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Murphysboro, Illinois

Clinical Dietitian - Full Time

DietitianNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$29.38-$45.54/hr

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Job Description

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  • Location: Carbondale, IL
  • Shift: Days
  • Time Type: Full-Time
  • Facility/Clinic Name: Float

Position Summary

  • Responsible for developing a plan of care to meet the patient’s nutritional needs.

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Food and Nutrition or Dietetics

Licenses and Certification

  • Registered Dietitian or license pending

Experience and Skills

  • No experience Necessary

Role Specific Responsibilities

  • Screens patients for determination of nutritional status.
  • Recommends supplements, advances diets and provides nutritional support to physicians/staff.
  • Consults with inpatients, family, physicians, nurses and staff, as appropriate, to provide nutrition education
  • Assesses and reassesses patients at nutritional risk and makes recommendations for nutrition therapy.
  • Develops or orders nutrition education materials for patients, employees and the community.
  • Reviews and revises modified diet information provided by Food & Nutrition Services.
  • Provides nutritional education to employees, outpatients and community members as needed.

Compensation (Commensurate with Experience)

  • $29.38
  • To
  • $45.54
  • To access our Benefits Guide/Plan Information, please click the link below:

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Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Dietitian is responsible for assessing patient nutritional status and developing individualized care plans to meet their needs. They also provide nutrition education to patients, families, and staff while recommending appropriate dietary support.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Food and Nutrition or Dietetics. A Registered Dietitian certification or a pending license is required for this role.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Nutritional assessmentPatient care planningDietary counselingClinical nutritionMedical nutrition therapyDietary supplementsPatient screening

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 28% have no call, 84% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$78k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $78k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution13 jobs · 10 employers

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$110k-125k
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$125k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks12 jobs · 10 employers

401k / retirement match
92%
CME allowance
50%
Relocation assistance
8%
PSLF eligible
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,221 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights

Living in Murphysboro

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$148k
Median resident rent
$697/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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