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American Senior Communities
Mishawaka, Indiana

Clinical Dietitian Assistant

DietitianPart-Time

Compensation

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Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

Become a Clinical Dietitian Assistant in Mishawaka, Indiana Today!

Now Hiring Part-Time Clinical Dietitian Assistant at Creekside Village

20-24 hours per week

Clinical Dietitian Assistants work closely with the Registered Dietitian to enhance the overall health and quality of life for our residents, helping to collect health information and collaborating with other healthcare professionals to implement individualized nutritional plans of care.

Key Responsibilities Include

  • Completes and updates nutritional status for the resident assessments under the direction of the Registered Dietitian.
  • Performs resident reviews to identify each resident’s needs for nutrition services and those at nutritional risk.
  • Works cooperatively with members of the interdisciplinary team to develop, implement, and evaluate plans of care.
  • Responsible for recording resident weights to monitor and identify significant weight changes.
  • Conducts regular meal observations, reviews records, and interviews staff and residents to ensure that all residents are receiving food in the amount, type, consistency, and frequency to maintain adequate nutritional parameters.

Qualifications

  • Required: Associate or bachelor’s degree in nutrition and Dietetics OR equivalent and actively pursuing a degree in a healthcare field, preferably nutrition/dietetics related or has a current Dietary Manager Certificate (CDM) with a Practitioner Certificate in Nutrition Care or equivalent.
  • Preferred: Dietetic Technician, Registered
  • Preferred: Personal Care Assistant training

What’s in It for You?

As a Clinical Dietitian Assistant at ASC, you will gain practical experience working alongside the Registered Dietitian, deepening your understanding of nutritional guidelines for the population we serve, and witness the positive outcomes of your efforts firsthand.

If you wish to pursue a career as a Registered Dietitian, you can take advantage of ASC’s tuition reimbursement policies and education partnerships across the state.

What’s in it for you? Benefits and perks include:

  • Earn some of the best wages in the market!
  • Access a portion of your earned wages before payday with PayActiv
  • Paid Time Off (PTO), holiday pay and opportunities to earn additional PTO
  • Medical, vision & dental insurance with Telehealth option and flex spending accounts
  • Paid training, skills certification & career development support
  • Continued education opportunities with company-sponsored scholarship programs
  • Tuition reimbursement and certification reimbursement
  • 401(k) retirement plan options
  • Lucrative Employee Referral Bonus program
  • Employee assistance program & wellness support
  • Retail, food & entertainment discounts, and so much more

*Full-Time and Part-Time Benefits may vary, terms and conditions apply

About American Senior Communities

Bring your heart to work! Caring people make the difference at American Senior Communities!

Compassion, Accountability, Relationships and Excellence are the core values for American Senior Communities. These words not only form an acronym for C.A.R.E., they are our guiding principles and create the framework for all our relationships with customers, team members and community at large.

American Senior Communities has proudly delivered patient centered care since the year 2000, with a long history of excellent outcomes. Each of our 80+ American Senior Community is part of the neighborhood in which it exists. Our leaders and staff live in surrounding areas and know the community well. As partners in senior care, we are not just doing a job, but following a calling.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Dietitian Assistant works under a Registered Dietitian to assess resident nutritional status and develop individualized care plans. They are responsible for monitoring resident weights, conducting meal observations, and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to ensure nutritional needs are met.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Nutritional assessmentDietary planningResident careHealth monitoringInterdisciplinary collaborationData recordingMeal observationNutritional counselingHealthcare documentationPatient safety

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 26% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Dietitian Assistant at American Senior Communities 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.

Top Dietitian Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution36 jobs · 27 employers

20
<$105k
7
$105k-125k
3
$125k-145k
6
$145k-165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs

401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
38%
Sign-on bonus
24%
Relocation assistance
5%
PSLF eligible
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Sutter Health · San Francisco, California

$55.91-$78.27/hr
#2

Registered Dietitian, Weight Management Program, Limited Term

Sutter Health · San Francisco, California

$55.91-$78.27/hr
#3

Registered Dietitian (RD) | IN License

$60-$70/hr
#4

Registered Dietitian (RD) | Any State License

$60-$70/hr
+ 36 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 90% of Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,208 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Mishawaka

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$228k
Typical market rent
$1,234/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.9
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About American Senior Communities

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

Benefits & Perks

PayActiv (access earned wages before payday)
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Holiday pay
Medical, vision & dental insurance with Telehealth option
Flex spending accounts
Paid training
Skills certification & career development support
Scholarship programs