Clinical Dietitian: Patient Nutrition & Care Team Lead

Lifestyle Medicine; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Clinical Dietitian to join our interdisciplinary care team. You will provide nutritional counseling, develop care plans, and collaborate with physicians, nurses, and dietitians to optimize patient outcomes.

The role emphasizes assessment, education, and evidence-based nutrition interventions across patient populations, with emphasis on disease management and lifestyle medicine.

Qualifications

• ACEND-accredited program completed and supervised practice requirements met.
• RD registration current and Illinois licensure active.
• Bachelor’s degree in nutrition/dietetics or related field.
• Master’s degree if graduated after 2023 per CDR requirements.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to identify patients needing nutrition counseling.
• Assessments using medical data, anthropometrics, labs and diet history to plan care.
• Recommend calorie/protein/vitamin/mineral strategies and education needs.
• Provide nutrition education for individuals and groups.
• Educate on pharmacotherapy and supplements when appropriate.
• Develop, present and adjust educational materials.
• Document assessments and reassessments in medical records.
• Precept dietetic interns and participate in department teams.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Nutritional counseling

Patient education

Education

ACEND-accredited nutrition and dietetics program

Bachelor's degree in nutrition, dietetics, or related field

Master’s degree in nutrition, dietetics or related field (post-2023 requirement)

Current registration as a Registered Dietitian (RD)

Illinois RD licensure

Job description

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Clinical Dietitian to join our interdisciplinary care team. You will provide nutritional counseling, develop care plans, and collaborate with physicians, nurses, and dietitians to optimize patient outcomes.

The role emphasizes assessment, education, and evidence-based nutrition interventions across patient populations, with emphasis on disease management and lifestyle medicine.