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Saint Helena, California

Registered Dietitian | Per Diem | Day Shift | Nutritional Services

DietitianIncludes weekendsNo nightsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$35.83-$49.15/hr

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Per Diem
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Includes weekends
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Job Description

Located in one of the most beautiful regions in the United States, St. Helena
Hospital was founded in 1878 and has a rich history of innovative medical care.
We are comprised of a 151-bed hospital, emergency department and medical offices
with centers of excellence in specialty care, including Adventist Heart and
Vascular Institute, Coon Joint Replacement Institute, Martin-O'Neil Cancer
Center and Behavioral Health units. In the heart of Napa Valley, St. Helena is a
charming place, and the quality of life is unsurpassed with outdoor adventure,
rejuvenation at luxurious spas, popular restaurants, as well as perfect weekend
getaways to San Francisco or the coast.

Job Summary

Provides comprehensive nutritional care to patients and residents identified
with special needs and/or those who meet nutritional risk criteria. Provides
nutritional care which includes patient assessment and reassessment, patient and
family education, interdisciplinary communication, nutritional plan of care
development, and documentation of all interventions in accordance with policy
and acceptable practice standards. Acts as a competent clinician who provides
clinical care in a skilled and effective manner, utilizing appropriate technical
and decision-making skills.

Job Requirements

Education and Work Experience

* Bachelor's Degree in food and nutrition or equivalent: Required
* Master's Degree: Required, only if eligibility for examination began on or
after 1/1/24
* Experience as a Clinical Dietitian: Preferred
* Dietetic internship or its equivalent: Required

Licenses/Certifications

* Registered Dietitian (RD) within 6 months of completion of residency program:
Required

Essential Functions

* Performs assessment of patients to determine those at nutritional risk.
Provides quality nutritional care through utilization of nutrition plans;
facilitating appropriate meal patterns, monitoring nutritional intake,
initiating appropriate interventions, and providing nutritional education.
* Responsible for the comprehensive initial nutritional assessment and ongoing
reassessment of the patient's nutritional condition and stability and
determination of nutritional diagnosis. Responsible for the nutritional
evaluation of the patient's response to effectiveness of the implementation
of the plan of care.
* Sets patient care priorities appropriately. Assigns personnel to patient care
activities for effective utilization of skills and abilities within their job
description, scope of practice and level of competency. Responsible for
medical nutrition therapy administration in a safe and accurate manner,
monitoring, documenting, including patient response.
* Acts as an educational resource for health care team personnel including
dietetic interns, patients, family members and community. Orients/instructs
new professional, registered and assistive and ancillary personnel on job
duties, assignments and clinical activities of the unit. Provides learning
opportunities to meet the nutrition education needs of
patients/family/significant others.
* Responsible for direct date collection and data assessment of the patient's
nutritional condition and stability. Supervises indirect data collection of
assigned personnel.
* Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and
patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required
vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where
applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. Visit
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the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices and understand the contents
therein.

Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving
more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of
care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and
values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and
hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and
talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff,
and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring
health, wholeness and hope.

Key Responsibilities

Provides comprehensive nutritional care including patient assessment, diagnosis, and the development of individualized nutrition plans. Acts as an educational resource for patients, families, and the interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in food and nutrition and a Registered Dietitian (RD) certification. A Master's degree is required for those whose eligibility for examination began on or after January 1, 2024.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient educationClinical documentationCare planningClinical dietetics

Dietitian Career Context

In California, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (58 salary observations; 104 listings), vs ~$77k nationally (1,885 salary observations; 4,922 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, 46% are remote, 24% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Clinical Nutrition pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$88k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $80k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

5.1/ 10
Listing-based score
  • No nights
  • Includes weekends

Living in St. Helena

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1,516k
Typical market rent
$3,492/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
112.6
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 · Napa, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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