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Vista Specialty Hospital
La Mirada, California

Clinical Registered Dietitian - Full Time - Sign On Bonus - 10,000

DietitianFull-Time

Listed compensation

$35-$45/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Job DetailsJob Location: La Mirada, CA 90638Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: 4 Year DegreeSalary Range: $35.00 - $45.00 HourlyJob Shift: DaysJob Category: Ancillary / OtherCLINICAL DIETITIAN Vista Specialty Hospital Clinical Dietitian Summary: Responsible for the assessment and planning of the nutritional care of the patients in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations, policies and procedures, and in coordination with the Nutrition Services Supervisor/Manager to ensure that qualify food service and nutritional care is provided to the patients. This role offers a sign-on bonus for $10,000 that will be paid out in installments over the course of a 1 year term.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, or related field. Advanced degree preferred. Licenses/Certification: Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association or registry eligible.

Membership in the American Dietetic Association strongly preferred License as mandated by the state in which employed if applicable. ServSafe Food Safety Certification preferred Experience: Experience in acute clinical care, nutrition support, and disease-specific nutrition preferred. Verifiable internship through a dietetic program. Safety Sensitive-Designated Position

Key Responsibilities

Responsible for assessing and planning nutritional care for patients according to federal, state, and local regulations. Coordinates with the Nutrition Services Supervisor to ensure high-quality food service and nutritional care.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Dietetics or Nutrition and registration as a Registered Dietitian. Experience in acute clinical care and nutrition support is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Nutritional AssessmentCare Planning

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 22% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

In California, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (109 salary observations; 316 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (906 salary observations; 3,973 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 California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$83k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $75k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Clinical Nutrition pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Dietitian Jobs

18 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution18 jobs · 11 employers

6
<$75k
4
$75k-90k
3
$90k-105k
3
$105k-120k
2
$120k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks17 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
94%
CME allowance
53%
Relocation assistance
29%
Sign-on bonus
12% this job
PSLF eligible
12%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#4

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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 3,187 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in La Mirada

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$863k
Typical market rent
$3,276/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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