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Lutheran SeniorLife
Butler, Pennsylvania

Clinical Dietitian

DietitianNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Clinical Dietitian

Butler, PA

This is a Full-Time position with a daylight shift and typical work hours of 7:00 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. Monday through Friday.

Lutheran SeniorLife provides a comprehensive array of community-based health and social service programs throughout western Pennsylvania.

Our services include LIFE (Living Independence for the Elderly); skilled nursing, home health; personal care; adoption & foster care; assisted living; adult day services; memory care; hospice; palliative care; residential living; affordable housing; home safety monitoring; Meals on Wheels; rehabilitation services and private duty.

LIFE is a program that serves county residents living in Armstrong, Butler, Beaver and Lawrence Counties. It is an all-inclusive comprehensive program that helps individuals maintain their independence in their home and community through supportive services. The LIFE programs offer an array of person-centered services from medical care to adult day supports with the primary goal of allowing individuals to remain in their own home.

The Clinical Dietitian assists in the provision of food service and nutritional programs within the LIFE Center. Completes nutritional assessments, develops care plans and assures participant’s needs are met through high quality nutritional meals and services. Assists with the management of the Nutritional Services Department in the absence of the director of Nutritional Services.

Qualifications

Clinical Dietitian Qualifications Include

Four year degree from college or university; and one (1) to two (2) years related experience and/or training in a long-term care setting preferred.

Must be “Registered” or Registered Dietitian eligible and a Licensed Dietitian in Pennsylvania or Licensed Dietitian in Pennsylvania eligible.

  • At least one year experience with a frail or elderly population.
  • Current registration with themAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
  • Working knowledge of computers, Microsoft Word and Excel required.

Benefits

Lutheran SeniorLife offers a variety of benefits to employees and their families, as applicable, including but not limited to:

*based on employment status*

Competitive Wages, Hiring Incentives, Generous Paid Time Off, Bereavement Leave & Paid Holidays

Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) health benefits solution. ICHRA provides larger flexibility and customization in medical plan options while still providing the tax benefits of a group plan.

  • Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability plans.
  • Voluntary Suite of Benefits Available at Low Group Rates, including Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Services, Pet Insurance, and Additional Life Insurance Options
  • Employer-sponsored child care benefits.
  • Immediate eligibility to participate in the employer-sponsored retirement savings plan
  • FSA availability, depending on the individual health plan selected
  • Total Wellness and WorkLife Balance resources, discounts, programs
  • Tuition Reimbursement and Mileage Reimbursement for Eligible Employees
  • Career Success - coaching, training, internships and recognition program

Lutheran SeniorLife and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Dietitian conducts nutritional assessments and develops care plans to ensure participants receive high-quality nutritional services. They also assist in managing the Nutritional Services Department and overseeing food service operations within the LIFE Center.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Nutritional AssessmentCare PlanningFood Service ManagementClinical NutritionGeriatric NutritionMicrosoft ExcelPatient CareDietary CounselingRegulatory Compliance

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 30% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

In Pennsylvania, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$77k (49 salary observations; 329 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (1,680 salary observations; 8,126 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 Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Dietitian at Lutheran SeniorLife a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Clinical Nutrition dietitian listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

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Salary Distribution28 jobs · 27 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs

401k / retirement match
71% this job
CME allowance
54%
Sign-on bonus
29%
Relocation assistance
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings

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

  • No weekends

Living in Butler

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$266k
Typical market rent
$1,018/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Pittsburgh, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Lutheran SeniorLife

Hospitals and Health Care
Mars, PA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Wages
Hiring Incentives
Generous Paid Time Off
Bereavement Leave & Paid Holidays
Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA)
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance