Clinical Dietitian -Culinary/Nutrition

ADCES Connect; Kettering, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kettering Health is seeking a Clinical Dietitian focused on Culinary/Nutrition at KH Main Campus in Kettering, OH. The role involves delivering medical nutrition therapy, documentation in EPIC, and mentoring dietetic interns within a nutrition services team.

The ideal candidate will hold an ACEND-accredited Bachelor's degree, complete ACEND-accredited supervised practice, and hold or be eligible for Ohio Dietitian licensure. Strong communication and computer skills are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from ACEND-accredited program
• Completion of ACEND-accredited supervised practice
• Current dietitian license in Ohio
• Registration with CDR or eligible within 6 months
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Computer literacy in nutrition software applications preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide medical nutrition therapy with assessment, diagnosis, intervention, evaluation and monitoring
• Communicate with health care professionals and mentor dietetic interns
• Manage paperwork and documentation (EMR, workload)
• Ensure proper hand hygiene and sanitation
• Use EPIC and VST correctly for patient care
• Counsel patients on nutrition care process and disease management

Skills

Strong communication

Computer literacy

EMR experience

Education

ACEND-accredited Bachelor's degree

ACEND-accredited supervised practice

Tools

EPIC

VST (menu software)

Job description

Clinical Dietitian -Culinary/Nutrition

US-OH-Kettering

Job ID: 2026-59095

# of Openings: 1

Category: Nutrition/Food Services

KH Main Campus

Overview

Kettering Health is a not-for-profit system of 14 medical centers and more than 120 outpatient facilities serving southwest Ohio. Our mission is to live God’s love by promoting and restoring health. Our commitment to our patients is to help individuals be their best. With that context, safety is our top priority. We provide an integrated system of healthcare experts committed to providing exceptional care.

Responsibilities

The Clinical Dietitian:

Provides quality medical nutrition therapy to a variety of patients, including nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, evaluation, education, and monitoring. Communicates effectively with other health care professionals. Serves as preceptor/mentor for dietetic interns and department staff. Performs other duties as assigned.

• Accurately manages position paperwork (workload documentation, EMR documentation, etc.).
• Follows correct hand hygiene procedures (sanitizes hands before and after entering patient rooms, washes hands as needed, etc.).
• Utilizes appropriate scripting and responds to patient/internal and external customers (effectively uses HEAL principle, interacts effectively with medical and ancillary staff, etc.)
• Effectively and safely uses position equipment, performing applicable cleaning/sanitation procedures (cleans high touch surfaces per guidelines, able to problem-solve software and printer malfunctions, etc.
• Uses electronic patient medical record (EPIC) and patient menu software (VST) correctly.
• Able to accurately assess/evaluate patient population utilizing appropriate evidence-based documentation through the nutrition care process (completes malnutrition assessment and nutrition-focused physical exam when indicated, identifies and implements intervention, develops effective plan of care, writes appropriate orders as allowed, etc.).
• Utilizes nutrition care process to counsel patient population regarding nutrition-related diseases.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND®)
• Completion of an ACEND®-accredited supervised practice program
• Current dietitian license in the State of Ohio
• Registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration or able to obtain within 6 months of hire
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Computer literacy in business and nutrition software applications preferred

Qualifications

One to two years’ clinical nutrition experience in acute or long-term care, with emphasis on nutrition support, diabetes or cardiac medical nutrition therapy preferred

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