Clinical Dietitian - Health & Fitness Center

Clinical Dietitian - Health & Fitness Center

Work Arrangement: On-Site Requisition Number: 256622 Regular or Temporary: Regular Location: Durham, NC, US, 27705 Personnel Area: DUKE NON-HOSPITAL OPERATIONS Date: Apr 16, 2026

Clinical Dietitian - Health & Fitness Center Location: Duke Health & Fitness Center 3475 Erwin Rd., Durham NC 27705 Work Schedule: Part-Time, 1st Shift, Monday 10:00AM - 7:00PM & Thursday 7:00AM - 3:00PM with some flexibility availability with telehealth work from home options. The Duke Health & Fitness Center, a medically based wellness center in Durham, NC is seeking a Dietitian to join our nutrition team. Individual nutritional counseling experience in the field of intuitive/mindful eating, HAES, and disordered eating specialties required. Duties include providing nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy integrated with client's medical goals. Identify and provide age-specific nutrition counseling to meet the cultural needs of the clients and their families.

What You Will Do:

• Coordinate all phases of nutrition care including nutrition assessment, care planning, monitoring, education and counseling of hospitalized patients and outpatients in a variety of settings.
• Perform duties in support of and in compliance with performance improvement plans, JCAHO, and other licensing, accrediting, and regulatory agencies.
• DUHS offers career growth and enrichment within our Nutrition services. There is a clinical ladder program with various steps and opportunities at each hospital within the health system.

Duties and Responsibilities of Each Level:

• Level I Provide nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy integrated with the patient's medical goals. Evaluate, interpret, monitor, and document the nutritional status and nutritional needs of inpatients and outpatients using established standards of care and practice guidelines. Identify and provide age-specific nutrition counseling to meet the cultural needs of the patients and their families. Develop, review, update and implement educational materials to meet the needs of patients and professionals. Write orders for diet, supplement, enteral/parenteral nutrition and laboratory data per hospital policy. Function as an integral member of the clinical interdisciplinary team. Maintain Registered Dietitian (RD) status including continuing professional education per the Professional Development Portfolio. Maintain North Carolina Board of Nutrition and Dietetics licensure. Precept dietetic interns and provide on the job training for newly hired clinical staff. Supervise daily work of dietetic technicians (registered - provide input into evaluation but not directly evaluate their performance). Comply with Nutrition Services meeting and attendance standards.
• Level II In addition to Level I, Dietitian works in an assigned specialty area and integrates research and education into practice as evidence by competencies. Is a liaison and advocate for the profession by utilizing and sharing new practice knowledge and skill into other areas of the profession (management, public health) and or other disciplines.
• Level III Thinks critically, displays a range of highly developed clinical and technical skills, and formulates judgements acquired through a combination of education, experience and critical thinking. Based on department's need, have the ability to provide expertise, oversight and leadership in a designated specialty area. These areas include: Student Advisor, Malnutrition Specialist, Adult Nutrition Support Specialist, Pediatric Nutrition Support Specialist, Program Coordinator, Clinical and Quality Specialist, IT Specialist, Outpatient Clinical Coordinator, Lead, Subject Matter Expert.

Required Qualifications:

• Education Level I, II, III Baccalaureate degree in Food and Nutrition, Dietetics, Nutritional Sciences, Human Nutrition, or comparable major. Successful completion of coordinated program or dietetic internship of not less than 900 hours under the supervision of a Registered Dietitian.
• Experience Level I One year in an acute care environment preferred; experience may be waived for specific positions. Level II and Level III At least 5 years of clinical experience or at least 3 years' clinical experience plus an approved, nutrition related certification.
• Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification Level I, II, and III Registered dietitian (RD) by the Commission on Dietetic Registration; candidates eligible for registration may be hired with the expectation that registration will be achieved within 90 days of hire. Licensed dietitian/nutritionist (LDN) by the North Carolina Board of Dietetics and Nutrition; provision for license-eligible dietitians as above.

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