Registered Dietitian, Part Time, Day Shift

Adventist Health Portland; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 46,000 - 69,000; Part time

Job summary

Adventist Health Portland is seeking a dedicated Dietitian to provide comprehensive nutritional care to patients and residents with special needs in Portland, OR. The role includes assessment, education, and interdisciplinary communication to develop and document nutrition plans.

The position requires a Bachelor’s in nutrition, a dietetic internship, and RD licensure within 6 months; a Master’s may be required for some eligibilities. Experience is preferred; LD licensure is also expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in food and nutrition or equivalent: Required
• Master's Degree: Required, only if eligibility for examination began on or after 1/1/24
• Experience as a Clinical Dietitian: Preferred
• Dietetic internship or its equivalent: Required

Responsibilities

• Performs assessment of patients to determine nutritional risk and plans care accordingly.
• Provides comprehensive initial and ongoing nutritional assessments and reassessments.
• Sets care priorities and manages medical nutrition therapy with accurate documentation.
• Acts as an educational resource for staff, interns, patients and families.
• Collects and assesses nutritional data and supervises data collection by others.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Clinical nutrition

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient assessment

Nutrition education

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in food and nutrition

Master's Degree (eligibility after 1/1/24)

Dietetic internship or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Adventist Health Portland has been caring for East Portland since 1893, growing alongside the community we serve. Today, more than 2,300 employees are dedicated to whole-person care, mind, body and spirit, across our 302-bed medical center, emergency department, and network of clinics, urgent care, home care and hospice services. The Adventist Health Northwest Heart Center, located on our medical center campus, provides advanced cardiovascular care, bringing together expert providers, innovative treatments and compassionate support for patients across the region.

Job Summary

Provides comprehensive nutritional care to patients and residents identified with special needs and/or those who meet nutritional risk criteria. Provides nutritional care which includes patient assessment and reassessment, patient and family education, interdisciplinary communication, nutritional plan of care development, and documentation of all interventions in accordance with policy and acceptable practice standards. Acts as a competent clinician who provides clinical care in a skilled and effective manner, utilizing appropriate technical and decision-making skills.

Job Requirements

Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in food and nutrition or equivalent: Required


• Master's Degree: Required, only if eligibility for examination began on or after 1/1/24


• Experience as a Clinical Dietitian: Preferred


• Dietetic internship or its equivalent: Required

Licenses/Certifications

• Registered Dietitian (RD) within 6 months of completion of residency program: Required


• Oregon Dietitian Licensure: Required in OR

Facility Specific License/Certifications

• Licensed Dietitian (LD): Required

Essential Functions

• Performs assessment of patients to determine those at nutritional risk. Provides quality nutritional care through utilization of nutrition plans; facilitating appropriate meal patterns, monitoring nutritional intake, initiating appropriate interventions, and providing nutritional education.


• Responsible for the comprehensive initial nutritional assessment and ongoing reassessment of the patient's nutritional condition and stability and determination of nutritional diagnosis. Responsible for the nutritional evaluation of the patient's response to effectiveness of the implementation of the plan of care.


• Sets patient care priorities appropriately. Assigns personnel to patient care activities for effective utilization of skills and abilities within their job description, scope of practice and level of competency. Responsible for medical nutrition therapy administration in a safe and accurate manner, monitoring, documenting, including patient response.


• Acts as an educational resource for health care team personnel including dietetic interns, patients, family members and community. Orients/instructs new professional, registered and assistive and ancillary personnel on job duties, assignments and clinical activities of the unit. Provides learning opportunities to meet the nutrition education needs of patients/family/significant others.


• Responsible for direct date collection and data assessment of the patient's nutritional condition and stability. Supervises indirect data collection of assigned personnel.


• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply. Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. Visit https://adventisthealth.org/careers/everify/ for more information about E-Verify. By choosing to apply, you acknowledge that you have accessed and read the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices and understand the contents therein.

About Us

Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff, and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.

JOB INFO

Job Identification : 74732

Job Category : Specialist

Posting Date : 2026-10-23T16:41:53+00:00

Job Shift : Day Shift

Locations :

Portland, OR, United States

Assignment Category : Part-time regular

Pay Range : The estimated base pay for this position is $33.33 to $49.95. Additional individual compensation may be available for this role through differentials, extra shift incentives, bonuses, etc. Base pay is only a portion of the total rewards package, and a comprehensive benefits program is available for qualifying positions. Please contact our Talent Acquisition team for more information.

Hiring Department : Clinical Dietitians

Shift Length : 8 Hours