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Playa Del Rey Center
Los Angeles, California

Registered Dietitian

Dietitian Top 25% in Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian)Full-Time

Listed compensation

$47.00 - $51.00 per hour

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · on-site
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Are You Looking for Your New Career? We are now hiring a Registered Dietitian (RD) to be the newest member of our awesome team!

Salary Range: $47.00 - $51.00 per hour Depending on experience.

We believe in cultivating a family culture and thrive on person-centered care, while building a positive culture focused on a shared vision, trust, communication, and collaboration. Our mission is to provide compassionate, quality care that focuses on the unique needs of our residents and their families. We believe in teamwork, respect, appreciation, and integrity.

What Makes Us Special?

  • UKG Wallet: Access earned wages before payday.
  • Competitive Wages: We offer a great salary package.
  • Great Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Growth Opportunities: We support your professional development.
  • Continuing Education & Training: Stay current with industry standards.

Are you ready to contribute to a team committed to excellent customer service and dedicated to each individual’s unique talent?

If yes, how you will contribute to the team:

As the Registered Dietitian (RD), you will be responsible for assessing the nutritional care of each resident/patient in the center.

You will advise the clinical team, dietary department, and Administration on the nutritional status of residents, including lab value interpretation, nutritional intake, consumption patterns, food/drug interactions, therapeutic diets, and overall customer satisfaction.

Your role is key to ensuring optimal nutrition for our residents and maintaining high standards of care.

Must Have

  • Registered Dietitian License.
  • 3-5 years’ experience in an acute or long-term care environment.
  • Excellent knowledge of skilled nursing regulations (federal/state/local) as they pertain to the dietary field, including interpretation and implementation.
  • Excellent knowledge of the aging process and the physical, psychosocial, and social needs of the long-term care resident population with regard to nutrition.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with PointClickCare (PCC).

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Pay Transparency Statement

Compensation for roles varies depending on factors such as location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by state or local law, we provide a reasonable pay scale, including the hourly or salary range we reasonably expect to pay for this role.

Key Responsibilities

The Registered Dietitian is responsible for assessing the nutritional care of residents and advising the clinical team on nutritional status. This role involves interpreting lab values, managing therapeutic diets, and ensuring high standards of care within the facility.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Registered Dietitian license and possess 3-5 years of experience in an acute or long-term care environment. Proficiency in skilled nursing regulations and understanding the nutritional needs of the aging population is required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Nutritional assessmentClinical nutritionPatient care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Dietitian at Playa Del Rey Center a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) — ranked against 2,955 active Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Dietitian Career Context

In California, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (80 salary observations; 173 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (768 salary observations; 2,635 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, 26% are remote, 42% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Clinical Nutrition pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.0% 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 ~$102k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $92k 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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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs · 13 employers

401k / retirement match
96%
CME allowance
64% this job
Relocation assistance
20%
Sign-on bonus
8%
PSLF eligible
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Higher than about 8 in 10 of 2,955 Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Los Angeles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$923k
Typical market rent
$2,778/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 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.

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About Playa Del Rey Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Los Angeles, California
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

UKG Wallet
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Continuing education