Clinical Supervisor, RDN

Accountabilities

• Develop the clinical nutrition model: Partner with program leadership and founding RDNs to establish a scalable framework for clinical nutrition services, including provider competencies, disease-area specializations, cultural and linguistic capabilities, recruitment criteria, and a structured vetting process.

• Create evidence-based nutrition protocols: Develop condition-specific clinical guidance for diabetes, oncology, cardiovascular disease, and weight management involving GLP-1 medications, drawing on current clinical standards and guidelines from relevant professional organizations.

• Standardize nutrition assessments: Define intake tools, assessment procedures, clinical flagging criteria, and escalation pathways for members with complex medical needs.

• Build structured counseling frameworks: Establish consistent approaches for initial nutrition assessments, follow-up visits, nutrition education, and group counseling where appropriate.

• Integrate behavior change methodologies: Embed Motivational Interviewing, Stages of Change, SMART goal-setting, and other appropriate evidence-based methods into clinical practice standards.

• Promote culturally responsive care: Establish standards that support respectful, accessible, and individualized nutrition services for members from diverse cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

• Establish documentation and quality standards: Develop clinical documentation requirements, quality metrics, outcome-tracking processes, and reporting practices aligned with health plan and regulatory expectations.

• Build clinical resources: Curate and maintain a resource library of condition-specific educational materials, counseling tools, handouts, and standardized templates to support clinician training and consistent care delivery.

• Provide direct patient care: Maintain a focused caseload of approximately 8–12 active members, conducting comprehensive nutrition assessments and creating individualized care plans that incorporate medically tailored meal planning.

• Deliver nutrition education and counseling: Provide evidence-based Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) and behavior-focused counseling to members managing chronic conditions and complex health needs.

• Coordinate member care: Collaborate with health plan care teams and care coordinators to support care management, referrals, follow-up, and appropriate escalation.

• Supervise and support the RDN network: Provide clinical oversight and quality assurance for contracted and subcontracted RDNs, with supervision practices appropriate to each provider relationship and scope of responsibility.

• Conduct clinical reviews: Perform regular chart audits and case reviews to evaluate documentation quality, clinical appropriateness, and adherence to established protocols.

• Facilitate peer learning: Organize monthly peer-review sessions and case consultations, identify individual and network-wide development needs, and coordinate continuing education or skills training.

• Lead provider onboarding: Train RDNs on the clinical model, assessment and education templates, documentation expectations, and clinical resource library to support consistent, high-quality care.

• Serve as a clinical escalation resource: Advise on complex, high-acuity, or ethically sensitive cases and help maintain safe, appropriate, evidence-based care across the network.

Requirements

• Professional credential: Active Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential in good standing with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).

• State licensure: Active dietitian licensure or credentialing in the state of practice wherever required, such as the Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist (CDN) credential in New York.

• Clinical experience: At least 5 years of clinical registered dietitian experience, with substantial focus on chronic disease management involving diabetes, cardiovascular disease, oncology, weight management, or a combination of these areas.

• Medical Nutrition Therapy expertise: Demonstrated experience delivering MNT, nutrition education, and individualized counseling to vulnerable, medically complex, or diverse patient populations.

• Behavior change skills: Familiarity with evidence-based behavior change approaches, particularly Motivational Interviewing, and the ability to apply them in practical clinical settings.

• Clinical documentation: Strong documentation and care-planning skills, with the ability to establish and maintain clear clinical records and quality standards.

• Virtual care experience: Comfort delivering nutrition services through telehealth or other remote care platforms.

• Clinical judgment: Ability to assess complex needs, identify risk factors, recognize when escalation is necessary, and develop appropriate, person-centered care plans.

• Program development: Ability to translate clinical evidence and guidelines into structured protocols, practical workflows, educational resources, and scalable standards of care.

• Leadership and mentoring: Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to train, support, and provide clinical guidance to RDNs and other nutrition professionals.

• Organizational skills: A self-directed, adaptable approach and the ability to manage clinical responsibilities while building processes in a fast-moving, evolving environment.

• Preferred certification — CDCES: Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist credential is strongly preferred and required for certain health plan contracts.

• Additional preferred certifications: National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC), Board Certified Specialist in Oncology Nutrition (CSO), Board Certified Specialist in Obesity and Weight Management (CSOWM), or Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (FAND).

• Motivational Interviewing training: Formal training or certification through the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) or an equivalent program is preferred.

• Relevant program experience: Experience with medically tailored meals, food-as-medicine initiatives, or community-based nutrition programs is an advantage.

• Supervisory experience: Previous experience supervising or mentoring RDNs, dietetic interns, or clinical nutrition staff is preferred.

• Additional licensure preference: Washington State Licensed Dietitian (LD) credential, or willingness to obtain it. Licensure support is available for relevant contract opportunities.

Benefits

• Part-time, remote work: Fully remote position with an expected commitment of approximately 20 hours per week.

• Health insurance: Health insurance coverage.

• Retirement savings: 401(k) plan.

• Paid time off: PTO policy and paid sick days.

• Paid family leave: Family leave benefits to support important life events.

• Compassionate leave: 3–5 days of leave when needed.

• Long-term service recognition: A four-week paid sabbatical after five years of service.

• Meal credits: Monthly credits to enjoy chef-prepared meals.

• AI-enabled workplace: Enterprise access to ChatGPT and Claude to support productivity and professional development.

• Wellness perks: Fitness subsidies to encourage a healthy lifestyle.

• Language development: Access to a personalized Spanish-language coach.

• Professional impact: Opportunity to help shape an evolving clinical nutrition model at the intersection of food, healthcare, and population health.

• Benefits note: Eligibility and specific benefit terms may depend on employment arrangements and applicable policies.