Clinical Dietitian, Acute Care
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The Clinical Dietitian, Acute Care provides inpatient nutrition care, including assessment, diagnosis, individualized interventions, monitoring, and education. The role collaborates with hospital staff, supports dietitians and dietetic students, contributes to nutrition policies and regulatory compliance, and monitors performance improvement outcomes. Candidates must hold Missouri dietitian licensure and RD or RDN registration, and have a master’s degree or five years of inpatient clinical dietitian experience.
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DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION · Provide patient care by conducting nutrition assessments on patients or clients according to standards of care, policies, and protocol. Accurately make nutrition diagnoses when appropriate, supported by assessment data. Individualize nutrition interventions for each patient or client. Consistently monitor patient or client progress toward goals. Prioritize care to provide cross-coverage for other inpatient units as assigned. · Provide ongoing nutrition education. This includes education for dietetic students and interns, assessment of educational needs, provision of nutrition counseling for inpatients, and development and revision of patient education materials. Share information learned from educational meetings and webinars with peers. · Effectively communicate with nursing, medical, and other hospital staff to ensure high-quality nutritional care for patients or clients. Regularly attend interdisciplinary rounds, discharge planning, and patient care conferences for effective communication with appropriate team members. Act as a resource to medical staff and allied health personnel on nutrition issues. · Facilitate clinical nutrition business practices by assigning and directing the workload of dietitians and diet technicians during weeks on call. Assist in achieving compliance with regulatory standards. Identify opportunities to increase awareness of nutrition services. Participate in planning and developing nutrition-related policies, procedures, processes, protocols, and goals. Participate in the orientation of new clinical nutrition staff and the ongoing training of dietitians and diet technicians in areas of expertise. · Identify and collect performance improvement data, monitor outcomes, and initiate corrective actions. Keep the manager informed about issues and problems impacting the work area. Assist in determining solutions and highlight positive actions or behaviors. · Keep professional development current with nutrition care expertise to ensure evidence-based practice for patients or clients, staff, students, and the community. · May complete unit/department-specific duties and expectations as outlined in department documents. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS · Dietitian licensure from the Missouri Committee of Dietitians board. · Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). · Masters degree or five (5) years of inpatient clinical dietitian experience. ** ** PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS · Master's degree. · Advanced level certification in area of coverage within five (5) years as a condition of continued employment in this job classification: o --Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC) by NBNSC o -Board Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition (CSR) by CDR o --Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition (CSP) by CDR o --Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Critical Care Nutrition (CSPCC) by CDR o --Board Certified Specialist in Oncology Nutrition (CSO) by CDR o --Advanced Practice Certification in Clinical Nutrition (RDN-AP or RD-AP) by CDR o --Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) by CBDCE · Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,547 open Clinical Dietitian jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$62–72K/yr964 salary ranges
- US median$30–40/hr1,042 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 36 open Clinical Dietitian jobs in Missouri and 2,547 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Missouri
- Compass Group, North America25 open
- BJC HealthCare7 open
- Experience
- Clinical Dietitian postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (250 postings).
- Education
- 431 of the 2,547 open Clinical Dietitian jobs (17%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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