Registered Dietician/Dietitian

🥗 Registered Dietitian

Nourish Care. Build Programs. Make an Impact.

Compensation: $29.16+/ hr. commensurate with relevant experience and certifications

At Ellsworth County Medical Center (ECMC) , nutrition is more than meals—its medicine. Were looking for a Registered Dietitian who is passionate about patient-centered care, program development, and collaboration across clinical and food service teams. If you love blending clinical expertise with real-world impact, this role is for you.

🌟 What Youll Do

🩺 Clinical Nutrition & Patient Care

- Lead all phases of nutrition care including assessment, care planning, monitoring, education, and counseling.

- Build and grow outpatient clinical nutrition services , including:

Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)

- Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT)

- Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME)

- Provide diabetes education and nutrition interventions in partnership with our RHC diabetes disease management program.

- Serve as a strong patient advocate , representing nutritional needs during plan-of-care meetings.

- Deliver inpatient clinical nutrition services as needed—assessing nutrition risk, developing interventions, and improving patient outcomes.

- Develop, maintain, and follow policies and procedures for patient nutrition care.

🤝 Collaboration & Program Development

- Build and maintain positive, professional relationships with physicians, nurses, and interdisciplinary teams .

- Take a solution-oriented approach , identifying challenges and implementing practical, effective improvements.

- Prepare goals and objectives to ensure nutrition services are meeting patient and organizational needs.

- Participate in departmental budgeting , including revenue and expense planning, in collaboration with leadership.

🍽️ Food Service Oversight & Quality

- Provide education and guidance to food service staff on nutrition principles and specialized diets .

- Work collaboratively with the Food Service Manager to oversee:

Menu development and management

- Food service processes and quality improvement

- Regulatory and compliance requirements

- Ensure menus meet nutritional standards, patient preferences, and regulatory guidelines , including:

Nutritional analysis of recipes and menus

- Disease-specific and specialized menu development

- Evaluation of room service options

- Support and monitor Food Service Quality Programs , including dashboards, policies, procedures, food safety, sanitation, and continuous quality initiatives.

🎓 What You Bring

- Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) with current licensure and registration

- Strong clinical knowledge with the ability to work independently and meet deadlines

- Passion for education, continuous learning, and professional growth

- Ability to balance clinical care, program development, and operational oversight

💙 Why ECMC?

- Make a visible impact in a rural healthcare setting

- Opportunity to build and grow services , not just maintain them

- Collaborative culture focused on quality, compassion, and community

- Support for professional development and innovation

Qualifications

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Bachelors or Masters preferred.

Experience:

Clinical nutrition experience is preferred

Preferred Skills:

- Excellent skills in organization, prioritization, and multi-tasking.

- Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.

- Excellent interpersonal and technical skills.

- Strong attention to detail.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to explain diverse technical problems in easy-to-understand language.

- Strong independent judgment and decision-making skills

Certifications/Registrations:

Registered with the CDR, the national accrediting body for dietitians, and Licensed with the State of Kansas, or eligible to sit for the registration exam; Certified Diabetes Educator preferred