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