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Rapid City, South Dakota

Clinical Dietitian

DietitianFull-Time

Listed compensation

$66K–$82K /yr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

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Primary Location Rapid City, SD USA Department MHMC-RC Flormann St. Diabetic Education Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Starting Pay Rate Range $31.62 - $39.53 (Determined by the knowledge, skills, and experience of the applicant.)

Job Summary We are seeking a dedicated dietitian to join the Monument Health Flormann St. Dietitian team to support outpatient eating disorder and disordered eating services.

This role offers a meaningful opportunity to make a lasting impact on individuals in recovery by providing specialized, compassionate nutrition care within a multidisciplinary treatment setting.

You will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary care team; including internal and community physicians, nurses, therapists, and nutrition professionals to provide coordinated, holistic care.

If you are passionate about eating disorder treatment and value teamwork, clinical excellence, and patient-centered care, this is an opportunity to grow your expertise while making a meaningful difference. Experience working with eating disorders is preferred but we welcome candidates at all levels of experience.

Must practice weight inclusive, Health at Every Size principles. Strong communication and teamwork skills to work effectively within multidisciplinary settings. Passion for making a difference in the lives of individuals in recovery. Monument Health offers competitive wages and benefits on qualifying positions.

Some of those benefits can include: *Supportive work culture *Medical, Vision and Dental Coverage *Retirement Plans, Health Savings Account, and Flexible Spending Account *Instant pay is available for qualifying positions *Paid Time Off Accrual Bank *Opportunities for growth and advancement *Tuition assistance/reimbursement *Excellent pay differentials on qualifying positions *Flexible scheduling Job Description Essential Functions: Work closely with an interdisciplinary team of other dietitians, health coaches, providers, and physician.

Assesses and systematically implements individualized appropriate nutrition education for patients/families. Conducts comprehensive patient/family teaching. Provides educational resources for patient and family. Updates and develops new teaching materials as needed.

Adjusts diet according to patient’s needs taking into consideration allergies, intolerances, lifestyle, psychosocial, and educational factors. Assesses and systematically implements individualized appropriate nutrition education for patients/families. Conducts comprehensive patient/family teaching.

Provides educational resources for patient and family. Updates and develops new teaching materials as needed. Evaluates clinical data as to normal vs. abnormal parameters. Completes documentation of Medical Nutrition Therapy. Conducts group nutrition classes.

Instructs at a level the participants and family can understand. Updates classes, arranges for samples, and provides recipes. Documents medical nutrition therapy and nutritional care for clients to ensure their records are complete and information about the client is available.

Assists patient in establishing and monitoring goals. Works collaboratively and communicates with staff to improve patient outcomes. Monitors and modifies client care plan to ensure appropriate client services are delivered. All other duties as assigned.

Additional Functions in Ambulatory/Outpatient Setting: Provides Medical Nutrition Therapy to patients encompassing screening for nutrition risk and all steps of the nutrition care process as appropriate. Completes nutrition counseling and education with both inpatients and outpatients.

Monitors patient/family response and progress. Evaluates if expected outcomes have been achieved; communicates patient progress to the patient, family, physician. Additional

Requirements

Required: Education - Bachelors degree in Dietetics Certification - Licensed Nutritionist/Dietitian (LN) - South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) - Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) Preferred: Experience - 1+ years of Healthcare Experience Education - Masters degree in Dietetics Physical Requirements: Light work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Job Category Support Services Job Family Food and Nutrition Shift Requires the ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department Employee Type Regular 10 Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, Inc. Make a difference. Every day.

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Key Responsibilities

The dietitian will provide specialized nutrition care for outpatient eating disorder services within a multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities include assessing patient needs, conducting nutrition education, and documenting medical nutrition therapy.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Dietetics and possess a valid Licensed Nutritionist/Dietitian or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist credential. Experience in healthcare or eating disorder treatment is preferred but not required.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Patient educationClinical documentationMultidisciplinary collaborationWeight inclusive careCare planningClinical assessment

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 47 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 15% are remote, 26% have no call, 85% require no weekends.

In South Dakota, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$80k (16 salary observations; 44 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (2,476 salary observations; 8,466 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 South Dakota is 88.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$74k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $84k in an average-cost state. 58.2% of South Dakota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Dietitian at Monument Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) — ranked against 3,226 active Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include flexible scheduling.

Location & Logistics

South Dakota has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$74k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$5k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
28%
Relocation assistance
28%
Loan repayment
22%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Among the best 10% of Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,226 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Rapid City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$347k
Typical market rent
$1,484/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.2
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Rapid City, SD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Monument Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Rapid City, South Dakota
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Retirement Plans
Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Account
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance