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Methodist Hospital Sacramento
Sacramento, California

Dietitian Clinical I

Dietitian

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

Patient assessmentNutrition counselingDisease management

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.

How many Clinical Nutrition jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedClinical 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 livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Clinical Nutrition listings in California288 active3,095 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 44% remote · 26% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Dietitian listings: 7% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 2% offer loan repayment300 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Dietitian Jobs

45 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

36 jobs · 33 employers
15
<$95k
10
$95k-105k
4
$105k-115k
4
$115k-125k
3
$125k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

36 jobs · 33 employers
401k / retirement match
67%
CME allowance
50%
Sign-on bonus
39%
Loan repayment
8%
Relocation assistance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Registered Dietitian

Oregon Health & Science University · Portland, Oregon

$104k-$138k
#2

Dietitian - Nutrition Services

Providence · Santa Rosa, California

$39.33-$61.07/hr
#3

Regional Registered Dietitian

$100k-$125k
#4

Registered Dietitian (RD) | NH License

$50/week
+ 43 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Below most Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,043 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Methodist Hospital Sacramento

Hospitals and Health Care
Rancho Cordova, CA
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Nonprofit employer - PSLF eligible

Living in Sacramento

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$452k
Typical market rent
$2,045/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
106.7
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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