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Winchester, Virginia

Clinical Dietitian - Full Time First Shift

DietitianNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$29.4-$44.1/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 49m ago · Verified live

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: VH NUTRITION THERAPY - 108054

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Work Shift

First Shift (United States of America)

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 nutrition therapy and patient assessments within acute and outpatient settings. They work as part of an interdisciplinary team to deliver evidence-based interventions and maintain accurate documentation.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical nutritionPatient assessmentInterdisciplinary collaborationMedical documentationComputer literacy

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 20% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

In Virginia, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$76k (89 salary observations; 263 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (2,522 salary observations; 8,604 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

How many Clinical Nutrition jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$61k–$92kClinical Nutrition median $83k (middle half $70k–$86k)12 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Virginia vs national$76k median in Virginia$78k nationally (−3%)89 state / 2,522 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$76k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Clinical Nutrition listings in Virginia100 active3,080 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 26% remote · 20% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Dietitian Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

22 jobs · 12 employers
6
<$85k
7
$85k-95k
5
$95k-105k
2
$105k-115k
2
$115k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

22 jobs · 12 employers
401k / retirement match
95% this job
CME allowance
59% this job
Sign-on bonus
36%
Relocation assistance
27%
Loan repayment
18%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Regional Registered Dietitian

Medical Nutrition Therapy Associates · Baltimore, Maryland

$100k-$125k
#2

Regional Dietitian Wellbeing Director- Allergen Management

Compass Group · Costa Mesa, California

$110k-$120k
#3

Registered Dietitian (Full-Time)

$74k-$106k
#4

Clinical Dietitian / Registered Dietitian Cardiac Rehab

$72k-$106k
+ 20 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,057 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Valley Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Winchester, VA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Zero-deductible health plan
Dental and vision insurance
Generous PTO
Tuition assistance
Retirement savings match
Employee assistance program
Wellness program

Living in Winchester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$369k
Typical market rent
$1,768/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.5
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Winchester, VA-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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