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Dietitian - Food & Nutrition Services - West Penn - Full Time

DietitianFull-Time

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Job Description

Company

Allegheny Health Network

Job Description

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

This job directs and provides nutrition care to patients through the process of assessment planning, implementation and monitoring; provides nutrition education to patients and staff.

Essential Responsibilities

  • Performs individualized patient assessments and reassessments.
  • Develops, documents, and monitors the nutritional plan of care for the population served according to individualized assessment and professional standards.
  • Provides education and/or educational programs for patients and staff.

Performs documentation and completes reports according to procedures and established practice within guidelines.

Develops, implements, and monitors tools necessary to maintain and improve nutrition care provided to patients, staff and community.

Performs all other duties as assigned or required.

Qualifications

  • Minimum
  • Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics or Nutrition
  • Preferred
  • Master’s Degree
  • Experience within specialty practice.

Additional Employment Requirements

Registered Dietician Nutritionist (RDN) OR Registered Dietician (RD) OR eligible and must obtain either RDN or RD within six (6) months of hire.

  • Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist (LDN) OR eligible and must obtain within nine (9) months of hire.
  • Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
  • Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
  • Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate

Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.

Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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Key Responsibilities

The dietitian directs and provides nutrition care through assessment, planning, implementation, and monitoring of patient nutritional needs. They also provide educational programs for patients and staff while maintaining documentation according to professional standards.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Patient assessmentNutritional planningPatient educationClinical documentationNutrition monitoringHealthcare complianceHIPAA compliance

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 20% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

In Pennsylvania, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$81k (46 salary observations; 264 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (1,542 salary observations; 7,569 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Dietitian Jobs

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Salary Distribution31 jobs

7
<$85k
15
$85k-100k
5
$100k-115k
4
$115k-130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs

401k / retirement match
71%
CME allowance
50%
Sign-on bonus
25%
Relocation assistance
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,186 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Pittsburgh

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$234k
Typical market rent
$1,545/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Pittsburgh, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.