Dietitian Clinical I
Compensation
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Job Description
Where You’ll Work
Founded in 1973, Dignity Health - Methodist Hospital is a 158-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Sacramento, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology.
Additionally, Methodist Hospital of Sacramento has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.
One Community. One Mission. One California
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Dietitian, you will provide expert nutrition care, developing and implementing individualized plans to improve patient health outcomes.
Every day you will clearly communicate nutritional data across all systems and participate in health team meetings as the resident nutrition expert.
To be successful in this role, you will integrate robust clinical expertise with empathetic, evidence-based care, consistently adhering to professional standards and fostering effective communication with patients and healthcare teams.
As an entry level clinician, the Clinical Dietitian I assesses the nutritional status of the patient using recognized tools of assessment, and recommends & counsels patients, family, and/or caregivers on the appropriate nutrition plan to improve the patient's disease or condition management.
Works with the general patient population, as well as with patients in more complex levels of care under the supervision of a Clinical Dietitian II or Clinical Nutrition Manager/Director.
Job Requirements
Required
- Bachelors Degree Completion of an accredited dietetics program (ACEND Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics).
- Registered Dietician (RD) or
- Registered Dietitian ADA (RD-ADA) or
- Registered Dietitian AND (RD-AND)or
- Registered Dietitian CDR (RD-CDR).
Key Responsibilities
The Dietitian will assess patient nutritional status and develop individualized nutrition plans to improve health outcomes. They will also serve as a nutrition expert within the healthcare team and provide counseling to patients and their families.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree and have completed an accredited dietetics program. A Registered Dietitian (RD) credential is required for this role.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 26% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
In California, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (245 salary observations; 666 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (1,891 salary observations; 8,520 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Clinical Nutrition median $90k (middle half $84k–$95k)33 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| California vs national | $93k median in California | $78k nationally (+18%)245 state / 1,891 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | California index 110.7 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Clinical Nutrition listings in California | 288 active | 3,095 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 44% remote · 26% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California Dietitian listings: 7% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 2% offer loan repayment300 active listings, Oct 2026 |
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