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Erickson Senior Living
Springfield, Virginia

Clinical Dietitian

DietitianIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$42-$45/hr

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Job Description

Location: Greenspring Village by Erickson Senior Living

Ready to turn your passion for nutrition into something truly meaningful? As a Clinical Dietitian in our vibrant senior living community, you'll be a wellness champion, helping residents feel their best through personalized nutrition care, education, and support.

You'll collaborate with a dedicated healthcare team, build lasting relationships with residents and families, and make a real impact on health and quality of life every day.

If you love combining clinical expertise with compassion, creativity, and connection, you'll find a rewarding career, a supportive team, and a community that celebrates the difference you make.

*32 hours a week with benefits*

What We Offer

Medical, dental and vision packages, including an annual reimbursement for qualified wellness expenses, personal health coaching and telemedicine options

PTO Plans, PLUS company paid volunteer hours for eligible team members, in accordance with applicable state law

401k for all team members 18 and over with a company 3% match

Onsite medical centers, providing wellness visits and sick care for all team members over 18 years of age

30% discount on food and drinks at on-site dining venues, plus additional healthy choice meal options at discounted prices

Education assistance, certification reimbursement and access to over 6,000 courses through our online learning library, designed to enhance your current skills and build new ones

Growth Opportunities – grow with the company as we open new communities and expand on our existing ones!

Compensation: $42.00 - $45.00 per hour, based on experience

How You Will Make an Impact

  • Develop and implement nutritional care plans based on assessments, integrating them into overall care plans
  • Monitor and document the nutritional status of Continuing Care residents and report findings
  • Evaluate, document, and report on nutritional needs and discharge summaries for Home Health and Hospice residents
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to provide nutritional counseling and education
  • Educate on dietary plans, food selection, and adapt recommendations to individual needs
  • Oversee food production systems, sanitation, and menu compliance with regulatory standards
  • Contribute to the supervision, training, and evaluation of dining services staff
  • Conduct Quality Assurance audits and maintain confidentiality and safety of records
  • Ensure all services and programs comply with federal, state, and local regulations

Maintain professional knowledge, registration, and licensure, while fostering effective relationships with team members and residents

What You Will Need

  • Licensed Dietitian and Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration
  • Experience in health care food service management and clinical nutrition preferred

Knowledge of and ability to utilize clinical and administrative dietetics including issues in persons with terminal illness

Demonstrate effective communication skills, both verbal and written, initiative to recognize a problem and develop a plan of correction

Flexible schedule; available for evenings, weekend, and holiday shifts

Please note that specific state regulations and requirements may be applicable. These regulations take precedence over the requirements outlined in the job description.

Greenspring is a beautiful 58-acre continuing care retirement community in Springfield, Virginia. We’re part of a growing national network of communities managed by Erickson Senior Living, one of the country’s largest and most respected providers of senior living and health care.

Greenspring helps people live better lives by fulfilling our promises of a vibrant lifestyle, financial stability, and focused health and well-being services for those who live and work with us.

As part of our team, you'll enjoy flexibility and work-life balance to meet your personal and professional goals, and we are committed to providing you with opportunities to learn and grow.

Erickson Senior Living, its affiliates, and managed communities are Equal Opportunity Employers and are committed to providing a workplace free of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, veteran status, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and implement personalized nutritional care plans while collaborating with an interdisciplinary healthcare team to support resident wellness. Oversee food production systems, ensure regulatory compliance, and provide nutritional education to residents and staff.

Requirements

Must be a Licensed and Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Experience in healthcare food service management and clinical nutrition is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Nutritional care planningDietary counselingInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient educationDocumentationSanitation standardsStaff supervision

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 46 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 33% are remote, 22% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

In Virginia, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$76k (51 salary observations; 185 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 Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$90k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $89k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Dietitian Jobs

46 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution26 jobs

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9
$90k-100k
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$100k-110k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 27 employers

401k / retirement match
63% this job
Sign-on bonus
41%
CME allowance
38%

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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.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Springfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$614k
Typical market rent
$3,053/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Erickson Senior Living

Hospitals and Health Care
Catonsville, MD
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision
Annual wellness reimbursement
Personal health coaching
Telemedicine options
PTO Plans
Company paid volunteer hours
401k with 3% match
Onsite medical centers