Posting Date07/10/2026
This position leads and manages a variety of projects, programs, and initiatives at the systems level with Village-wide impact for the Nutrition Services department. This Teammate directly manages a team of Nutrition Services Program Managers. Serves as a coach, resource, and mentor to other Dietitians on the team and in the field.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The following duties and responsibilities generally reflect the expectations of this position but are not intended to be all-inclusive.
- Leads and serves as an integral member of the Nutrition and MBD Center of Excellence.
- Leads and participates in creation and implementation of Nutrition Services department goals.
- Manages and oversees assigned projects with significant accountability; meets expectations to "get stuff done".
- Provides support to Group Lead and Divisional Lead Dietitians .
- Participates in professional development activities for dietitian leaders.
- Participates in updating training program, competency assessment and new-hire dietitian tracking tools
- Participates on a team to coordinate all aspects of the village-wide Dietitian Connection meetings; conducts training sessions for Dietitian Leaders and other meeting presenters.
- Collaborates with other Village departments to ensure nutrition information is current and accurate; provides review/revisions to a variety of educational material/meeting content used village-wide.
- Promotes modality education and resource sharing. Develops content for national dietitian calls.
- Leverages clinical data and reporting dashboards to monitor Nutrition Services-related program efficacy, and drive continuous improvement in key clinical metrics,
- Oversees various nutrition-services workgroups to support clinical initiatives, strategy, and resource enhancements.
- Aligns Nutrition Services strategy with the Village's population health priorities. Leads high-impact clinical programs designed to directly support enterprise goals.
- Works with Team Mercury on Nutrition Services Village-level communications
- Crafts and provides submissions to Mercury for review, as appropriate
Participates on Nutrition Services Core Team, maintaining close communication and collaboration with Clinical and Field Leadership.
- Represents Nutrition Services department at national meetings or on calls as assigned.
Other Duties as Assigned
- Perform other duties as assigned or required
- Know, understand, follow, communicate, and implement teammate guidelines, employment policies, and department or company procedures
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree in Nutrition/Dietetics or similar area required
Master's degree and/or Certified Specialist, Renal designation preferred
Minimum 5 years experience in a dietitian leadership position
Registered Dietitian status with the Commission on Dietetic Registration
Proficient at all Dietitian I, Dietitian II and Dietitian III duties
State licensure or certification required if licensure or certification is available in the state where the facility is located.
Scheduling flexibility and ability to travel required
Current driver's license in state of residence and insurable driving record required
Intermediate computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office programs Word, Excel and Outlook as well as proficiency with DaVita specific applications
ESSENTIAL BEHAVIORS, SKILLS, AND ATTITUDES REQUIRED FOR SUCCESS IN THIS POSITION - Commitment to DaVita's values of Service Excellence, Integrity, Team, Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Fulfillment and Fun with ability to demonstrate those positively and proactively to patients, co-workers, management, physicians, and/or vendors in everyday performance and interactions
- Ability to plan and execute projects that impact DaVita's mission, goals and objectives; willingness and aptitude for continuing professional growth
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively at both detail and big-picture levels and to drive projects forward; self-starter
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced, ever changing and evolving business environment with shifting time frames
- Demonstrated creativity, innovation and an ability to write and teach effectively
- Demonstrated organizational and time management skills; strong multi-tasking capabilities; ability to adapt to changing work environment
- Demonstrated "Can Do" attitude; proactive in doing what is necessary to succeed in new challenges
- Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate in a team environment
- Ability to foster and build a team to achieve a common goal; ability to communicate the goals clearly
- Demonstrated strengths in teambuilding, management and communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
- Ability to understand and motivate positive behavior and teammate morale
- Ability to maximize resources to accomplish key metrics
- Ability to communicate goals and assist teammates to achieve departmental goals
- Demonstrated ability to operate in a cross-functional team environment
- Problem-solving skills to resolve challenging concerns
- Demonstrated leadership by example by projecting a positive attitude
- Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate teammates with confidence in work processes and goals and to provide ongoing mentoring and coaching
- Ability to maintain diplomacy and tact in stressful situations
- Skills to foster a positive work environment
- Willingness to assist team to achieve departmental goals
- Demonstrated verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to interact positively with teammates at all levels across the company
- Professional presence and excellent presentation skills
- Ability to interact professionally and courteously with external and internal customers
- Strong personal desire for continuous learning and growth
- Demonstrated ability to maintain absolute confidentiality concerning patient information
- Demonstrated empathy, consideration, and respect for patients and teammates
- Demonstrated ability to maintain absolute confidentiality concerning information accessed
What We'll Provide:More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most. Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment. Below are some of our benefit offerings.
- Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
- Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more
- Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita's online training platform StarLearning.
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This position will be open for a minimum of three days.
The Salary Range for the role is $85,000.00 - $135,000.00 per year.
If a candidate is hired, they will be paid at least the minimum wage according to their geographical jurisdiction and the exemption status for the position.
New York Exempt: New York City and Long Island: $66,300.00/year, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties: $66,300.00/year, Remainder of New York state: $62,353.20/year New York Non-exempt: New York City and Long Island: $17.00/hour, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties: $17.00/hour, Remainder of New York state: $16.00/hour
Washington Exempt: $80,168.40/year Washington Non-exempt: Bellingham: $19.13/hour, Burien: $21.71/hour, Everette: $20.77/hour, Unincorporated King County: $20.82/hour, Renton: $21.57/hour, Seattle: $21.30/hour, Tukwila: $21.65/hour, Remainder of Washington state: $17.13/hour
For location-specific minimum wage details, see the following link: DaVita.jobs/WageRates
Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at https://careers.davita.com/benefits
Colorado Residents: Please do not respond to any questions in this initial application that may seek age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information. 
