Dietitian- PRN
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Job Description
Dietitian- PRN- Arlington, Texas
We are seeking a Dietitian to join our team of passionate patient caregivers!
As a participating hospital of Ernest Health, we offer robust recognition, wellness, and retention programs. These programs focus to enhance the employees’ work experience, recognize, and celebrate achievements.
We also encourage employees to share their work experience through “My Ernest Journey” and through our Engagement Survey, where our approach is “You Spoke, We Listened”. These platforms provide additional avenues for employees to give feedback about their work experience and share what is important to them.
Oities and reimbursement
Qualifications
Required Skills
- Current Dietitian license required or certified by the Commission on Dietetics, as required by state.
- One year of experience in the care of patients in hospital setting preferred.
Additional Qualifications/Skills
Demonstrates an understanding of treatment costs and financial support as they relate to quality and efficiency
- Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures.
- Demonstrates general computer skills including: data entry, word processing, email, and record management.
- Effective organizational and time management skills.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to maintain proper levels of confidentiality.
- Ability to work closely and professionally with others.
- Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
Ability to utilize the appropriate leadership skills in delegating, organizing, and educating coworkers and staff.
Responsibilities
Coordinates the preparation and serving of meals, in collaboration with the Food Services Manager, based on general or special diets. Specifies dietary requirements for patients with special restrictions or nutritional needs. Integrates the hospital’s mission and “Guiding Principles” into daily practice.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 28% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
In Texas, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$76k (62 salary observations; 525 listings), vs ~$77k nationally (1,521 salary observations; 7,290 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 Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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