Clinical Dietitian I

DietitianFull-Time

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Job Description

We are searching for a Clinical Dietitian— someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will assess the nutritional needs of patients, develop and implement nutritional care plans, and communicate information to those in need in a manner developmentally appropriate for the ages of the patients served.

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Responsibilities

Develop, implement and evaluate patient nutritional care plans

Provide age-appropriate education to support the nutritional plan of care and assess the learning needs and readiness to learn for all patients and families

Collaborate with other professionals to integrate and communicate nutrition principles that enhance patient outcomes

Participate in and interpret uses for research the enhance clinical practices

Document nutrition care effectively within medical records and utilize SBAR techniques to facilitate handoffs to the different level of care or care providers

Contribute to departmental development and visibility by actively participating in the review and revision of nutrition-related resources and policies and procedures

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required, master's preferred.

Certified Registered Dietitian (RD) from the Commission on Dietetic Registry

Licensed Dietitian (LD) from the Texas Department of Licensing

Pediatric Nutrition experience preferred.

Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus is Houston’s first community hospital designed, built and equipped exclusively for children in one of the city’s most rapidly growing communities in the area from Sugar Land to Bryan-College Station, Texas. Located at I-10 and Barker Cypress, our 515,007-square-foot hospital houses the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater West Houston area, four operating rooms, 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 46 acute care beds, advanced imaging services including MRI and CT scans, a neurophysiology sleep lab, a pathology lab and a full-scale pharmacy.

To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Nutritional assessmentPatient educationClinical documentationSBAR communicationInterdisciplinary collaborationClinical researchMedical records management

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 28% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

In Texas, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$77k (65 salary observations; 519 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (1,674 salary observations; 8,104 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.

Top Dietitian Jobs

30 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution25 jobs · 24 employers

11
<$95k
11
$95k-105k
1
$110k
2
$119k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs

401k / retirement match
70%
CME allowance
45%
Sign-on bonus
35%
Relocation assistance
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$48-$57.2/hr
#2

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$48-$57.2/hr
#3

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$95k-$110k
#4

Registered Dietitian (Contract, Colorado)

$40-$50/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,230 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Houston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$245k
Typical market rent
$1,542/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.