Dietitian- (Multiple Positions Available)

Position Summary

Clinical Care Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive nutrition assessments using clinical standards and evidence-based guidelines, including medical history, laboratory values, medications, dietary intake, anthropometric measures, and social and behavioral factors.
• Develop individualized care plans and provide medical nutrition therapy (MNT) for diabetes and prediabetes; obesity and weight management; and cardiovascular disease and hypertension.
• Provide individual counseling to patients and families or caregivers. Use culturally responsive, patient-centered education to establish realistic goals, support behavior change, and address health literacy, food access, and other barriers to care.
• Monitor progress, evaluate outcomes, and adjust nutrition interventions to reflect clinical response and treatment goals. Document assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately and promptly in the electronic health record (EHR).
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, pharmacists, behavioral health providers, and other professionals to coordinate care, referrals, and transitions across care settings.
• ·Develop education materials and facilitate group classes, workshops, and wellness programs. Contribute to community outreach and population health activities that support prevention, nutrition access, and self-management, including in rural and underserved communities.

Research Responsibilities

• Participate in the development and implementation of clinical, translational, and nutrition research studies, including large projects and clinical trials addressing obesity, diabetes, and cardiometabolic disease.
• Help formulate clinically relevant research questions, review scientific literature, develop study protocols and data-collection procedures, and design and deliver nutrition-related study interventions.
• Recruit, screen, and enroll participants and obtain informed consent as appropriate to training, delegated responsibilities, and Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved procedures. Support participant engagement and follow-up.
• Collect and maintain accurate dietary, clinical, behavioral, and anthropometric data. Administer dietary assessments and validated nutrition research tools consistently with study protocols.
• Maintain research records and databases, perform data-quality checks, resolve discrepancies with the study team, and protect participant confidentiality and data integrity.
• Collaborate with investigators, research coordinators, clinicians, statisticians, and other research personnel to coordinate study activities and meet project milestones.
• Contribute to data analysis and interpretation with investigators and statisticians, including evaluation of nutrition interventions and clinical and research outcomes.
• Contribute to abstracts, posters, manuscripts, reports, presentations, grant applications, and other scholarly products. Present findings internally and, as appropriate, at professional and scientific meetings.
• ·Conduct research in accordance with approved protocols, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), IRB requirements, human-subjects protections, institutional policies, and applicable regulations. Complete required training and report study concerns through established procedures.
• Translate research findings into clinical protocols, education, and care pathways. Use observations from patient care to identify research questions and evaluate opportunities to improve nutrition services.

Quality and Professional Responsibilities

• Participate in quality-improvement activities, service evaluation, and clinical protocol development to improve nutrition care, patient experience, and health outcomes.
• Follow organizational documentation, privacy, safety, and professional practice requirements in both clinical and research activities.
• Maintain current knowledge of nutrition science, MNT, clinical guidelines, and research methods through continuing professional development.
• Coordinate clinical schedules and study responsibilities with the supervisor and interdisciplinary teams to sustain meaningful direct patient care within the 30% clinical / 70% research allocation.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in nutrition, dietetics, nutritional sciences, or a closely related nutrition discipline from an appropriately accredited institution.

• Current Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) is required.
• Completion of the education and supervised practice requirements necessary for professional dietetic registration.
• Current state licensure or certification as a dietitian/nutritionist where required for practice.
• Demonstrated knowledge of evidence-based nutrition practice and medical nutrition therapy, with the ability to assess patient needs and develop individualized care plans.
• Ability to critically evaluate scientific literature, apply findings to clinical practice, and contribute to rigorous research and accurate data collection.
• Strong counseling, interpersonal, and written and verbal communication skills; ability to work effectively with patients, families, and multidisciplinary clinical and research teams.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to balance patient care with research priorities while maintaining confidentiality and research integrity.

• Master’s or doctoral degree in nutrition, dietetics, public health, clinical research, epidemiology, or a related field.

• Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) credential.
• Clinical experience as an RD/RDN, particularly in outpatient, primary care, population health, or community health settings; experience serving rural and underserved populations.
• Experience conducting or supporting clinical, translational, or nutrition research, including study protocols, IRB processes, informed consent, and human-subjects research.
• Experience with dietary assessment methods, nutrition research tools, research databases, EHRs, statistical software, or data-management systems.
• Experience preparing scientific abstracts, manuscripts, posters, presentations, or grant applications; evidence of scholarly activity or quality-improvement work.
• Prior GCP training. Required institutional research training must be completed and maintained as applicable to assigned responsibilities.