Senior Dietitian

14 days ago
United StatesContractPalliative Care
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Calvary Health Care as a Senior Dietitian – Progressive Neurological Diseases, Palliative Care in United States. Senior Dietitian, Grade 3 - 0.6 FTE, part-time Fixed Term Contract 12 months We are seeking an experienced Senior Dietitian with strong leadership and a passion in progressive neurological diseases and palliative care to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team at Calvary Health Care Bethlehem.

Key Responsibilities

  • will join our Dietetics team which provides clinical services to the 32-bed inpatient ward, and the State-wide Progressive Neurological Disorders Service (SPNDS) outpatient clinic.
  • will provide clinical leadership and support to the team whilst also providing high quality clinical care to our patients (of both inpatient & outpatient services).
  • provide strong clinical governance, dedicated supervision and professional development support.
  • provide clinical leadership and support to the team whilst also providing high quality clinical care to our.

Requirements

  • of seven years' clinical experience, including in a hospital setting.
  • Ideally with specialist experience in a clinical area of 3 years.
  • A patient focussed approach to service provision Experience with enteral nutrition and home enteral nutrition program essential.
  • Management in gastrostomy care highly desirable.

Work Schedule

  • Contract position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Calvary Health Care as a Senior Dietitian – Progressive Neurological Diseases, Palliative Care.

Key Skills

Clinical leadershipEnteral nutritionHome enteral nutritionGastrostomy carePalliative careProgressive neurological diseasesOncologyClinical supervisionQuality improvementStrategic planningData analysisProject managementPolicy developmentSubmission writingMultidisciplinary teamworkCommunication
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Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Senior Dietitian at Calvary Healthcare a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Palliative Care dietitian listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Palliative Care — Dietitian Career Context

This Palliative Care position at Calvary Healthcare is open to dietitian candidates.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Clinical leadership, Enteral nutrition, Home enteral nutrition, Gastrostomy care, Palliative care, Progressive neurological diseases, Oncology, Clinical supervision. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Palliative Care role.

Core responsibilities: Provide clinical leadership and support to the dietetics team while delivering high-quality clinical care to inpatient and outpatient services. Participate in departmental quality improvement activities, education provision, and strategic planning.

Benefits package: Salary Packaging, Professional Development Support, Clinical Governance. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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About Calvary Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Sydney, NSW
10+

Benefits & Perks

Salary Packaging
Professional Development Support
Clinical Governance
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Contract

Posted

14d ago