Dietitian - Community Health
Listed compensation
$35.06-$54.43/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
The Outpatient Registered Dietitian functions independently providing education to patients in various settings such as group, individual and telephone contact. This position is responsible for researching, developing, implementing and evaluating education programs for patients, staff and the community.
Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence Medical Foundation and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.
Outpatient Registered Dietitian
Join Our Team
We're seeking a compassionate and skilled Outpatient Registered Dietitian to provide patient education and support in a variety of settings, including group and individual visits, both in-person and virtual. This role offers the opportunity to build lasting relationships with patients and make a meaningful impact on their health and well-being.
About the Role
As an Outpatient Registered Dietitian, you will work independently to research, develop, implement, and evaluate educational programs for patients and the community. You will have the opportunity to serve a small community and make a real difference in the lives of your patients.
Benefits and Perks
- Flexible scheduling, including one at-home virtual day per week
- Possibility of part-time options to support work-life balance
- Opportunity to build lasting relationships with patients and make a meaningful impact on their health and well-being
- Collaborative and supportive work environment
- Competitive salary and benefits package
Why Join Us
At Providence, we value our caregivers and believe that they are invaluable to our organization. We're committed to providing a culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, and we empower our team members to provide exceptional care and support.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree Food or Nutrition Science.
- Upon hire: National CDR Registered Dietitian - Commission on Dietetic Registration
- 1 year Working in an outpatient healthcare setting.
- 1 year Experience as a Registered Dietitian in an outpatient education department teaching patients (adults and children) in group and individual settings.
- Experience with providing MNT and individual counseling.
- Experience with teaching and modeling self-management skills, concepts, resources and tools related to health, lifestyle change and behavior modification to class participants.
- Experience with working with patients with chronic diseases and other primary prevention programs.
- Experience with program planning, implementation, evaluation and education training.
- Experience with Microsoft Word or windows environment and an email system.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's Degree Nutritional Science, Public Health, Health Education, or related field.
- Upon hire: Additional specialty certification related to department and patient needs (e. g., weight management, cancer care, pediatric issues, renal, and exercise instruction)
- Upon hire: Pediatric nutrition therapy certifications
- Experience working with patients with chronic diseases, exercise instruction, children’s health issues and other primary prevention programs and topics.
- Pediatric nutrition therapy experience.
- Powerpoint, Access, and GroupWise experience.
Why Join Providence?
Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.
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At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.
Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.
Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Providence Clinical Network (PCN) is a service line within Providence serving patients across seven states with quality, compassionate, coordinated care.
Collectively, our medical groups and affiliate practices are the third largest group in the country with over 11,000 providers, 900 clinics and 30,000 caregivers.
PCN is comprised of Providence Medical Group in Alaska, Washington, Montana and Oregon; Swedish Medical Group in Washington’s greater Puget Sound area, Pacific Medical Centers in western Washington; Kadlec in southeast Washington;
Providence’s St. John’s Medical Foundation in Southern California; Providence Medical Institute in Southern California; Providence Facey Medical Foundation in Southern California; Providence Medical Foundation in Northern and Southern California; and Covenant Medical Group and Covenant Health Partners in west Texas and eastern New Mexico.
Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.
Key Responsibilities
The Outpatient Registered Dietitian independently provides patient education in group, individual, and virtual settings. They are responsible for researching, developing, and evaluating educational programs for patients, staff, and the community.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Food or Nutrition Science and a National CDR Registered Dietitian certification. At least one year of experience in an outpatient healthcare setting and outpatient education is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 34% have no call, 74% require no weekends — this position is remote.
In California, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (141 salary observations; 319 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (1,148 salary observations; 4,189 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 California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$93k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $84k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dietitian - Community Health at Providence a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) — ranked against 3,208 active Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, remote work flexibility.
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