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Arkansas Children's Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas

Registered Dietitian

DietitianNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$24.4-$30.5/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only

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Job Description

ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S IS A TOBACCO FREE WORKPLACE. FLU VACCINES ARE REQUIRED. ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE CONSIDERATION FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, DISABILITY, PROTECTED VETERAN STATUS OR ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTIC PROTECTED BY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAWS.

This position has been designated as safety sensitive and cannot be filled by a candidate who is a current user of medical marijuana.

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Work Shift

Day Shift

Time Type

Full time

Department: CC017235 Clinical Nutrition - Little Rock

Summary

Allergy, Full Time, Monday-Friday, Days

Salary

Most new hires start between $24.40-$30.50 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

Additional Information

Provides safe and effective family centered nutritional care to patients from new born to adult with a variety of diagnoses. Reviews diagnosis and implements nutritional care plans for patients using general dietetic standards and regulations.

Serves as a resource for other staff to assist with problem-solving, participates in shared governance and evidence based practice and begins developing clinical leadership skills in their assigned areas. Generally independent and works on complex cases. Contributes to assigned projects.

Required Education

Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university

Recommended Education

Master’s degree; or equivalent combination of education with experience

Required Work Experience

Recommended Work Experience:

Required Certifications

Licensed Dietitian (LD) - Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board, Registered Dietician Nutritionist - Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)

Recommended Certifications

Description

1. Reviews diagnosis and designs and implements nutritional care plans for patients utilizing general dietetic standards.

2. Performs nutritional assessments and works with medical team to provide optimal nutrition care for patients.

3. Identifies nutrition related issues and obtains assistance/referrals for complex problems. Writes therapeutic diet orders within scope of practice.

4. Monitors patients' progress.

5. Communicates effectively with patients, family, and all medical staff. Provides appropriate information (problems, requests for service, improvement suggestions, etc.) to management.

6. Educates and provides guidance to patient, family, care-givers, and staff on diet, feeding regimen or other nutritional information prior to discharge or during outpatient consultation.

7. Functions as a part of a multidisciplinary medical team. Collaborates with nutritional services to ensure that necessary foods are available and procures formula from appropriate sources. Works with dietetic interns and provides peer review of nutritional assessments and diet orders.

8. Documents all pertinent nutrition information in patient's medical records according to policy. Document daily charges for patients seen, procedures and activities performed and time spent on each.

9. Attends nutritional case studies, department in-service and other training opportunities and document continuing education credit in CDR format.

10. Actively participate in Medical Team rounds.

11. Performs other duties as assigned.

Key Responsibilities

The Registered Dietitian provides safe and effective family-centered nutritional care by designing and implementing nutritional care plans for patients. They also collaborate with the multidisciplinary medical team, educate patients and families, and document all nutritional information in medical records.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university. Additionally, they are required to possess a Licensed Dietitian (LD) license from the Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board and be a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) certified by the CDR.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Nutritional assessmentPatient careTherapeutic diet planningMedical record documentationPatient educationMultidisciplinary collaborationFormula procurement

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 47 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 26% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Arkansas is 86.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$57k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $66k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Arkansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Clinical Nutrition jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · top 25% in clinical nutrition (dietitian)ranked against 2,882 Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$51k–$63kClinical Nutrition median $81k (middle half $73k–$92k)242 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$66k in purchasing powerArkansas index 86.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Clinical Nutrition listings in Arkansas26 active2,951 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 38% remote · 26% no call · 68% no weekends47 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS dietitian listings (all specialties): 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 3% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Clinical Nutrition listings1,127 in the last 30 days585 the 30 days before (+93%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Clinical Nutrition pay trend+1.4% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (2,882 Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Dietitian at Arkansas Children's Hospital a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) — ranked against 2,882 active Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Top Dietitian Jobs

24 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

24 jobs · 15 employers
8
<$80k
8
$80k-90k
4
$90k-100k
2
$100k-110k
2
$110k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

19 jobs · 15 employers
401k / retirement match
95%
CME allowance
68%
Sign-on bonus
37%
Loan repayment
21%
Relocation assistance
16%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$44k-$111k
#2

Dietitian Director of Nutrition Excellence and Dig

Compass Group · Houston, Texas

$90k-$110k
#3

DIETITIAN

$92k-$102k
#4

Bilingual Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (English/Spanish)

$95k-$100k
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 80% of Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,882 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Little Rock

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$216k
Typical market rent
$1,184/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.4
State income tax
Up to 4.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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