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Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Clinical Dietitian - Full time

DietitianNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

At Children’s Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best.

Children’s Wisconsin is a nationally recognized health system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. We provide primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers. Our reputation draws patients and families from around the country.

We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today.

Please follow this link for a closer look at what it’s like to work at Children’s Wisconsin: instagram.com

The Clinical Dietitian in this role will be responsible for screening, assessing, prioritizing, and providing the nutrition care plan for patients and families, which may be specific to a disease entity but which also encompasses the entire continuum of care – hospital, clinic, and the community.

Outpatient Multi-Disciplinary Eating Disorder Treatment Clinic

  • Location: Clinics Building - Main campus
  • Full time: 0.9 FTE
  • Schedule: 8am-4:30pm (Monday-Thursday) AND
  • 4 hours (every Friday) or 8 hours (every other Friday)

Note: Clinic takes place Monday- Thursday from 8-430pm with the option of desk/care coordination time as 8 hours every other Friday or 4 hours every Friday for a 0.9 FTE.

Education

Bachelor's Degree required

Licenses and Certifications

  • License Certified Dietitian (29) - State of Wisconsin within 180 Days required
  • RD-Registered Dietitian - Commission on Dietetic Registration within 90 Days required

Experience

  • Prior experience working with patients with eating disorders preferred
  • Previous experience in clinical nutrition and/or with a pediatric population preferred
  • Previous experience with an electronic medical record preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively gather and share information with physicians; counsel and instruct families; participate in a multi-disciplinary team in provision of nutritional care; and provide effective coaching to team members.

Ability to independently assess patients and their conditions; interpret available data; and evaluate recommendations, outcomes, and patient/family comprehension.

Exhibits guiding behaviors that reflect Children’s values and support our mission and vision.

Essential Functions

Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.

Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs.

Will provide care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Children's Wisconsin is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. We treat everyone with dignity, respect, and fairness. We do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by the law.

Certifications/Licenses

License Certified Dietitian (29) - State of Wisconsin, RD-Registered Dietitian - Commission on Dietetic Registration

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Dietitian is responsible for screening, assessing, and developing nutrition care plans for patients within a multi-disciplinary eating disorder clinic. They will collaborate with medical teams to provide comprehensive care across hospital, clinic, and community settings.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree and obtain Wisconsin state licensure and Registered Dietitian certification within specified timeframes. Prior experience with pediatric populations and eating disorder treatment is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentNutrition care planningPediatric nutritionMulti-disciplinary team collaborationPatient counselingData interpretation

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 30% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

In Wisconsin, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$78k (27 salary observations; 121 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (2,154 salary observations; 8,612 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

How many Clinical Nutrition jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedClinical Nutrition median $80k (middle half $70k–$87k)186 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Wisconsin vs national$78k median in Wisconsin$78k nationally (−1%)27 state / 2,154 national salary observations
Cost of livingWisconsin index 94.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Clinical Nutrition listings in Wisconsin43 active3,103 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 46% remote · 30% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Dietitian listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 3% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Clinical Nutrition pay trend−1.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Dietitian - Full time at Children's Wisconsin 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.

Top Dietitian Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

26 jobs
5
<$90k
13
$90k-105k
3
$105k-120k
4
$120k-135k
1
$138k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

27 jobs
401k / retirement match
56%
Sign-on bonus
52%
CME allowance
52%
Loan repayment
4%
Relocation assistance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Registered Dietitian

Oregon Health & Science University · Portland, Oregon

$104k-$138k
#2

Dietitian-Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center-Full Time

Atlantic Health System · Summit, New Jersey

$34.82-$61.26/hr
#3

Regional Registered Dietitian

$100k-$125k
#4

Registered Dietitian (RD) | NH License

$50/week
+ 35 more · ranked by pay

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 3,062 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Milwaukee

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$232k
Typical market rent
$1,443/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.9
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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