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Senior Dietitian - Food Service

United States 33.05 - 49.60 USD / Hour · Job Posted February 20, 2026
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Job Description

The Senior Dietitian - Food Service will be dedicated to assisting department leadership and Nutrition Services Supervisor to achieve department objectives related to safety, sanitation, and customer/patient/teammate engagement. Demonstrated interest and experience in food service environments is required as duties include support of the kitchen operations, assisting with onboarding, scheduling, and training of diet office and food service teammates. The candidate should possess proficiency with Microsoft Office applications. Must possess leadership skills necessary to improve efficiency and customer service of diet office. The candidate will be responsible for the implementation of various system and site programs and initiatives to serve our internal customers and patients. Typical hours are M-F, 8 to 4:30pm with some variation depending on department needs.

Job Responsibility

  • Directs, plans, and manages the development and implementation of clinical nutrition and operational quality standards for both inpatient and/or outpatient nutrition services
  • Collaborates with hospital administration, medical staff, nursing, and other allied health care professionals at both the system and site level
  • Serves as the site nutrition expert on all nutrition-related matters
  • Actively participates in the Advocate Health Midwest Region Clinical Nutrition Committee (CNC) to design, develop, implement, and evaluate new clinical practices and programs
  • Provides leadership for all aspects of clinical nutrition care and education
  • Effectively implements practices and initiatives to promote the established region standards of clinical excellence
  • Routinely monitors clinical dietitian documentation for elements of the Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS) for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Nutrition Electronic Quality Indicators
  • Develops site-based nutrition Quality Assessment Performance Improvement (QAPI) efforts to ensure nutrition care is safe and effective for patients
  • Develops and implements action plans for any quality indicator not meeting goal
  • Ensures department clinical standards comply with safety initiatives, policies, procedures, DNV regulations, and department standards and/or local health department regulations
  • Plans, directs and supervises the development, implementation, maintenance and evaluation of a comprehensive nutrition-focused Continuous Quality Improvement program
  • Assists in hiring and onboarding a skilled clinical nutrition staff
  • Annually evaluates competency of clinical dietitians per system-established competency standards
  • Provides training and feedback to clinical dietitians and other Food and Nutrition teammates, as applicable
  • Provides input on performance reviews
  • Oversees and participates in ongoing Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) care for entire hospital inpatient census, through screening, prioritizing, assessing, and recommending interventions
  • Maximizes efficiencies of clinical nutrition team to balance workloads due to fluctuations in census, consults, acuity, staffing challenges
  • Ensures competency of clinical nutrition team to perform Nutrition Focused Physical Examinations of high-risk patients
  • Coordinates site didactic internship program with approved partners
  • Schedules and onboards dietetic interns
  • Completes evaluations and provides coaching to internship participants
  • Ensures internship experience provided by the site meets or exceeds clinical competencies as set forth by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
  • Communicates regularly with didactic program coordinator to provide feedback on intern performance
  • Reviews and revises clinical nutrition policies and standard works to ensure that they are consistent with current practices
  • Updates electronic document system to reflect all changes in a timely manner
  • Assisting department leadership and Nutrition Services Supervisor to achieve department objectives related to safety, sanitation, and customer/patient/teammate engagement
  • Support of the kitchen operations, assisting with onboarding, scheduling, and training of diet office and food service teammates
  • Responsible for the implementation of various system and site programs and initiatives to serve our internal customers and patients

Requirements

  • Dietitian certification issued by the Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDR)
  • Dietitian (RD) registration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Licensure by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IL only)
  • Minimum of bachelor’s degree (if CDR registration eligibility is obtained prior to January 1, 2024) or Minimum of Graduate Degree (master’s, practice doctorate, or doctoral) (if initial CDR registration is obtained on or after January 1, 2024)
  • Successful completion of Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)-accredited supervised practice program
  • A minimum of 5 or more years of clinical and/or leadership experience
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent organization, decision-making, time management, and problem-solving skills
  • Prior experience in leadership activities or role
  • Advanced knowledge in clinical nutrition and Nutrition Focused Physical Exams
  • Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders and twist frequently during the work shift
  • Will occasionally be required to lift 25 pounds
  • Must have functional vision, hearing, speech, and touch
  • May need to travel between work sites
  • Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications

What we offer

  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
  • Educational Assistance Program
  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
  • Incentive pay for select positions
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