Clinical Dietitian, Full-Time Mercy Springfield

MHM Support Services; Springfield (MO); On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Tuition support

Matched retirement plans

Job summary

Mercy is seeking a Clinical Dietitian to deliver evidence-based clinical nutrition care in assigned areas and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams. The role emphasizes training, performance improvement, and leading nutrition therapy under supervision.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's in nutrition and dietetics with RD licensure and considers licensure requirements, with a preference for a Master's in dietetics and at least one year in clinical dietetics or healthcare food services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nutrition and dietetics is required.
• RD license with CDR registration is required.
• Licensure/registration must be current or provisional as allowed in practice location.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based clinical nutrition care within assigned areas.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care.
• Identify patients at nutrition risk and provide Medical Nutrition Therapy.
• Assist in training nutrition assistants and food service staff.
• Engage in Performance Improvement projects and nutrition forums.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and credentialing within six months of hire.

Skills

Clinical nutrition care

Team collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Performance improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in nutrition and dietetics

Master's degree in dietetics or related field

Job description

Find your calling at Mercy! The Clinical Dietitian is responsible for providing evidence-based clinical nutrition care within assigned areas, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring regulatory compliance. They actively engage in Performance Improvement projects, serve as a nutrition expert in various forums, and assist in training nutrition assistants and food service staff. Additionally, they identify patients at nutrition risk and provide Medical Nutrition Therapy services under the guidance of experienced clinicians or management.

Position Details:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in nutrition and dietetics
• Licensure: RD (Registered Dietitian) current registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). LD (Licensed Dietitian) current practice license for the state of practice or provisional license if allowed in state of practice Registration eligible candidates in states that allow a provisional license prior to registration, must complete registration requirements within six months of hire.
• Credentialing and National Provider Identifier must be completed within six months of hire or registration

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education: Masters degree in dietetics or related field
• Experience: 1 year of healthcare experience in clinical dietetics of healthcare food services

Why Mercy?

From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period. Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy, you'll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, you'll grow with us.

Transforming the Health of Our Communities

Our Mercy health system was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1986. But our heritage goes back more than 195 years. It began with an Irish woman named Catherine McAuley, who was determined to help women and children in Dublin experiencing poverty. Though Catherine had a modest upbringing, she received an unexpected inheritance that allowed her to fulfill that dream. In 1827, she opened the first House of Mercy in Dublin, intending to teach skills to women and educate children. Many volunteers came to help. A few years later, Catherine founded the Sisters of Mercy, one of the first religious orders whose Sisters were free to walk among the poor and visit them in their homes. In 1843, the Sisters of Mercy came to the United States. In 1856, they traveled to St. Louis. In the years to come, they would establish hospitals throughout the Midwest. Many of these would join together in 1986 as Mercy.