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Employment Type:

Part time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Outpatient Clinical Dietitian – Make a Meaningful Impact Through Nutrition

Step into a role where your expertise in nutrition directly supports healing, health, and hope. As a **Clinical Dietitian** , you’ll be an essential part of a mission-driven team, applying evidence-based **Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)** to promote wellness, manage disease, and restore health. Guided by our Mission and Core Values, you’ll help shape the future of patient care through compassionate, collaborative, and expert nutrition services.

**Schedule:** This is a part-time position, offering 24 hours each week. The schedule is from 8a to 5p on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Fridays. _There may be some flexibility on days of the week_ .

What You’ll Do:

As an Outpatient Clinical Dietitian, you’ll be a vital member of the interdisciplinary care team, providing expert nutrition services that promote wellness and improve outcomes. Your responsibilities will include:

+ Conducting comprehensive nutrition assessments.

+ Developing, implementing, and monitoring individualized nutrition care plans.

+ Collaborating with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate **Medical Nutrition Therapy** .

+ Evaluating the effectiveness of interventions and ensuring continuity of care through clear documentation and hand-offs.

+ Educating patients and families with meaningful, science-based nutrition guidance.

+ Serving as a resource and educator for internal teams and external partners.

+ Supporting initiatives in **patient satisfaction, quality improvement, performance excellence, and regulatory compliance** .

Requirements:

+ **Bachelor’s Degree** in Dietetics, Food and Nutrition, or a related field is required - Master’s Degree preferred.

+ Must be a **Registered Dietitian or RD eligible** with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), the credentialing agency for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. If RD-eligible, must pass the examination and registration for RD designation within 90-days of hire.

+ If working in the outpatient environment, licensure in both states of Oregon and Idaho are required.

+ Must be licensed in state of employee’s primary work location within 90 days of hire.

+ 3-5 years of clinical nutrition experience is preferred.

+ Must be proficient in using an EHR/EMR system.

Essential Functions:

+ Embody and promote our **Organizational Mission, Core Values, and Vision** in every interaction.

+ Provide age-appropriate care across the lifespan—from neonates to geriatrics.

+ Translate complex nutrition science into practical, personalized care.

+ Deliver engaging in-services and educational sessions for healthcare staff.

+ Maintain compliance with **Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Scope and Standard of Practice** , state licensure laws, and organizational policies.

+ Be adaptable and open to additional responsibilities as assigned by leadership.

What You Bring:

+ Strong interpersonal and communication skills to connect with diverse teams and patients.

+ A passion for continuous learning and evidence-based practice.

+ A collaborative spirit and a commitment to excellence in patient care.

Colleagues of Saint Alphonsus Health System enjoy competitive compensation with a full benefits package and opportunity for growth throughout SAHS and Trinity Health! Visit https://www.saintalphonsus.org/careers/benefits to learn more about the benefits, culture, and career development opportunities available to you at Saint Alphonsus Health System.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran