Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Listed compensation
$33-$37/hr
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Claxton Dietetic Solutions, LLC is seeking a Registered Dietitian to provide clinical nutrition services in a long-term care and rehabilitation setting. This is a part-time position of approximately 14–16 hours per week. A hybrid work arrangement may be considered based on facility needs.
Additional PRN opportunities may also be available for vacation coverage, if desired.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct nutrition assessments and documentation
- Complete MDS assessments and care plans
- Monitor weights and nutrition risk
- Participate in nutrition at-risk meetings
- Perform meal rounds and sanitation audits
- Onsite visits completed during weekdays
Qualifications
- Registered Dietitian credential (CDR) required
- Active state licensure or certification, as applicable
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Long-term care or geriatric experience preferred, but not required
- Pre-Employment Requirements
- Criminal background check
- TB screening
- Drug screening
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive compensation based on experience, licensure, role scope, and location
- Continuing education opportunities
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 28% have no call, 42% require no weekends.
In Tennessee, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$68k (53 salary observations; 201 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (2,074 salary observations; 9,285 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee vs national | $68k median in Tennessee | $78k nationally (−13%)53 state / 2,074 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$79k in purchasing power | Tennessee index 91.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Clinical Nutrition listings in Tennessee | 74 active | 2,951 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 58% remote · 28% no call · 42% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US Dietitian listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 3% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Clinical Nutrition listings | 1,097 in the last 30 days | 596 the 30 days before (+84%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Clinical Nutrition pay trend | +4.0% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at Claxton Dietetic Solutions 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.
Location & Logistics
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$73k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$5k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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Benefits & Perks
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,913 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No weekends
About Claxton Dietetic Solutions
Benefits & Perks
Living in Collegedale
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $386k
- Typical market rent
- $2,156/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 91.5
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Chattanooga, TN-GA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.