Registered Dietitian Manager
Listed compensation
$95k-$105k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
- Location: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, or Utah; on-site, hybrid, or remote
- Employment type: Full-time
- Base salary range: $95,000 - $105,000 per year, plus performance-based incentives
- Expected starting salary: $95,000 - $97,000 per year
The Opportunity
Sensibly Sprouted is hiring a Registered Dietitian Manager with prior experience managing direct reports to independently lead a Dietetics team providing outpatient Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT). This established management role calls for someone ready to make sound hiring, performance, staffing, operational, and financial decisions and take responsibility for the team’s results.
Internally, this position is called Lead. You’ll lead interviewing and hiring as you build your team, coach and develop the dietitians you manage, and oversee the team as a business unit. Your primary work is leadership. You may provide patient care when needed, but the role has no fixed caseload.
What You’ll Do
Lead interviewing, hiring, and onboarding as you build your team.
Coach and develop dietitians through regular one-on-ones, clear expectations, feedback, and performance management.
Own team revenue, profitability, retention, and productive capacity; use financial and performance data to guide decisions.
Manage staffing, workflows, and priorities while maintaining clinical, documentation, scheduling, and productivity standards.
Partner with Clinical Excellence on training needs, develop future leaders, and make decisions independently within your authority.
What You’ll Bring
- A Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential.
- Applicable state licensure, or eligibility to obtain required licensure.
- Prior experience as a manager with direct reports, including hiring, coaching, staffing, and performance management.
- Experience using operational and financial data to manage team capacity, revenue, expenses, and profitability.
- Clear communication, sound judgment, dependable follow-through, and the ability to make decisions independently.
- Residence in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, or Utah, or willingness to relocate to one of these states.
- Authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.
Your Growth
Lead is an established management role with room to deepen your business judgment, strengthen team results, and develop future leaders. Managers who sustain strong business results, develop other leaders, and contribute beyond their own team may be considered for Senior Lead when an opportunity is available. Starting pay reflects directly transferable leadership and business capability; growth within the Lead salary range reflects sustained effectiveness in this role.
Benefits
Eligible team members receive medical, dental, and vision coverage; employer healthcare contributions; a 401(k) with a 3% employer non-matching contribution; paid time off and holidays; and professional development support. Sensibly Sprouted also pays required professional liability insurance, state licensure fees, and CDR registration and renewal fees where applicable.
About Sensibly Sprouted
We are a team of registered dietitians providing personalized, evidence-based nutrition counseling and Medical Nutrition Therapy. Our care emphasizes ongoing patient relationships and practical changes that fit real life.
Sensibly Sprouted is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants.
Key Responsibilities
The Registered Dietitian Manager will lead, hire, and develop a team of dietitians while overseeing the business unit's financial and operational performance. They are responsible for maintaining clinical standards, managing team capacity, and driving revenue and profitability.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential with applicable state licensure. Prior experience managing direct reports and using financial data to guide business decisions is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 24% have no call, 64% require no weekends — this position is remote.
The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$100k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $93k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $95k–$105k | Clinical Nutrition median $86k (middle half $79k–$97k)135 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$93k in purchasing power | Washington index 107.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Clinical Nutrition listings in Washington | 64 active | 2,914 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 36% remote · 24% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US dietitian listings (all specialties): 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 3% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Clinical Nutrition listings | 1,058 in the last 30 days | 585 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Clinical Nutrition pay trend | +1.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$100k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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