Clinical Dietitian I - Part Time - 1st Shift
Compensation
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Job Description
Facility
Dayton Children's - Main Campus
Department: Clinical Dietitians
Schedule: Part time
Hours: 20
Job Details
The Clinical Dietitian assesses nutritional needs; develops and implements nutritional care plans and evaluates and reports these results appropriately.
Participates in on-going education programs for hospital staff and the community; participates as an integral part of the nutrition care team in assigned and covered areas; coordinates activities with the needs of the department’s management team; shares on-call responsibilities on a rotating weekly basis during non-scheduled working hours (evenings, weekends, and holidays).
The Clinical Dietitian I is able to begin to lay and build on the foundation of progressive problem solving and apply both scientific and theoretical knowledge to the care of patients. Consistently demonstrates competence in skills, problem solving, and priority setting.
Required Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's degree in Nutrition or related field.
Experience
Experienced candidates may be eligible to be hired as a clinical dietitian II or dietitian III.
May hire a new graduate with an expectation to pass the RDN exam within 6 months of hire. Failure to pass the exam within 6 months will result in termination or movement to an alternate role within the department, if available, until the RDN exam is passed.
Department Specific Job Details
Key Responsibilities
The Clinical Dietitian assesses patient nutritional needs, develops care plans, and implements nutritional interventions. They also participate in the nutrition care team and provide educational programs for hospital staff and the community.
Requirements
A Bachelor's degree in Nutrition or a related field is required. Candidates must be eligible to pass the RDN exam within six months of hire.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 20% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
In Ohio, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$69k (55 salary observations; 351 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (1,849 salary observations; 9,434 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio vs national | $69k median in Ohio | $78k nationally (−12%)55 state / 1,849 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Ohio index 92.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Clinical Nutrition listings in Ohio | 120 active | 2,986 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 52% remote · 20% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Ohio dietitian listings (all specialties): 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · <1% offer loan repayment134 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Clinical Nutrition listings | 1,127 in the last 30 days | 585 the 30 days before (+93%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Clinical Nutrition pay trend | +1.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,882 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- Includes call
- Includes weekends
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Living in Dayton
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $147k
- Typical market rent
- $1,241/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- State income tax
- Up to 4%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.