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Sentara Health
Gloucester, Virginia · Hybrid

Clinical Dietitian

DietitianNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

City/State

Gloucester, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview

  • Sentara is hiring a Clinical Dietitian for the following outpatient rehab therapy centers:
  • Sentara Therapy Center Gloucester
  • Sentara Therapy Center Coliseum (located in Hampton)
  • This is a hybrid role that offers remote flexibility with on-site days divided between the Glocester and Coliseum locations.
  • This is a Full-Time, day shift opportunity with great benefits.

As an Clinical Dietitian, you are responsible for the assessment and nutritional management of acute and chronic disease in the outpatient setting. May include individual and group counseling, culinary nutrition, community outreach, public education and scheduling. Develops and/or implements a comprehensive care plan based on assessment and evaluation of patient/caregiver needs.

Performs nutrition assessment of a wide variety of acute and chronic disease states, individual and group counseling, culinary nutrition. Serves as a Sentara representative for health fairs, media outreach, and community presentations. Communicates and collaborates with providers and other members of the healthcare team for referrals, clinical diagnostic data, weekly rounds and any other patient care meetings as needed.

Qualifications

BLS is required to be obtained within 90 days of hire.

Registered Dietitian (RD) must be obtained within 6 months of hire. Verification statements required for those candidates awaiting RD credentialing.

If Bachelor's Degree is in major other than Dietetics, must complete an Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics.

NBCOT (National Board Certification in Occupational Therapy) certification is required within 6 months of eligibility.

Benefits

Sentara offers an attractive array of full benefits, including Paid Time Off, Tuition Reimbursement, Retirement Savings plans, career advancement opportunities, work perks, and more.

  • Plus, Sentara just added MORE benefits that support your and your family's needs.
  • Ask about our Student Debt Program!
  • For more information about our employee benefits click Benefits - Sentara (sentaracareers.com)

Sentara is an integrated, not-for-profit healthcare delivery system with more than 29,000 employees (including 1,375 physicians and advanced practice providers), 12 hospitals in Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina, and the Sentara Health Plans division which serves over 900,000 members.

We are recognized nationally for clinical quality and safety and are strategically focused on innovation and creating an extraordinary healthcare experience for our patients and members.

Keywords: Clinical Dietitian, Outpatient, Dietitian, Rehab Therapy, Hampton, Gloucester, Treyburn, Talroo-Allied Health

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

  • Medical, Dental, Vision plans
  • Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
  • Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
  • Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
  • Emergency Backup Care
  • Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k/403B with Employer Match
  • Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
  • Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
  • Pet Insurance
  • Legal Resources Plan
  • Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Dietitian is responsible for the nutritional assessment and management of acute and chronic diseases in an outpatient setting. This role involves developing comprehensive care plans, providing individual and group counseling, and collaborating with the healthcare team.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Clinical NutritionPatient CounselingCare PlanningHealthcare CollaborationDiagnostic Data AnalysisChronic Disease ManagementAcute Disease Management

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 32% have no call, 78% require no weekends — this position is remote.

In Virginia, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$75k (81 salary observations; 246 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (2,411 salary observations; 8,257 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 Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Sentara Health ranks #1 of 11 employers hiring Dietitian on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Dietitian at Sentara Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) — ranked against 3,193 active Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts, remote work flexibility.

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.1
Better work-life than 60% of Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,193 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Hybrid
  • Remote
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About Sentara Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Virginia Beach, Virginia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision plans
Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year
Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
401k/403B with Employer Match
Retirement Savings plans
Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000