Clinical Dietitian

DietitianFull-Time

Listed compensation

$59k-$85k

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Job Description

  • Department: Clinical Dietitian
  • Shift: Full time Days
  • Facility: St. Mary's Hospital
  • Location: Kankakee

Responsibilities

Provides appropriate patient nutritional care. Assesses the nutritional status of patients, formulates a care plan, coordinates its implementation, and evaluates its impact and effectiveness. Provides nutrition education to patients/families. Approves supplements as appropriate and assists in the development of a hospital formulary appropriate to the patient population.

Qualifications

  • EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
  • 1. Registered Dietitian Required (CMS requirement)

2. One year healthcare experience desirable.

The company is dedicated to empowering its staff with a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, allowing them the freedom to customize their benefits to fit their unique needs. Our abundant resources, programs, and voluntary options serve as a foundation for individual growth and well-being. Learn more here: primehealthcare.com

Pay Transparency

St. Mary's Hospital - Kankakee offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs.

Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options.

A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $58,614.40 to $84,884.80 on an annualized basis.

The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status: Full Time

Shift: Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov

Key Skills

Nutritional assessmentCare planningPatient careClinical dieteticsFormulary development

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 18% have no call, 84% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$72k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $72k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Clinical Nutrition market look like in Illinois?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$59k–$85kClinical Nutrition median $73k (middle half $65k–$77k)11 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$72k in purchasing powerIllinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Clinical Nutrition listings in Illinois96 active3,148 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 18% remote · 18% no call · 84% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Dietitian Jobs

20 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

20 jobs · 13 employers
6
<$85k
8
$85k-100k
4
$100k-115k
2
$115k-130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

18 jobs · 13 employers
401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
56%
Sign-on bonus
28%
Loan repayment
22%
Relocation assistance
22%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Regional Registered Dietitian

Medical Nutrition Therapy Associates · Baltimore, Maryland

$100k-$125k
#2

Registered Dietitian

Fresenius Medical Care · Orland Park, Illinois

$70k-$117k
#3

Clinical Dietitian / Registered Dietitian Cardiac Rehab

$72k-$106k
#4

DIETITIAN

$92k-$102k
+ 18 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Below most Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,048 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

St. Mary's Hospital - Kankakee logo

About St. Mary's Hospital - Kankakee

Hospitals and Health Care
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid Time Off
401K Retirement Plan
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement

Living in Kankakee

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$184k≈ 3.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,204/mo≈ 25% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.4
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Kankakee, IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.