Clinical Dietitian
Listed compensation
$42/hr
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.
Founded in 1982, Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center is a 167-bed community hospital centrally located in beautiful Southern California dedicated to providing our community with high-quality, compassionate healthcare.
Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center has received “Top 100 Hospital” in the nation accolades from Truven Health Analytics and is a recipient of the Patient Safety Excellence Award from Healthgrades.
Key services include general medical/surgical inpatient care and treatment, critical care, emergency services, orthopedics, maternity care, and wound care. The facility offers a full spectrum of acute care services for the residents of Garden Grove and the surrounding communities.
Located near the corner of Harbor and Garden Grove Boulevards, Garden Grove Hospital is close to the Disneyland Resort, the Anaheim Convention Center, and the many hotels situated in the area. For more information, visit gardengrovehospital.com.
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 and Work Experience
- Registered Dietitian Required (CMS requirement).
- One year healthcare experience desirable.
Pay Transparency
Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a reasonable compensation estimate for this role is $42.00 to $42.00. 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: Per Diem
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
Privacy Notice
Privacy Notice for California Applicants: primehealthcare.com
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 26% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
In California, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (258 salary observations; 692 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (1,951 salary observations; 9,072 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $87k | Clinical Nutrition median $109k (middle half $98k–$109k)16 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| California vs national | $94k median in California | $78k nationally (+20%)258 state / 1,951 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$79k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Clinical Nutrition listings in California | 267 active | 2,987 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 42% remote · 26% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California Dietitian listings: 9% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 2% offer loan repayment280 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Clinical Nutrition listings | 1,121 in the last 30 days | 616 the 30 days before (+82%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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