Inpatient Clinical Dietitian
Listed compensation
$64k-$95k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Provides individualized medical nutrition therapy (MNT) to ambulatory and hospitalized patients as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Incorporates the nutrition care process: nutrition assessment/re-assessment, nutrition diagnosis, nutrition intervention (food and/or nutrient delivery, nutrition education, nutrition counseling and coordination of nutrition care) and nutrition monitoring/evaluation. Utilizes principles of motivational interviewing.
Works collaboratively with colleagues throughout the enterprise to develop MNT practice guidelines and/or protocols, curriculum, and nutrition education materials. Precepts dietetic interns; mentors and trains new staff. Serves as a resource for medical staff.
Works collaboratively with providers and other allied healthcare staff to develop and deliver programs and services. Researches best practice ensuring effective interventions and measures outcomes of interventions. Demonstrates effective public speaking/presentation skills.
Why Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other care provider according to U.S. News & World Report. As we work together to put the needs of the patient first, we are also dedicated to our employees, investing in competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit plans – to take care of you and your family, now and in the future. And with continuing education and advancement opportunities at every turn, you can build a long, successful career with Mayo Clinic.
Benefits Highlights
- Medical: Multiple plan options.
- Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
- Vision: Affordable plan with national network.
- Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses.
- Retirement: Competitive retirement package to secure your future.
Just as our reputation has spread beyond our Minnesota roots, so have our locations.
Today, our employees are located at our three major campuses in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, Jacksonville, Florida, Rochester, Minnesota, and at Mayo Clinic Health System campuses throughout Midwestern communities, and at our international locations.
Each Mayo Clinic location is a special place where our employees thrive in both their work and personal lives. Learn more about what each unique Mayo Clinic campus has to offer, and where your best fit is.
Equal Opportunity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status. Learn more about the "EOE is the Law". Mayo Clinic participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
Key Responsibilities
Provides individualized medical nutrition therapy to patients as part of a multidisciplinary team using the nutrition care process. Collaborates with healthcare providers to develop practice guidelines, deliver nutrition education, and mentor dietetic interns.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Clinical Dietetics or Nutrition and completion of an ACEND-accredited internship. Must hold or be eligible for the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 24% have no call, 88% require no weekends.
In Arizona, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$77k (29 salary observations; 144 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (2,400 salary observations; 8,206 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 Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$79k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $79k in an average-cost state. 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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