Full-Time
Dietitian – Southpointe Clinic
Posted on 7/4/2026
Sanford Health
10,001+ employees
Nonprofit health system operating hospitals
Compensation Overview
$27.50 - $41.50/hr
Fargo, ND, USA
In Person
Bachelor's
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- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in dietetics or food and nutrition through an Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredited program. (After January 1, 2024, the ACEND requires anyone taking the registration exam to become a dietitian have a master's degree. Prior to January 1, 2024, individuals qualifying to take the registration exam need to have the minimum of a bachelor's of science degree in dietetics.)
- Clinical nutrition experience through an approved coordinated undergraduate program or successful completion of post graduate internship required.
- Currently holds Registered Dietitian (RD) license within the applicable state(s).
- Registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) required.
- For applicable states, proof of a temporary/limited permit nutritionist license will be considered for registry eligible individuals in the event they are waiting to test for their CDR. Individuals will be allowed two exam attempts within three months of hire into their position.
- Provides medical nutrition therapy services and monitors nutritional care of clients/patients/residents of all ages including neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric as assigned.
- Determination of nutritional status through nutritional assessment, individualized care plans, provider order recommendations and implementation of nutrition therapy (including verbal orders, diet modification, nutrition support, oral nutrition supplements), education and counseling for disease and nutrition risk management, and evaluation of outcomes of medical nutrition therapy interventions.
- Optimizer of self-management education and skills in the care of clients/patients/residents with chronic conditions.
- Ability to recognize, evaluate, and provide for nutritional needs based on cultural, ethnic, and religious beliefs.
- Evaluates treatments or procedures for effectiveness using an evidence-based approach.
- Works on nutrition care protocols for the assigned area and acts as leader for the health care team in the implementation of the nutrition therapies.
- Educates on diet according to disease state, medical condition and health risk.
- Incorporates new trends and techniques as necessary to design care plan and update standards of care educational material.
- Assists in tailoring clinical education and associated materials for use with clients/patients/residents, families and caregivers.
- Performs quality control and maintains a high standard in relation to infection control mechanisms for safety.
- Aware and conscious of individual's insurance coverage and reimbursement circumstances, and participates in clinical performance improvement activities, including research that tests new treatments or procedures for clinical evidence of outcomes.
Sanford Health is a large nonprofit health system that delivers hospital care, elder and post-acute services, and related health care through a network of hospitals, clinics, and senior care facilities across the Midwest. It operates by integrating multiple care settings into one system, supported by research and global health initiatives. Its model combines acute hospital care, long-term care, and post-acute services under a single organization, with a strong emphasis on philanthropy and mergers to expand reach and capabilities. The company differentiates itself through its breadth of services across the care continuum, extensive rural and regional presence, and a history of strategic mergers that create a full-spectrum care model rather than focusing on a single niche. Sanford Health’s goal is to provide comprehensive, accessible health care to communities, advance pediatric care and medical research, and extend health services through global clinics and partnerships.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
Grant
Total Funding
$4.5M
Headquarters
Fargo, North Dakota
Founded
1894
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Minot's Landmark Clinic opens fall 2026, adding 45 exam rooms and 22 offices.
- Watertown promotions deepen regional integration after Prairie Lakes, strengthening local hub operations.
- Sanford announced a $600 million North Memorial deal in 2026, expanding Minnesota reach.
What critics are saying
- North Memorial still needs regulatory clearance, delaying synergies and distracting leadership through 2026.
- Mayo Clinic sued Sanford Health Plan over $700,000 in unpaid bills, signaling claims friction.
- The 2019 CIA still burdens Medicare billing; another compliance failure risks federal exclusion.
What makes Sanford Health unique
- Sanford Health spans 58 hospitals, 289 clinics, 145 senior communities across seven states.
- Bill Gassen led Marshfield integration, preserving physician-led rural care across the Midwest.
- Sanford Health blends health plans, virtual specialties, trials, and GME into one platform.
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Sanford Health to host Safe Kids Safety Day, July 29. July 21, 2026 BISMARCK, N.D. - Sanford Health and Safe Kids Bismarck-Mandan are teaming up with local agencies to host a Safety Day July 29 from 1-5 p.m. outside the North Dakota State Capitol grounds. Families are invited to have fun and learn about weather safety, bicycle safety, medication safety, safe sleep and more. A bounce house, face painting, food trucks, bicycle helmet fitting, and an obstacle course are also available to the public. Participating agencies include Safe Kids Bismarck-Mandan, Sanford AirMed, Bismarck Fire and Rescue, Bismarck Police Department, Bismarck Burleigh Public Health, YMCA, Bismarck Sanford Children's Hospital and Child Life Services, Sanford Trauma Services and more. The event is free to the public. MEDIA: Media members wanting to attend the event, please call 701-516-4903. The Sanford Health Bismarck Region provides health care to central and western North Dakota, eastern Montana and northern South Dakota. It includes 26 clinics in Bismarck, Mandan, Minot, Dickinson, Williston and Watford City, as well as a Level II trauma center located in Bismarck. About Sanford Health Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America's heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 55,000 employees and serves more than 2 million patients and nearly 415,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 58 hospitals, 289 clinic locations, 145 senior care communities, 4,500 physicians and advanced practice providers and 1,100 active clinical trials and studies. The organization's transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to nearly 80 specialties. More than 400 residents and fellows are trained each year through graduate medical education with Sanford Health fully funding and supporting 29 of the 40 available programs. Sanford Health also includes 92 retail pharmacies, including Sanford and Lewis Drug pharmacies with locations in 6 states, and more than 300 pharmacists. Learn more about Sanford Health's commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
Women's correctional facility opens in Rapid City. Native women remain disproportionately incarcerated on July 20, 2026 New Women's Correctional Facility in Rapid City, SD. A 102,750 square foot complex designed to expand treatment, education, and reentry programs for incarcerated women. (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa) RAPID CITY - State leaders gathered Friday, July 10 to celebrate the opening of South Dakota's new Women's Correctional Facility, a 102,750 square foot complex designed to expand treatment, education, and reentry programs for incarcerated women. Governor Larry Rhoden led the ribbon cutting alongside correctional officials, local legislators, Rapid City Mayor Jason Salamun, and members of the Rapid City Police Department. "This facility will help us keep South Dakota strong, safe, and free," Rhoden said. He added that the state's investment reflects a commitment to rehabilitation. "We are committed to rehabilitation and recovery, and this new facility will help us better serve the women in our correctional system." The facility includes three 96 bed housing units, each built with space for group treatment and programming. One unit is dedicated entirely to a 96 bed therapeutic community focused on addressing criminal thinking and substance use disorders. A separate 12 bed Mother Infant building allows eligible mothers to remain connected to their newborns while receiving parenting support. The facility opens as South Dakota grapples with the world's highest rate of women's incarceration and long standing disparities that place Native women at the center of the crisis. According to a 2024 report from the Prison Policy Initiative, South Dakota incarcerates women at the highest rate in the world, 338 per 100,000, a disparity that falls disproportionately on Native American women. According to the Department of Corrections' 2024-2025 statistical reports, Native American women make up approximately 63% of the more than 500 women incarcerated in South Dakota, despite Native people comprising only about 8.5% of the state's population. Advocates and lawmakers have called the disparity "alarming," pointing to long standing systemic issues in sentencing, access to treatment, and the impact of drug related offenses. Secretary of Corrections Nick Lamb said substance use remains the primary driver of incarceration. "Ninety seven percent of the women who enter our system have a substance use disorder," Lamb said. "This facility expands our ability to provide treatment, counseling, and life skills to help these women succeed when they return to their communities." For more than a decade, South Dakota was the only state in the nation to make drug ingestion, simply having a controlled substance in one's system, a felony. Before lawmakers reduced the charge to a misdemeanor, 71 women were imprisoned with ingestion as their highest level offense, and DOC data shows that 77% of incarcerated women were serving time for non violent drug crimes, with ingestion trailing closely behind. Because Native women are disproportionately charged with drug related offenses, tribal advocates say the ingestion law created a revolving door. Technical violations, missed appointments, failed UAs, curfew issues, or transportation barriers, remain the number one reason women return to prison. With a 66% recidivism rate among Native women, advocates estimate that well over 100 Native women currently incarcerated are there due to residual effects of the old ingestion law, even if the original felony law has since been downgraded. To strengthen reentry opportunities, the Department of Corrections has partnered with Western Dakota Technical College to offer a one semester Business Hospitality program. DOC is also working with Sanford Health to launch a three week Patient Care Technician program aimed at preparing participants for entry level healthcare roles. DOC officials said transfers from Pierre to the new Rapid City facility will begin next month following staff training. (Contact Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa at [email protected])
Douglas McGhee joins Sanford Health. Douglas McGhee recently posted on LinkedIn that he has joined Sanford Health as vice president of operations-support services for the Marshfield Region. "I'm honored to join an organization committed to advancing rural health care and excited to partner with exceptional teams to strengthen operations and serve our communities," he wrote. Sanford Health's LinkedIn page states: "Sanford Health is the largest rural health system in the U.S. Our organization is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America's heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, we serve more than one million patients and 220,000 health plan members across 250,000 square miles. Our integrated health system has 47 medical centers, 2,800 physicians and advanced practice providers, 170 clinical investigators and research scientists, more than 200 Good Samaritan Society senior care locations, and world clinics in eight countries around the globe. Learn more about our commitment to shaping the future of rural health care at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News." People on the Move. Submit yourself or someone else to be featured in our People on the Move category! Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, Max. file size: 2 MB.
Health system leaders discuss care delivery, workforce and technology at 2026 AHA Leadership Summit. Jul 14, 2026 - 02:32 PM Following an introduction from Michelle Hood, AHA executive vice president and COO, moderator Chris DeRienzo, M.D., AHA senior vice president and chief physician executive, led a panel discussion July 14 at the 2026 AHA Leadership Summit with Betty Chu, M.D., senior vice president and chief medical officer of Advocate Health; Christine Donohue-Henry, M.D., chief population health officer of ChristianaCare; and Bill Gassen, president and CEO of Sanford Health, and AHA chair-elect. The session also featured two fireside chats with health system leaders. James Hereford, president and CEO of Fairview Health Services, discussed emerging approaches to strengthening team-based care, expanding flexibility and integrating technology to support clinicians and staff. Greg Adams, chair and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, talked about aligning people and technology to support care redesign, as well as building organizations that can respond quickly to a changing environment. Other concurrent sessions explored improving patient flow across care settings, integrating value-based care, designing systems to sustain quality improvement, building dedicated leadership roles for Advanced Practice Professionals, and strengthening rural healthcare models.