behavioral healthcare and nutrition therapy.

About Walden Behavioral Care

Walden Behavioral Care is one of the nation’s leading specialty healthcare systems dedicated to treating eating disorders across all genders and ages. With 14 locations across Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Georgia, we’ve helped more than 20,000 individuals find recovery through evidence-based, personalized care.

Headquartered in Massachusetts, our team of over 450 employees is passionate about changing lives every day.

Position Details

• Full-Time (40 hours/week)
• Fully onsite in Westborough, MA
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Salary range: $73,000–$98,000 based on education and experience

Start your career somewhere that values learning, compassion, and growth — while helping people heal.

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Total Rewards::

Discover a rewarding career with us and enjoy an array of comprehensive benefits! We prioritize your success and well-being, providing:

• Competitive compensation
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage (Benefits At a Glance)
• Retirement
• Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, and short-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Paid time off
• Professional development
• And many more!

 

At Walden we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace, where we celebrate our employees, our patients and the communities we work with. In recruiting for our team we welcome the unique contributions only you can bring in terms of your education, culture, opinions, experience and background. Join us and find out how you can make a difference today.

Responsibilities Include::

• Provides clinical nutrition and meal plans in a manner consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Walden Behavioral Care
• Provide Nutrition assessments to all patients and accurately and thoroughly document nutritional assessment and patient issues using appropriate clinical terminology.
• Perform individual and group nutrition therapy.
• Provide meal plan/guide outlines and work with patients towards nutrition rehabilitation. 
• Participate in treatment team planning and discharge planning.
• Provide effective nutrition education to patients and families.
• Communicate progress and activities related to treatment and continuing care plans on an ongoing basis to the patient, family, treatment team, referral source and other individuals involved in the patient’s care.
• Supervise breakfast, lunch and snacks while providing meal coaching to clients, as needed.

Qualifications::

Education:

• Master’s Degree in Dietetics or Nutrition

Experience:

• Experience/interest in providing direct nutritional care in an Eating Disorder Service and Mental Health setting, preferred
• Experience with menu planning and therapeutic diets in a healthcare setting, required

  Licensure/Certification:

• License-eligibe Dietitian with the state of MA
• Plans to become registered with the Commission on Registration from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)
• CPR Certification 

Knowledge:

• Medical nutrition therapy
• Motivational interviewing
• Nutrition care process
• Nutrition counseling
• Group education

  Required competencies:

• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Attention to detail and ability to prioritize independently
• Ability to multi-task in a changing and fast paced mental health environment
• Ability to work in a highly collaborate, multidisciplinary team environment
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.

Supervision Received:

• Monthly RD group supervision and individual supervision with the coordinator of nutrition services and senior nutrition consultant.

 

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Job Tags

Full time, Temporary work, Flexible hours

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