Clinical Dietitian - Bariatric Program - Full Time
Pay as listed: $29.4-$44.1/hr · Winchester, Virginia · pays below the median of 11 Dietitian listings (22nd percentile).
Listed compensation
$29.4-$44.1/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
As one of the nation's Top 15 Health Systems, recognized by Premier and Modern Healthcare, Valley Health is a place where excellence, compassion, and purpose come together. This distinction reflects our commitment to exceptional patient care, clinical quality, and the caregivers who make it all possible.
Department: Bariatric PBB - 209592
Worker Sub Type
Regular
Work Shift
- Pay Range
- $29.40 - $44.10
Job Description
As a Clinician Registered Dietitian I, the employee supports the overall Mission and Vision of Valley Health by providing the highest quality and best-practice service to its customers.
The Registered Dietitian I may be employed in any one of the acute or outpatient Valley Health settings, is an active member of the interdisciplinary team, is responsive to physician consults, assesses for nutrition risk and medically necessary needs of the patient and provides discipline specific interventions through the nutrition care process.
The Registered Dietitian I is responsible for establishing and maintaining professional competence, identifying educational needs and seeking out learning opportunities from more advanced clinicians and specific continuing education.
The Registered Dietitian I is mindful of the fiduciary responsibilities and delivers nutrition therapy in a timely and efficient manner, adhering to evidence based practice, documentation and billing guidelines, and begins to recognize need for program development and process improvement initiatives.
Setting
Acute
- Orthopedics
- Medical/Surgical
- Medical/Pulmonary
- Neurology
- Cardiac
- ICU
- Step Down
- Trauma
- NICU
- Behavioral Health
- Rehab
- Pediatrics
Outpatient
- Bariatric Program
- Oncology
- Wellness Services
- Diabetes Management
Education
Bachelors Nutrition/Dietetics or Masters accepted by Commission on Dietetic Registration.
Experience
2 Years clinical experience (4,160 hours).
Certification & Licensures
Registered Dietitian or Registry eligible within six months.
Responder Certification - American Heart ‘Healthcare Provider’ (HCP) - AHA approved required. New hires must have American Heart Association (AHA) appropriate certification prior to completion of orientation.
West Virginia licensure or eligible, if applicable.
Qualifications
Basic computer and keyboarding skills or participation in computer training within the first year of employment.
Competent to successfully interact with patients, according to their special needs which may apply based upon the age of the patient served - Age Specific Competencies.
Learning and exhibiting consistent proficiency for entry level, setting defined, basic competency in the provision of discipline specific interventions.
Benefits
At Valley Health, we believe everyone is a caregiver, and our goal is to create an environment where our caregivers thrive physically, financially, and emotionally. In addition to a competitive salary, our most popular benefits for full-time employees include:
- A Zero-Deductible Health Plan
- Dental and vision insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Tuition Assistance
- Retirement Savings Match
- A Robust Employee Assistance Program to help with many aspects of emotional wellbeing
- Membership to Healthy U: An Incentive-Based Wellness Program
Valley Health also offers a health savings account & flexible spending account for childcare, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, and professional development. In addition, several perks come with working for the largest employer in the region, such as discounts to on-campus dining, and more.
To see the full scale of what we offer, visit valleyhealthbenefits.com.
Key Responsibilities
The Clinical Dietitian provides high-quality, evidence-based nutrition therapy and interventions to patients within acute and outpatient settings. They serve as an active member of the interdisciplinary team, assessing nutrition risks and maintaining professional competence through continuous learning.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 20% have no call, 80% require no weekends.
In Virginia, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$75k (60 salary observations; 354 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (1,656 salary observations; 9,121 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 ~$76k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $76k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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