Clinical Dietitian - Dietary
Listed compensation
$64k-$93k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Responsibilities
Provides appropriate patient nutritional care. Assesses the nutritional status of patients, formulates a care plan, coordinates its implementation, and evaluates its impact and effectiveness. Provides nutrition education to patients/families. Approves supplements as appropriate and assists in the development of a hospital formulary appropriate to the patient population.
Qualifications
- EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
- 1. Registered Dietitian Required (CMS requirement)
2. One year healthcare experience desirable.
The company is dedicated to empowering its staff with a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, allowing them the freedom to customize their benefits to fit their unique needs. Our abundant resources, programs, and voluntary options serve as a foundation for individual growth and well-being. Learn more here: primehealthcare.com
Pay Transparency
Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs.
Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options.
A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $64,480 to $93,392 on an annualized basis.
The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.
Employment Status: Full Time
Shift: Days
Equal Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.
Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 49 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 24% have no call, 78% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (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. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $64k–$93k | Clinical Nutrition median $72k (middle half $65k–$77k)13 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$79k in purchasing power | Illinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Clinical Nutrition listings in Illinois | 95 active | 2,991 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 24% remote · 24% no call · 78% no weekends49 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US Dietitian listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 3% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Clinical Nutrition listings | 1,095 in the last 30 days | 609 the 30 days before (+80%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Clinical Nutrition pay trend | +5.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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