Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Listed compensation
$62K–$71K /yr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Claxton Dietetic Solutions, LLC is seeking a Registered Dietitian to provide clinical nutrition services in the long-term care/rehabilitation setting. This is a full-time opportunity for approximately 30 to 40 hours per week.
Additional part-time and PRN opportunities may also be available in the area.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct nutrition assessments and documentation
- Complete MDS assessments and care plans
- Monitor weights and nutrition risk
- Participate in nutrition at-risk meetings
- Perform meal rounds and sanitation audits
- Onsite visits completed during weekdays
Qualifications
- Registered Dietitian credential (CDR) required
- Active state licensure or certification, as applicable
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Long-term care or geriatric experience preferred, but not required
- Pre-Employment Requirements
- Criminal background check
- TB screening
- Drug screening
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive compensation based on experience, licensure, role scope, and location
- Continuing education opportunities
- Employee discounts
- Medical/health insurance options, access to 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, paid holidays
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 45 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 27% have no call, 89% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$67k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $74k in an average-cost state. 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at Claxton Dietetic Solutions 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 3,208 active Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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- No weekends
Living in Nicholasville
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $282k
- Typical market rent
- $1,484/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 24 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.9
- State income tax
- Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Lexington-Fayette, KY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.