Registered Dietitian
Listed compensation
$55-$60/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
FRANCISCAN CARE CENTER IN MERCED, CA IS LOOKING FOR AN EXPERIENCED REGISTERED DIETITIAN!
Full Time
Wage $55.00 - $60.00 per HR.
The Registered Dietitian is responsible for providing medical nutritional therapy to long-term care and rehabilitation residents with a variety of medical conditions. The Registered Dietitian position works as an interdisciplinary team member and works under limited supervision.
Full-time are eligible for
* 401K
* Medical, Dental & Vision
* FSA & Dependent Care FSA
* Life Insurance
* AD&D, Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability
* Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity
* Legal Benefits, Identity Theft Protection
* Pet Insurance and Auto/Home Insurance.
Placement within the wage range for this position is determined by years of experience, qualifications, and demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions.
Responsibilities
* Helps to ensure compliance with the provision of quality food service and nutritional care to residents.
* Completes comprehensive nutrition assessments for all residents and incorporates nutrition interventions into the individualized interdisciplinary plan of care for residents as indicated.
* Insures that all assessments and care plans meet professional standards of practice, reflect current evidence-based practice, and are in full compliance with all applicable regulatory statutes.
* Participates with the interdisciplinary teams to provide professional guidance for assessing and implementing care strategies and monitoring nutrition and hydration status of residents.
* Assists in the orientation of new Nutrition Services managers.
* Assists in the training of Nutrition Services managers regarding Clinical nutrition care of residents.
* Serves as a resource to the facilities regarding nutritional care through consultation and in-service education.
* Responds to emergent situations in all regional facilities as required.
Qualifications
* Must have a Dietitian Certification
* Bachelors in Nutrition
* 3 years combined experience in Long Term Care
* Clinical and administrative background in Dietetics
* Demonstrated experience in leadership role
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
In California, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (88 salary observations; 149 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (852 salary observations; 2,176 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 38% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$120k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $108k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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