Clinical Dietitian - Culinary/Nutrition

Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior; Miamisburg (OH); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Kettering Health in Miamisburg, OH, is seeking a Clinical Dietitian – Culinary/Nutrition to provide medical nutrition therapy, assess patients, and educate staff. The role includes mentoring dietetic interns and impactful collaboration with clinical teams.

Responsibilities include accurate nutrition documentation, EMR usage, and evidence-based care plans through the nutrition care process, with emphasis on patient-focused outcomes and safety.

Qualifications

• ACEND‑accredited bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics.
• ACEND‑accredited supervised practice program completion.
• Current Ohio dietitian license; CDR registration or pending within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical nutrition therapy and document nutrition care process.
• Precept/mentor dietetic interns and department staff.
• Use EPIC and VST correctly and ensure accurate paperwork.

Skills

Strong communication

Computer literacy

Education

ACEND‑accredited bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics

ACEND‑accredited supervised practice program

Current Ohio dietitian license; CDR registration within 6 months

Tools

EPIC EMR

VST menu software

Job description

Clinical Dietitian - Culinary/Nutrition

US-OH-Miamisburg

Job ID: 2026-60466

# of Openings: 1

Category: Nutrition/Food Services

KH Miamisburg

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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