Registered Dietitian (RD) - Clinical & Well-Being

DietitianFull-Time

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Job Description

  • Join our team and grow with us both professionally and personally!
  • Next day pay: Work today, get paid tomorrow with our PayActivPayActiv benefit!

We strongly believe in providing our team members with great benefits, such as tuition reimbursement, commuter benefits, scholarship awards, professional development programs, university partnerships, referral and discount programs, appreciation events, wellness initiatives, and much more!

  • Acts is currently seeking qualified candidates for our Well-Being & Registered Dietitian position.
  • This position will require travel between our two communities listed below:
  • Cokesbury Village - Hockessin, DE
  • Country House - Wilmington, DE

In this role, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive well-being, clinical, and lifestyle coaching services to residents in all levels of care via visitation, observation, nutritional assessment, medical records documentation, and group or individual education.

Coordinates with an interdisciplinary team to promote community health and well-being. Provides consultation with federal, state, local, and corporate regulations to ensure proper delivery of quality nutrition services to residents.

Supports Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement (QAPI) initiatives and department policies and procedures.

Requirements

The Ideal Candidate Will Meet the Following Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in nutrition with Registered Dietitian certification
  • 1-3 years of healthcare, clinical, management, and/or wellness experience

Long-term Care Experience Is Preferred

  • Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and state licensure, if required to practice in the state where employed
  • Health Coach Certification (must be obtained within six months of employment)

Team members are eligible for a generous benefit package including health benefits (medical, prescription, dental and vision), flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability programs, 401(k) plan (with 4% company match after one year of employment), paid time off and holidays, and much more! Eligibility may vary based on status.

For more information or to apply, visit us at acts-jobs.org and join our Talent Network to receive e-mail alerts with new job opportunities that match your interests!

Acts Retirement-Life Communities is one of the largest not-for-profit owners, operators, and developers of resort-style continuing care senior living communities, including independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing.

The Acts family proudly consists of 28 communities in 9 states, and over 8,500 team members.

Acts provides residents with a lifestyle that includes on-campus conveniences, services, and amenities such as casual and fine dining venues, beauty salons, fitness centers, security, healthcare, activity programs, and much more.

Our team members are inspired by a culture of Loving-Kindness, and we are fully committed to appreciating the array of backgrounds and talents demonstrated by our team members.

Acts is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, non-disqualifying disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Acts is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our hiring process.

Key Responsibilities

The Registered Dietitian provides comprehensive nutritional assessments, clinical services, and lifestyle coaching to residents across various levels of care. They also coordinate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and support quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Clinical documentationMedical records managementInterdisciplinary team coordinationHealth coachingNutrition education

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 34% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Delaware is 99.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.5% of Delaware clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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$100k-110k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs

401k / retirement match
78% this job
CME allowance
52%
Sign-on bonus
48%
Loan repayment
11%
Relocation assistance
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,226 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Delaware City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$301k
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Acts Retirement-Life Communities

Hospitals and Health Care
Fort Washington, PA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Next day pay with PayActiv
Tuition reimbursement
Commuter benefits
Scholarship awards
Professional development programs
University partnerships
Referral and discount programs
Appreciation events