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Compass Group
Bakersfield, California

Hourly Dietitian

DietitianPart-Time

Listed compensation

$50-$55/hr

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Employment & setting
Part-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 26m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Compass Group as a Hourly Dietitian – Senior Living, 20 hrs/week in Bakersfield, CA, US. Take the next step in your career with Morrison Living as a Hourly Dietitian in Bakersfield, CA!

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $50 - $55/hr.
  • Free CEUs
  • Career Advancement Programs
  • Paid Time Off (eligible)
  • Medical, Dental, Vision (eligible)

Work Schedule

  • Part-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Compass Group as a Hourly Dietitian – Senior Living, 20 hrs/week.

Key Responsibilities

You will perform comprehensive nutritional assessments and develop individualized care plans to improve patient outcomes in an acute care setting. Additionally, you will provide nutrition education to patients, families, and staff while collaborating with the food service management team.

Requirements

Candidates must be a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or eligible to sit for the CDR exam. A valid license in the state of practice is required, and healthcare experience is preferred.

Key Skills

Medical nutrition therapyNutritional assessmentCare planningClinical nutritionEvidence-based practiceQAPIPatient educationClinical judgmentMentorshipFood service collaboration

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 26% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

In California, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$97k (182 salary observations; 293 listings), vs ~$79k nationally (1,470 salary observations; 3,642 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; 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 ~$109k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $99k 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 up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

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About Compass Group

Food and Beverage Services
Chertsey, Surrey
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Free CEUs
Career Advancement Programs
Paid Time Off (eligible)
Medical, Dental, Vision (eligible)