Dietitian, Developing Practice

Team: MNT
Employment Type: Full-Time or Part-Time
Location: On-site, Hybrid, or Remote
Reports To: Lead
Base Compensation Placement Range: $60,000–$66,000

Overview

Sensibly Sprouted is seeking a Dietitian, Developing Practice to build the clinical, operational, and professional capability required to independently perform at the Primary Practice level.

Developing Practice is a temporary developmental patient-facing MNT role for Dietitians who have the foundational capability required to begin delivering Medical Nutrition Therapy but still require additional development before independently performing the complete Primary Practice role.

The Developing Practice Dietitian delivers Medical Nutrition Therapy within defined scope while developing clinical reasoning, patient-management capability, counseling effectiveness, operational proficiency, and consistency through structured training, coaching, feedback, and performance enablement.

This role may be appropriate for Dietitians early in their MNT careers, entering from internship or academic training, or transitioning from other areas of Dietetics where additional outpatient or longitudinal MNT development is needed. Developing Practice Dietitians progressively expand their clinical capability, treatment breadth, independence, and operational effectiveness while learning and applying the Sensibly Sprouted Approach.

About Sensibly Sprouted

Our mission is to deliver a first-class experience driven by relationships, expert care, and life-changing results.

Our vision is to be the number one nutrition provider in the country, serving our communities through advanced technology, the latest research, and the best Dietetics team available.

Our core values guide how we work:

Positivity We approach challenges with optimism and solution-focused thinking.

Performance We balance patient-centered care with business-driven outcomes.

Professionalism We lead by example and uphold the highest standards in every interaction.

What You’ll Do

• Deliver Medical Nutrition Therapy within defined scope and in alignment with the Sensibly Sprouted Approach
• Develop increasingly independent capability in nutrition assessment and care planning
• Build clinical reasoning and patient-management judgment across a growing range of patient presentations
• Develop counseling effectiveness, patient engagement, and behavior-change capability
• Apply clinical frameworks, protocols, and workflows consistently
• Build competency in evidence-based supplementation within role scope
• Develop the ability to maintain patient engagement, continuity of care, and appropriate follow-through
• Learn to identify and address barriers to patient progress or disengagement
• Build and maintain an active patient caseload as capability develops
• Develop effective schedule management, responsiveness, and use of available capacity
• Complete documentation accurately and on time
• Follow applicable billing, coding, scheduling, workflow, attendance, and communication standards
• Participate actively in training, coaching, case review, and performance discussions
• Receive, apply, and demonstrate sustained improvement from feedback
• Expand clinical knowledge and treatment breadth toward complete Primary Practice capability
• Demonstrate reliability, accountability, professionalism, organization, and strong communication

What We’re Looking For

Strong candidates demonstrate:

• Foundational clinical knowledge and readiness to develop outpatient Medical Nutrition Therapy capability
• Strong learning ability and responsiveness to coaching and feedback
• Developing clinical reasoning and patient-assessment capability
• Interest and ability to build longitudinal patient-management skills
• Developing counseling and patient-engagement capability
• Professionalism, reliability, accountability, and follow-through
• Ability to learn and consistently apply clinical and operational standards
• Strong organization and communication
• Willingness to expand clinical knowledge and treatment capability across a broad range of patient cases
• Commitment to continuous improvement and professional development
• Alignment with the Sensibly Sprouted Approach and the 3Ps: Positivity, Professionalism, and Performance

Developing Practice may be appropriate both for Dietitians early in their MNT careers and for experienced Dietitians whose prior work provides limited directly transferable outpatient or longitudinal MNT experience. Total years of Dietetics experience do not, by themselves, determine readiness for Primary Practice.

Qualifications

Candidates must demonstrate readiness to perform the Developing Practice role and progress toward the complete Primary Practice standard.

