Dietitian / Nutritionist (Full-Time, Exempt)

• • Job Tracking ID : 25-13-DIET-H
  • Job Location : Pender, NE
  • Job Level : Entry Level (less than 2 years)
  • Level of Education : BA/BS
• • Job Type : Full-Time/Regular
  • Date Updated : 06/06/2025
  • Years of Experience : Up to 2 Years
  • Starting Date : ASAP

Job Description

Provides optimal nutrition care to patients and residents through screening of nutritional status, assessing nutritional needs, developing and implementing appropriate nutritional support, monitoring, adherence and response to nutritional care plans, educates patients and families, and serves as a source of nutrition information for the department, hospital and the community.

Hours: Minimum 40 hours/week, Monday-Friday

Experience and Skills

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition or Dietetics
• Completed internship approved by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• One (1) year experience in health care food service preferred

Certificates, Licensure, Registrations

• Nebraska Medical Nutrition Therapy License (LMNT)
• Registered Dietitian (RD) with current Nebraska registration

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide
• Ability to generate, read, interpret, and take action as it relates to basic financial statements, national and state regulations, safety rulings, operational and maintenance and organizational policies / procedures & recipes
• Ability to write reports and correspondence
• Ability to effectively present information to patients, families, employees, health care providers, etc...
• Ability to work cooperatively and communicate effectively to maintain good working relationships with staff and health care providers
• Ability to work with skill in identifying problems

EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, MATERIALS:

• Computer and printer
• General office materials/equipment/supplies
• Information systems
• Telephone system
• Food preparation equipment

Job Benefits

Standard full-time benefits: Benefits go into effect the 1st of the month following 30 days of hire. Include but not limited to:

• Health Insurance: PPO and H.S.A. option; PCH pays a portion of premiums
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance: Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Plan at no cost to the employee; opportunity to purchase additional coverage also available
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Accrue hours based on a percentage rate (set by years of service) multiplied by the number of hours worked in a pay period
• 403(b) Retirement: First quarter after one year of employment, the hospital will match up to a percentage of gross wages when the employee contributes contributions of percentage
• Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident Policies
• Medical and Dependent Care Savings Accounts
• Group Incentive Plan (GIP): The hospital sets facility wide goals for our annual fiscal year. Depending on how many of those goals we meet at the end of the fiscal year that determines the amount of bonus employees receive.

This institution is an EEO/AA Employer and Provider - Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.