Clinical Nutrition Dietitian
Listed compensation
$38-$40/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
The Clinical Nutrition Dietitian will be responsible for provision of diagnosis-specific Nutrition education and counseling. This role will provide initial and ongoing education as needed. In addition, this role will provide patient/caregiver education and training where applicable and serve as nutrition subject matter expert.
Essential Job Duties
- Completes the Start of Care and follow-up education for home nutrition counseling patients via Video or Telephone.
- Demonstrates knowledge of diagnosis-specific nutrition therapy and counseling and operates as a subject matter expert to the sales, intake and clinical team
- Performs duties as assigned in a timely, efficient, competent manner, including timely completion of documentation and communication to internal and external customers.
- Creates and provides education to the employees to keep them abreast of new information in nutrition therapies. Creates/reviews documents that will be used for customer education. Participates in quality management meetings and quality management initiatives
*Other job duties and special projects as assigned.
Ideal Candidate Will Have
- Registered Dietitian with at least two years of experience.
- Experience in counseling patients in weight loss, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, PCOS, eating disorders, wound healing, renal and GI issues.
- Participation in CAQH; Must maintain credentialing with identified commercial insurance plans and Medicaid/Medicare.
- Able to work autonomously and make independent decisions within generally accepted medical practices, regulations and guidelines.
Salary Range: $38-$40 an hour
Pentec Health offers a comprehensive compensation and full benefits package. Actual pay will be based on several factors such as qualifications and skills for the role plus geographic location.
Benefits may include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k match, PTO, paid holidays, disability and life insurance, employee assistance, flexible spending or health savings account, and other additional voluntary benefits
Key Responsibilities
The Clinical Nutrition Dietitian provides diagnosis-specific nutrition education and counseling to patients and caregivers via video or telephone. They also serve as a subject matter expert for internal teams and participate in quality management initiatives.
Requirements
Candidates must be a Registered Dietitian with at least two years of experience in various clinical nutrition areas. They must also maintain credentialing with commercial insurance plans, Medicaid, and Medicare.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 18% have no call, 82% require no weekends.
In Pennsylvania, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$78k (74 salary observations; 322 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (2,478 salary observations; 8,477 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 Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$81k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $83k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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