Required qualifications include:

• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential
• Applicable state licensure or eligibility for required licensure

Advanced credentials or prior Dietetics experience may strengthen candidacy when they materially support directly transferable MNT capability, but they are not independently required beyond the professional credentials necessary for the role.

Role Structure & Development

Developing Practice is a temporary developmental MNT role designed to build the capability required for Primary Practice.

Dietitians in Developing Practice progressively develop competency across clinical reasoning, counseling, patient management, operational execution, caseload development, treatment breadth, and application of the Sensibly Sprouted Approach.

Advancement to Primary Practice is competency-based rather than time-based. There is no minimum time-in-role requirement.

A Developing Practice Dietitian advances to Primary Practice when they demonstrate readiness to independently deliver consistent, high-quality Medical Nutrition Therapy and perform the complete Primary Practice role. Advancement is determined by the Lead based on demonstrated performance across the applicable readiness domains and supporting evidence.

Performance Expectations

Developing Practice Dietitians are expected to demonstrate continuous progress toward independent Primary Practice capability while delivering safe, effective patient care within their current scope.

Performance expectations include:

• Increasing consistency and quality in Medical Nutrition Therapy
• Progressive development of clinical reasoning and patient-management judgment
• Expansion of treatment breadth across an increasingly diverse range of patient cases
• Increasing independence in assessment, care planning, intervention, and follow-through
• Development of effective counseling and patient-engagement capability
• Growth and maintenance of an active caseload
• Progressive improvement in productivity and schedule performance
• Effective management of calendar, availability, cancellations, and unused capacity
• Documentation timeliness and accuracy
• Reliable execution of clinical and operational standards
• Completion and application of required training
• Responsiveness to coaching, feedback, and performance guidance
• Continuous improvement in clinical knowledge, treatment capability, and professional effectiveness
• Professionalism, accountability, organization, and communication

Compensation

Developing Practice is a temporary developmental role. Base compensation is established at entry based on the candidate's directly transferable MNT experience and capability rather than total years of Dietetics experience alone. Relevant factors include independent MNT capability, clinical judgment, experience managing longitudinal care, familiarity with similar patient populations, operational readiness, and the amount of developmental support expected before Primary Practice readiness.

Placement toward the upper end of the range is uncommon and reflects unusually strong directly transferable MNT capability at entry while the candidate still appropriately requires Developing Practice.

Base compensation does not progress within the Developing Practice range based on normal development, completion of onboarding, increased proficiency, increased independence, time in role, or progress toward Primary Practice readiness. Successful development is recognized through advancement to Primary Practice, with base compensation increased to the Primary Practice range.

Benefits

Sensibly Sprouted provides eligible team members with a benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employer healthcare contributions
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 3% employer non-matching contribution
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Professional development support
• Employer-paid required professional liability insurance, state licensure fees, and CDR registration and renewal fees where applicable

Selection

Candidates may be evaluated through:

• Review of relevant prior education, training, and professional experience
• Evaluation of foundational Medical Nutrition Therapy capability
• Assessment of clinical reasoning and patient-assessment readiness
• Evaluation of counseling and patient-engagement capability
• Assessment of learning readiness, coachability, and responsiveness to feedback
• Review of operational readiness and professional reliability
• A Developing Practice selection interview

The selection process is designed to determine whether the candidate demonstrates the foundational capability and developmental readiness required to succeed in Developing Practice.

Candidates who already demonstrate readiness to independently perform the complete Primary Practice role may instead be considered for Primary Practice.

Final selection for Developing Practice is determined by the Lead based on demonstrated readiness for the role and the level of development required before Primary Practice readiness.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting and computer work.

Commitment to Excellence

Sensibly Sprouted is committed to hiring and developing exceptional people who demonstrate strong capability, accountability, alignment with our mission and values, and a drive to deliver excellent results.

Sensibly Sprouted is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Sensibly Sprouted provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and team members with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.

For additional information regarding workplace discrimination protections, please review the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal notice from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Compensation: $60,000–$66,000 per year