Regional Dietitian
Listed compensation
$40-$45/hr
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Job Highlights
Regional Dietitian - PRN
This position will support a number of client skilled nursing facilities in the North Texas area. Will travel locally to provide support.
Position Summary
As a Regional Dietitian, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive nutrition care to patients across multiple facilities. You will conduct nutritional assessments, develop personalized meal plans, and educate patients on healthy eating habits. Your expertise will be instrumental in improving patient outcomes and promoting overall well-being.
- Posted Salary Range
- USD $40.00 - USD $45.00 /Hr.
Wage Commensuration
The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience, education and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
Duties & Responsibilities
Completes assessment, nutrition intervention, monitoring and evaluation utilizing the nutrition care process and evidenced base care guidelines.
Rounds with nursing to make recommendations for nutrition care.
Formulates menus for therapeutic diets based on medical and physical condition of patients and integrates patients menus with basic institutional menus as needed. Instructs patients and their families in nutritional principles, dietary plans, food selection and preparation during rounding.
Conducts test tray audits of patient meals to assess quality. Documents patient rounds and maintains high patient satisfaction ratings.
Will make site visits as scheduled and as needed to facilities in area to complete Clinical Nutrition Assessment as required.
Must have reliable transportation and be willing to travel locally as needed.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Must be a Registered Dietitian, Bachelors Degree, skilled nursing, acute care or a combination of experience will be considered
- Must maintain current licensure as required by law
- Minimum of two+ years experience in a supervisory capacity in a hospital, skilled nursing facility or other related medical facility
- Training in cost control, food management, diet therapy, etc.
- Any combination of experience and training which provides the required skills, knowledge and abilities.
- Must have reliable transportation and be willing to travel locally.
EOE Statement
Drug Free, Smoke-Free work place. Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive nutrition care and assessments for patients across multiple skilled nursing facilities. Develop personalized meal plans and educate patients and families on healthy eating habits.
Requirements
Must be a Registered Dietitian with a Bachelor's degree and at least two years of supervisory experience in a medical facility. Reliable transportation is required for local travel between sites.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 44 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 41% are remote, 27% have no call, 77% require no weekends.
In Texas, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$76k (85 salary observations; 575 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (2,400 salary observations; 8,206 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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