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South Ogden, Utah

Registered Dietitian - Per Diem

DietitianPer Diem

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Job Description

Dietitian - Per Diem - South Ogden, Utah

Northern Utah Rehabilitation Hospital in South Ogden, Utah provides specialized inpatient rehabilitation for patients in Ogden, Weber County, and surrounding areas of northern Utah.

Our hospital is dedicated to guiding individuals through recovery from strokes, brain and spinal cord injuries, orthopedic injuries, and other complex medical conditions that require intensive therapy.

We offer a full range of rehabilitative services – including advanced physical therapy, neurological rehabilitation, orthopedic rehab, and more – delivered by a compassionate team of therapists, nurses, and physicians.

Our hospital also features disease-specific rehabilitation programs, including Joint Commission Certified programs for Stroke and Parkinson’s Disease, as well as a comprehensive Amputation Program, designed to help patients achieve optimal outcomes through specialized care and training.

We are seeking a Dietitian to join our team of passionate patient caregivers!

As a participating hospital of Ernest Health, we offer robust recognition, wellness, and retention programs. These programs focus to enhance the employees’ work experience, recognize, and celebrate achievements.

We also encourage employees to share their work experience through “My Ernest Journey” and through our Engagement Survey, where our approach is “You Spoke, We Listened”. These platforms provide additional avenues for employees to give feedback about their work experience and share what is important to them.

Qualifications

Required Skills

  • Current Dietitian license required or certified by the Commission on Dietetics, as required by state.
  • One year of experience in the care of patients in hospital setting preferred.

Additional Qualifications/Skills

Demonstrates an understanding of treatment costs and financial support as they relate to quality and efficiency

  • Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures.
  • Demonstrates general computer skills including: data entry, word processing, email, and record management.
  • Effective organizational and time management skills.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to maintain proper levels of confidentiality.
  • Ability to work closely and professionally with others.
  • Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.

Ability to utilize the appropriate leadership skills in delegating, organizing, and educating coworkers and staff.

Responsibilities

Coordinates the preparation and serving of meals, in collaboration with the Food Services Manager, based on general or special diets. Specifies dietary requirements for patients with special restrictions or nutritional needs. Integrates the hospital’s mission and “Guiding Principles” into daily practice.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Organizational skillsWritten communicationDelegationNutritional assessment

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 32% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Utah is 98.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Utah clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Clinical Nutrition jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedClinical Nutrition median $98k (middle half $78k–$109k)79 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingUtah index 98.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Clinical Nutrition listings in Utah27 active3,046 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 46% remote · 32% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Dietitian listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 3% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Clinical Nutrition listings1,128 in the last 30 days736 the 30 days before (+53%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Clinical Nutrition pay trend+4.1% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Dietitian Jobs

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Salary Distribution

26 jobs
6
<$85k
6
$85k-100k
11
$100k-115k
3
$115k-130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs · 28 employers
401k / retirement match
62%
CME allowance
48%
Sign-on bonus
38%
Relocation assistance
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Below most Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,977 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Ernest Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Mesquite, Texas
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Recognition programs
Wellness programs
Retention programs

Living in South Ogden

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$402k
Typical market rent
$1,648/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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