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Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania

Clinical Nutrition Dietitian

DietitianFull-Time

Listed compensation

$38-$40/hr

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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

Patient EducationSubject Matter ExpertiseWeight Loss CounselingDiabetes ManagementHyperlipidemia ManagementHypertension ManagementPCOS CounselingEating Disorders Counseling

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).

Top Dietitian Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution22 jobs · 13 employers

4
<$80k
7
$80k-90k
5
$90k-100k
5
$100k-110k
1
$120k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 13 employers

401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
71%
Relocation assistance
33%
Sign-on bonus
24%
Loan repayment
19%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$110k-$120k
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,195 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Marcus Hook

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$315k
Typical market rent
$1,661/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Pentec Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Boothwyn, Pennsylvania
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision
401k match
PTO
Paid holidays
Disability and life insurance
Employee assistance
Flexible spending or health savings account