CLINICAL DIETITIAN

About the role

Under minimal supervision, the clinical dietitian provides medical nutrition therapy to patients identified by provider consult or through nutrition screening or standards of care. In collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, the dietitian is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, discontinuing and documenting the nutrition plan of care. This individual demonstrates competency and utilization of dietitian order‑writing privileges to deliver care and participates in compliance and quality‑improvement efforts to improve nutrition care throughout the organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical nutrition therapy to patients based on provider consults, nutrition screening, or standard of care.
• Assess, plan, implement, monitor, evaluate, discontinue, and document nutrition care plans.
• Utilize dietitian order‑writing privileges to deliver appropriate nutrition interventions.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to integrate nutrition care into overall patient treatment.
• Participate in compliance initiatives and quality‑improvement projects aimed at enhancing nutrition services.

Requirements

• Minimum of two years of direct patient‑care experience (preferred).
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited Clinical Dietetics and Nutrition program.
• Completion of an ACEND‑approved internship or coordinated undergraduate program.
• Current Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential or eligibility for registration.
• Wisconsin State Certified Dietitian status, or proof of application for certification within 60 days of hire/transfer.
• If registration‑eligible, must pass the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) exam within six months of hire and provide proof of Wisconsin certification application within 60 days of obtaining registration.

Schedule

• Full‑time equivalent (FTE): 0.80 (32 standard hours per week).
• Shift: Shift 1 – four weekdays per week, typical hours 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• One holiday required to be worked per year.
• Rotating weekends.

Pay

• Sign‑on bonus: $2,000.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• Growth opportunities: Career Pathways, tuition assistance, CEU opportunities.
• Academic partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin.
• Referral bonuses.
• Retirement plan – 403(b).
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability.
• Free workplace clinics.
• Employee Assistance Programs, adoption assistance, healthy contributions, Care@Work.
• Moving assistance.
• Discounts on gym memberships, travel, and other work‑life benefits.