Registered Dietitian / Dietitian
Listed compensation
$30-$33/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Contract · on-site
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job Description
Adelphi is seeking a licensed Registered Dietitian to provide in-person nutrition services at a healthcare facility in St. Louis County, Missouri. The ideal candidate will conduct nutrition assessments, provide individualized interventions and group education, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary care team.
Job Quick Facts
- Ref #: BD-892-16
- Profession: Allied Health
- Specialty: Registered Dietitian / Dietitian
- Location: St. Louis County, Missouri
- Facility Type: Healthcare facility
- Job Type: Temporary contract with possible extension
- Work Arrangement: In person
- Schedule: Approximately 20 hours per week during daytime hours, Monday through Friday
- Preferred Schedule: Four hours each morning, five days per week
- Alternative Schedule (subject to facility approval): Two 8-hour days and one 4-hour day per week
- Coverage: Weekday daytime; no weekend hours scheduled.
- Contract Duration: 6 months with possible extension
- Compensation: $30- $33
Requirements
- Hold and maintain a current Missouri Dietitian license.
- Maintain current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
- Complete required facility orientation and training.
- Availability for orientation and training, Monday–Friday, 8:00 a. m.–4:30 p. m.
- Before starting work, submit a government-issued photo identification card.
- Complete a Family Care Safety Registry check.
- Submit an authorization for release of information by law-enforcement agencies.
- Submit fingerprint search results.
- Provide a negative TB test (two-part PPD or chest X-ray) with results no more than one year old.
- Meet the facility's pre-start review requirements
Responsibilities
- Complete initial and annual nutrition assessments for all assigned clients or consumers.
- Follow up monthly or quarterly, as appropriate to each individual's nutrition risk.
- Provide individualized nutrition interventions based on each client's nutrition and health goals.
- Attend and participate in interdisciplinary care for assigned clients.
- Communicate with Food Service staff regarding special dietary needs of assigned clients.
- Facilitate weekly nutrition-based groups with clients.
- Approve weekly menu changes.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Dietitian / Dietitian at Adelphi Staffing a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) — ranked against 2,938 active Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Dietitian Career Context
In Missouri, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$82k (16 salary observations; 139 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (1,445 salary observations; 7,117 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, 20% are remote, 40% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
Clinical Nutrition pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$66k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $72k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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