Dietitian, Clinical, Per Diem - Temple University Hospital
Compensation
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Job Description
Provides optimum nutritional care for in-patients and out-patients in assigned areas, following methods and procedures established to ensure optimal patient care. Assesses nutritional needs; develops and implements nutritional care plans; evaluates and reports results appropriately. Coordinates the nutritional care of assigned patients. Speciality certification preferred.
Education
- Bachelor's Degree Required
- Master's Degree Preferred
Experience
2 years experience in an acute care setting Preferred
- Licenses
- PA Dietitian -Nutritionist Required
- Registered Dietitian Required
Key Responsibilities
This role involves providing optimal nutritional care for both in-patients and out-patients within assigned areas, adhering to established methods and procedures. Key duties include assessing nutritional needs, developing and implementing care plans, and coordinating the nutritional care for assigned patients.
Requirements
A Bachelor's Degree is required, and a Master's Degree is preferred for this position. Candidates must possess a Pennsylvania Dietitian-Nutritionist License and be a Registered Dietitian, with two years of experience in an acute care setting being preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 34% have no call, 78% require no weekends.
In Pennsylvania, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$77k (28 salary observations; 152 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 Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania 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).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dietitian, Clinical, Per Diem - Temple University Hospital at Temple University Health System a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) — ranked against 3,187 active Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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- No call
Living in Philadelphia
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $204k
- Typical market rent
- $1,768/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 32 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 102.6
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
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