Clinical Dietitian - Full Time
Listed compensation
$29.38-$45.54/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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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
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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