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Gateway Foundation
United States

Dietitian (Part-Time) - Springfield, IL

DietitianPart-time

Listed compensation

$24.74–$39.58 /hr

The week · per this posting

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

Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Who Is Gateway Foundation?

Gateway Foundation, Inc. is a national non-profit dedicated to helping individuals with substance use and mental health disorders. Established in 1968, Gateway provides essential tools and knowledge for recovery, positively impacting hundreds of thousands of lives. Operating through its Community Services, Corrections Divisions, and Corporate Headquarters, the organization is recognized for innovative, effective treatment approaches and maintaining high standards.

Why Join Us?

Consider joining our team, where your impact can be truly meaningful. Our organization focuses on delivering high quality clinical services as a recognized leader in evidence-based treatment proven to get results.

By joining our team, you'll have the chance to provide essential services to underserved populations, all while working for an organization that values you and aims to be an employer of choice. You can expect to be part of a vibrant culture that emphasizes teamwork and professional growth.

When you join us, you have the opportunity to find both personal and professional fulfillment by aligning your career with your values.

  • Location: Springfield Residential - 2200 Lake Victoria Dr, Springfield, IL 62703
  • Residential Center - Adult Male and Female population
  • Work Schedule: Two days Per Week (16-20 hours)

Dietitians Responsibilities

Consults with and instructs clients with complex nutritional deficiencies, determining extent and duration of diet therapy and instructs clients and clients' families in appropriate diet upon dis-charge.

Reviews and interprets physician prescribed diets, calculating special diets, writing nutritional care plans, and evaluating and documenting clients' response to diet therapy.

Interviews clients with complex nutritional deficiencies, determines suitability for treatment and prepares written evaluations of clients' nutritional state.

Confers with physicians and nursing personnel in order to clarify orders, recommend appropriate diet treatments and exchange client information.

May attend and contribute to client care meetings and conferences with physicians, nurses and other personnel in order to promote, and ensure proper dietary care.

Makes recommendations regarding development of master general menu as well as departmental policies and procedures.

Other duties as assigned

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Dietetics or a closely related field required
  • Current Dietician Nutritionist licensure (LDN) active in the state of Illinois

General knowledge of the physical, cognitive and psychosocial functioning level of the client population; and the demonstrated ability to appropriately interact, tailor interventions, and communicate with the client based on the individual client maturation level.

Work requires the analytical ability to collect information from diverse sources, apply professional principles in performing various analyses, and summarize the information and data in order to solve problems or design relatively complex systems and programs.

Physical Requirements

  • Work requires ability to communicate orally.
  • Work requires proofreading and checking documents for accuracy.

Compensation (Based on Experience and Credentials)

  • Range begins at $24.74 - $39.58 per hour
  • Gateway Foundation conducts annual reviews including merit increases.

Benefits at Gateway Foundation

Health and Wellness

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
  • Employee wellness program promoting health and fitness and offering cash-saving premiums
  • Employee assistance programs focused on mental health

Financial Wellbeing

  • 403(b) Retirement Plan with 3% employer match
  • Short-term and Long-term Disability and Life and AD&D Insurance paid for by Gateway
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Flexibility and Time Off

  • 18 paid time off days per year – accrual rates increase with years of service
  • 9 paid company holidays
  • Work-life-balance

Personal Development

Training & Development Programs

  • Tuition Reimbursement - up to $5,250 per calendar year eLearning access to online courses that provide CEU’s and job-related training
  • Clinical Supervision: Formal and informal guidance

Gateway Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here.

Key Responsibilities

The Dietitian will consult with and instruct clients regarding complex nutritional deficiencies, determining therapy duration and providing discharge diet instructions to clients and families. Responsibilities also include reviewing physician-prescribed diets, calculating special diets, writing nutritional care plans, and documenting client responses to therapy.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree in Dietetics or a closely related field and hold current Dietician Nutritionist licensure (LDN) active in Illinois. The role requires analytical ability to solve problems and interact appropriately with clients based on their maturation level.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Nutritional Deficiencies ConsultationDiet Therapy InstructionDischarge PlanningPhysician Diet InterpretationSpecial Diet CalculationNutritional Care PlanningClient EvaluationInterdisciplinary CommunicationMenu DevelopmentPolicy DevelopmentProblem SolvingOral Communication

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 22% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dietitian (Part-Time) - Springfield, IL at Gateway Foundation a 7.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) — ranked against 3,208 active Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include flexible scheduling.

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401k / retirement match
65% this job
Sign-on bonus
48%
CME allowance
30% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.7
Among the best 10% of Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings for work-life

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

  • On-site

Living in Springfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$192k
Typical market rent
$1,159/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.7
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Springfield, IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Gateway Foundation

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

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Employee Wellness Program
Employee Assistance Programs
403(b) Retirement Plan
Short-term Disability
Long-term Disability