Clinical Dietitian - Inpatient Services

DietitianIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Inpatient Dietitian position covering PICU, Infectious Disease, and Hospital Pediatrics. Daily rounding and interdisciplinary team involvement daily. Includes a weekend and holiday on-call rotation.

Job Description Summary

Promotes preventive health for nutrition using research, advocacy, and public health initiatives. Provides Medical Nutrition Therapy in direct care of medical diseases and conditions across the continuum of care.

Job Description

Essential Functions

Applies the Nutrition Care Process and workflow elements in providing person-centered nutrition care of patients.

Provides education on healthy nutrition, obesity and disease prevention, as well as other topics.

Coordinates programs and projects in schools, the community and hospital (internal and external programs and projects), representing Nationwide Children’s Hospital and developing strong community partnerships.

Education Requirement

Bachelor of Science in Nutrition, required.

Licensure Requirement

Licensed as a Registered Dietitian in the State of Ohio, required.

Certifications

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) registration, and licensure to practice as a dietitian from the Ohio Board of Dietetics; OR – licensed permit with completion and passing of the RD exam within 3 months of employment.

Skills

  • Analytical and organizational skills.
  • Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.

Experience

  • Experience as a clinical registered & licensed dietitian, preferred.
  • Clinical pediatric experience, preferred.

Physical Requirements

OCCASIONALLY: Bend/twist, Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Driving motor vehicles (work required) *additional testing may be required, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Loud Noises, Patient Equipment, Peripheral vision, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Seeing – Far/near, Squat/kneel

FREQUENTLY: Audible speech, Color vision, Depth perception, Sitting, Standing, Walking

CONTINUOUSLY: Computer skills, Decision Making, Flexing/extending of neck, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use

"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Dietitian provides Medical Nutrition Therapy and person-centered nutrition care for patients in the PICU, Infectious Disease, and Hospital Pediatrics units. They also coordinate nutrition programs and projects within the hospital and the broader community to promote preventive health.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and be a licensed Registered Dietitian in the State of Ohio. Previous clinical pediatric experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Clinical DieteticsPediatric NutritionPatient EducationInterdisciplinary Team CollaborationAnalytical SkillsInterpersonal SkillsVerbal CommunicationData Interpretation

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 34% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

In Ohio, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$69k (73 salary observations; 329 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (2,428 salary observations; 8,305 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Nationwide Children's Hospital ranks #11 of 11 employers hiring Dietitian on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Top Dietitian Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution33 jobs · 31 employers

9
<$85k
13
$85k-100k
6
$100k-115k
5
$115k-130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs

401k / retirement match
77%
CME allowance
50%
Sign-on bonus
35%
Loan repayment
4%
Relocation assistance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,172 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Columbus

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$263k
Typical market rent
$1,450/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Columbus, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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