Dietitian at Providence Portland Medical Center & Providence St. Vincent's Medical Center- Full-Time, Day Schedule

This position is a float/traveling position that oversees and supports inpatient care at two hospitals.

$7,000 hiring/sign-on bonus for eligible external hires that meet required qualifications and conditions for payment.

Join our team at Providence and play a vital role in enhancing patient health and recovery through optimal nutrition. As a Registered Dietitian, you'll leverage your clinical expertise to conduct thorough nutrition assessments, provide education, and implement interventions aimed at improving patient outcomes.   

In addition to the rewarding work of making a difference in patients' lives, we offer competitive benefits to support your professional growth and development. This includes a generous $7000 sign-on bonus, dedicated continuing education days, and an annual educational stipend exceeding $5000.  

If you're passionate about patient care and thrive in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment, we encourage you to explore this opportunity with us. Join us in our mission to make lives better through compassionate and expert nutrition care.

Growth opportunities to advance to a Sr. Dietitian in this department

The Dietitian works closely with the departmental and interdisciplinary health care team to provide inpatient  care that is integrated and compatible with patient-centered medical goals and objectives. Utilizes the Nutrition Care Process and Terminology (NCPT) to assess nutrition status, identify nutrition diagnoses, performs nutrition-focused physical examination, interprets results and makes nutrition diagnoses, orders nutrition and diet orders, designs and implement nutrition care plans and evaluate outcomes of nutrition care plans for patients who are at nutrition risk or malnourished. Provides medical nutrition therapy and professional nutrition counseling methods to patients, families and the community.

Applies evidence-based practice guidelines, instructional methods and tools in clinical practice. Utilizes nutrition-related information systems and patient medical record systems to successfully coordinate patient nutrition care and dining experiences.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence St Vincent Medical Center and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree Dietetics, foods and nutrition or related area granted by a U.S. regionally accredited college or university, or foreign equivalent. Master's degree is only required for those entering the workforce after 1/1/2024 as a Dietitian. Coursework/Training: Completion of required dietetics coursework and supervised practice through a Didactic Program in Dietetics and Dietetic Internship or Coordinated Program in Dietetics accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Upon hire: National CDR Registered Dietitian - Commission on Dietetic Registration. Within 6 months (180 days) of hire: Oregon Dietitian License. Within 6 months (180 days) of hire: Dietitian license in state of hire AND wherever care is delivered.

Preferred Qualifications:

1 year Clinical settings.

Why Join Providence?  

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.